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November 2012 (Volume 21, Number 10)

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News

APS Delegation Fosters Closer Ties with China
APS representatives traveled to China to foster engagement and cooperation with the Asian nation

Quantum Wizardry Wins Nobel Recognition
The 2012 Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to an American and a French researcher

Preprint Policies Sow Confusion
Journal policies about posting to online preprint servers sometimes cause confusion amongst scientists

Buckley Prize Receives Major Donation from Taiwanese Company
One of Taiwan’s biggest electronics manufacturers donated $140,000 to APS’s Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize

Mid-Atlantic Section Helps APS Cover the Map
APS starts up a new Mid-Atlantic Section

Ig Nobel Research is Serious, After All
Research in Physical Review Journals won two Ig Nobel Prizes this year, awarded to research that “makes you laugh, then makes you think

Opinion

Letters to the Editor
Peer Review Stifles Originality • Communication can be Counterproductive • Need to Bring All Vocations to the Same Table • Carl Safina Responds

The Back Page
APS and the Challenge of Open Access

Inside the Beltway
Lame, Lamer, Lamest

Departments

Members in the Media
As quoted in other publications...

This Month in Physics History
November 1777: Discovery of Lichtenberg Figures

Education Corner
A column on educational programs and publications

Moving Forward
APS Strategic Plan Update: Development Task Force Holds First Meeting, Early-Career Task Force Gears Up

Apker Award Finalists Convene

2012 Apker Finalists sm Photo by Shelly Johnston

The APS Apker Award for outstanding physics research by an undergraduate is given annually in two categories: to a student from a PhD-granting institution, and to a student from an institution not granting the PhD.
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Of Historical Significance

Pais Prize 2012 sm Photo by Liz Dart Caron

Roger H. Stuewer of the University of Minnesota (center) is the 2013 recipient of the APS Abraham Pais Prize in History of Physics.
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Two Plaques are Better than One

Historic Sites Plaques sm Photo courtesy of SLAC National Accelerator Laborator

APS recently presented two plaques as part of its Historic Sites initiative.
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