FOR DEPARTMENTS & FACULTY

Funding available for collaborating with high school physics teachers - PAIR

Applications due September 15 – Awardees notified October 1
Physics and Instructional Resources (PAIR) is a pilot project designed to support physics teachers in need of content and/or material resources. Grants of up to $1,200 will be awarded to 20 physics teacher-physicist teams to purchase necessary classroom materials for a curriculum project. Travel support will also be provided to each pair to present their project at a regional professional meeting. More information is available online.

Colorado Learning Assistant Workshop

October 28-30, 2012
The PhysTEC project will co-sponsor its fourth workshop focusing on the University of Colorado's Learning Assistant program. This highly supported peer teaching experience has been shown to improve students' learning and attitudes toward science in undergraduate lecture classes and recruit talented science and math students into teaching careers.

Call to Action: Student scientists bringing budget concerns to Congress

Sequestration, the budget cuts mandated to occur Jan. 2, 2013, threatens the future of all scientists. While it is important for scientists, in general, to speak out about budget issues, the effective voice of students is not heard as often. To this end, APS student members are asking fellow physics students to sign a letter to congressional leadership stressing the need for a compromise on fiscal sustainability, thereby avoiding the negative, across-the-board budget cuts scheduled to take place next year. Please share this with your students and encourage them to sign the letter online.

Help us recognize and support outstanding minority physics researchers!

Now until February 2013
The Edward A. Bouchet Lectureship Award recognizes distinguished minority physicists who have made significant contributions to physics research, and provides resources for these outstanding researchers to visit and lecture at institutions where the impact on minority students is significant.

In order to continue this Award, we have launched a fundraising campaign and we need your help.

If you donate to the Edward A. Bouchet Award now, your donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar and will double your impact! Please consider joining your colleagues and donate to this important Award.

To learn more about the award, visit the Bouchet Award Page online.

FOR STUDENTS

Science Funding Jeopardized by Impending Budget Cuts - Webinar

As a physics student, the availability of federal science funding has a profound impact on your professional future as a scientist—and that funding is threatened by impending cuts, which will impact undergraduate research opportunities, funding for graduate students to pursue research, and more. To learn more about ways you can get involved to help protect science funding, view the APS Webinar, “The Future of Science Funding in America: Effective Advocacy, Budget Cuts, and What You Can Do."

You can also get involved TODAY by signing this letter to Congress urging them to avoid this drastic action. As a future leader in the scientific enterprise and technological innovation, your voice is important on Capitol Hill.

FREE Student Trial Membership

Did you know that your first year of membership could be free? Membership is free for the first year for students in physics, related science, and engineering graduate and undergraduate programs. Learn more about student memberships and benefits online.

FOR ALL

Nominate a Female Physicist!

The Committee on the Status of Women in Physics (CSWP) features a new female physicist each month on WomenInPhysics.org as part of its “Woman Physicist of the Month” campaign. The award is open to all females in physics--students, teachers, researchers or any woman doing physics-related work.

Registration for the APS Division of Plasma Physics (DPP) Job Fair is Now Open!

DPP Job Fair: October 29-31 – Rhode Island Convention Center
The APS Division of Plasma Physics (DPP) is proud to announce that registration for the 2012 DPP Job Fair is now open! If you’re a job seeker, this event will be a great opportunity to connect with top science employers. If you’re a hiring employer, this event will bring your organization together with a concentrated pool of highly- qualified candidates seeking science and technology jobs. More information is available online.