August/September 2016 (Volume 25, Number 8)

Bringing Home the Gold From Zurich
All U.S. Physics Olympiad students bring home medals from world competition

APS’s Spectra Inspires Teaching STEM with Comics
Comic-Con International reveals science education among popular culture comics

2016 APS General Election Results
Nobel Laureate David J. Gross Chosen as APS Vice President

The Future of Liquid Helium Purchasing
The success of the APS-ACS Liquid Helium Purchasing Program sparks movement toward helium recycling

Katharine Blodgett Gebbie (1932-2016)
Leader of NIST laboratories saw her researchers collect four Nobel prizes in less than two decades

On the Road to Research: Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education
Over 90 Physics Scholar Recipients and Honorable Mentions in 2016

Inside APS
Matthew Salter, Publisher

Members in the Media
As quoted in other publications…

This Month in Physics History
August 1827: Robert Brown and Molecular Motion in a Pollen-filled Puddle

Research News: Editors’ Choice
A Monthly Recap of Papers Selected by the Physics Editors

CIFS Briefs
Connecting Human Rights and Science for the Physics Community

Careers Report
Industry Sabbaticals for Physics Faculty

Letters
Don’t Forget the Giants of Physics • Encouraging Public Engagement • The Tide Goes In, The Tide Goes Out

Inside the Beltway
Why Politicians Shun Science on the Campaign Trail

The Back Page
Conveying Gravity: Communicating the Discovery of Gravitational Waves