Welcome to the Homepage for The Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society.  The objective of the Section is the advancement and diffusion of knowledge of physics within the Southeastern region of the United States, including the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The Section brings together physicists once a year for a November meeting. Graduate and undergraduate students are always welcome and are encouraged to attend this meeting.

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News & Announcements

The 80th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society Fall 2013 meeting will be hosted by Western Kentucky University, November 20-23, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Details coming soon.

Congratulations to the 2012 SESAPS award winners

Francis Slack Award: Hermann Grunder, emeritus director JLAB

George B. Pegram Award: Mario Belloni, Davidson College

Jesse W. Beams Award: Walter de Heer, Georgia Tech

Congratulations to the winner of the SESAPS 2012 "Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation"

Erin Chambers (Tennessee Technological University), "LiF Thermoluminescent Detectors for Proton and Neutron Dosimetry."

Congratulations to the winner of the SESAPS 2012 "Best Undergraduate Oral Presentation"

Halston Lim (North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics), "Investigating Failed Supernovae and Black Hole-Neutron Star Mergers Using Neutron Signals"

New Officers of SESAPS

In the 2012 election, Professor Simonetta Liuti of the University of Virginia was elected Vice Chair. She will serve in the Chair line for the next four years.

Professor Theda Daniels-Race of Louisiana State University was elected Member-at-large.

Professor John Shriner of Tennessee Tech University was re-elected as Treasurer.

We are grateful to Prof. Jorge Piekarewicz of Florida State University for his service as Member-at-large, and to Prof. Laurie McNeil for her four years of service in the SESAPS Chair line.