Historic Sites Committee

The Historic Sites Committee consists of six (6) members selected by the Committee on Committees and appointed by the President-elect to staggered three-year terms. The Chair of the committee is appointed by the President-elect from among the members. The committee selects sites where individuals or institutions have made outstanding contributions to the physics enterprise. These sites will be included in the American Physical Society Register of Historic Sites. The committee approves the wording on the plaques that are presented for display at selected sites and works with representatives from the sites to arrange for suitable presentation ceremonies. The Chair of the committee maintains the Ledger that is the official record of the Register of Historic Sites, and reports from time to time to the Council and the Board on the committee's activities.

Chair: Sally Seidel (01/24 - 12/24)
University of New Mexico

Member: James Hollenhorst (01/22 - 12/24)
Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Member: Howard Matis (01/23 - 12/25)

Member: Shelly Lesher (01/23 - 12/25)
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

Member: Bruce Reed (01/23 - 12/25)
Alma College

Member: Timir Datta (01/24 - 12/26)
University of South Carolina

Member: Andrew Rogers (01/24 - 12/26)
University of Massachusetts Lowell

Senior Staff
Cortney Bougher, APS
bougher@aps.org

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