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July 2006 (Volume 15, Number 7)

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News

The Truth, The Whole Truth....
Raymond Orbach is confirmed as DOE Under-Secretary for Science.

Atomic Clocks, Fast Lasers Highlight DAMOP Meeting
Latest research in atomic, molecular and optical physics presented at divisional meeting, May 16-20 in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Women Who Choose Physics Love It, AIP Survey Discovers.
But responses also show that women physicists still struggle with negative attitudes and other gender-based challenges.

Global Nuclear Plan Shares Key Elements with APS Report
GNEP aims to enable expansion of worldwide nuclear energy through development of cutting-edge technologies, particularly for recycling nuclear fuel and reducing hazardous waste.

Odom Wins DAMOP Thesis Award
New Harvard PhD honored for thesis on measuring the electron g-factor in a sub-Kelvin cylindrical cavity.

Students Train Hard for Physics Olympiad
Five students selected for US Physics Team will compete in international event later this month in Singapore.

Congress Still Questions Scientific Information Policies
National Science Board letter calls for a "consistent federal policy" for the dissemination of research results by federal government employees.

Meeting Briefs
A Review of Recent APS Meetings

What's New: The end of an era
Bob Park steps down as Director of Public Information

2006 General Election Preview
Brief biographical descriptions for each candidate

Opinion

Letters
Scientists Need More Insight Into the Religious Community, Rutherford's Whereabouts Clarified, French Ship First to Deploy Radar

Viewpoint
Iran's quest for nuclear science and technology

The Back Page
Charting the Course for Elementary Particle Physics

Departments

Members in the Media
APS members quoted in the media.

This Month in Physics History
July 3, 1977: MRI uses fundamental physics for clinical diagnosis

Washington Dispatch
A bimonthly update from the APS Office of Public Affairs

Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
Schroedinger's ghost writer

Practice Makes Perfect
Sophie Cai

Sophie Cai, one of the 24 members of the 2006 US Physics Olympic Team, investigates the mysteries of nature at the training camp held at the University of Maryland in May, Cai is a junior at Ridgefield High School in Ridgefield, Connecticut. For more details about this year's Physics Olympiad, click on "Students Train Hard for Physics Olympiad." Photo Credit: Ernie Tretkoff.

Hey! Where Did My Office Go?
Martin Blume

It may appear from the photo that APS Editor in Chief Martin Blume arrived at work to find an empty space where his office used to be. But, actually, no. The space shown in the picture is not his office; it had held the hard copy files of manuscripts submitted to the Physical Review. The new electronic editorial process has made the paper files obsolete, so the banks of rolling shelves were dismantled and removed in May, freeing up the 25x25 foot space. Staff at the Editorial Office had a number of creative suggestions: A cafe? A boxing ring? A dance floor? But in the end, the space was swiftly converted into offices to accommodate four employees. Photo Credit: Robert A. Kelly.

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Editor: Alan Chodos
Associate Editor: Jennifer Ouellette
Staff Writer: Ernie Tretkoff
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