February 2022 (Volume 31, Number 2)

Speaker of the APS Council Robin Selinger
APS News spoke with Robin Selinger about the role of the APS Council of Representatives and her priorities for the year as its Speaker.

March Meeting Plans Return as Hybrid Event
Organizers are moving forward with their plans to hold the 2022 APS March Meeting as an in-person event in Chicago with virtual components.

Meet the 2021 LeRoy Apker Award Recipients
The annual award recognizing outstanding achievements in undergraduate research went to Caelan Brooks (Kutztown University of Pennsylvania) and Joseph R. Farah (University of Massachusetts Boston).

A Q&A with the Lead Editor of PRX Energy, David Scanlon
APS News sits down with the Lead Editor of APS’s new open access journal covering energy science and technology.

Michael Fisher 1931-2021
The statistical physicist and APS Fellow is remembered for his insights into critical phenomena as well as the rigor and intensity he applied to his professional and personal endeavors.

APS Legacy Circle Profile: David Sward
David Sward hopes his contributions will have a positive impact on the next generation of physicists and their discoveries that will benefit humanity.

Profiles in Versatility
This Physicist’s “Business” is Family Business

APS Membership Unit Profile: The Division of Astrophysics
The Division of Astrophysics is a home for physicists engaged in the study of planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies, and other aspects of the cosmos.

This Month in Physics History
Black History Month: Otis Boykin and the Cold War-Era Resistor

News from Government Affairs
APS Honors Members for Outstanding Science Policy Advocacy

FYI: Science Policy News From AIP
White House Clarifies Disclosure Requirements for R&D Funding

The Back Page
Embracing Instability—and Difference