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March 2010 (Volume 19, Number 3)

March 2010 (Volume 19, Number 3) Entire Issue
Spring 2010 Prizes and Awards Announcements

News

Gala Laser Celebration Sparkles in the Snow
Energy Secretary Steven Chu speaks at the LaserFest kickoff event held at the National Museum of American History

Blockbuster Meeting Set for Portland
The March Meeting, the largest physics conference of the year, will feature the latest research in condensed matter, industrial applications, new materials, chemical and biological physics, fluids, and computational physics

Kavli Plenary Session Examines STEM Education
Speakers at the joint "April" and AAPT meeting call for better physics education at both the high school and college levels

RHIC Sets Temperature Record
Gold ion collisions at Brookhaven National Lab have created a new phase of matter at 4 trillion degrees Celsius

Record Snow Doesn’t Faze Meeting Attendees
Despite record snows in the Washington DC area, the joint "April" and AAPT meetings went ahead with minimal interruption

Industrial Applications Prize Set for Round Two
APS calls for submissions for its new Prize for the Industrial Applications of Physics

Human Spaceflight Provides Needed Inspiration
The lead author of NASA's recent review of human spaceflight spoke candidly at the "April" Meeting about its importance

President’s Request Treats Science Well
President Obama's recently announced FY-2011 budget request looks to increase funding for science research almost across the board

Opinion

Letters to the Editor
Gravity Probe B Funding Source Clarified • Watch Your Language! • Sinister Tale Elaborates on History Column • Need to Engage More People in Science • Stoppard’s Arcadia has Physics Theme

The Back Page
Physics for Future Physicians and Life Scientists: a moment of opportunity

Departments

Members in the Media
As quoted in other publications...

This Month in Physics History
March 21, 1768: Birth of Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier

Washington Dispatch
A bimonthly update from the APS Office of Public Affairs

International News
The African Physical Society-Perspectives from its President

Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
Physics Food

Laser Gala Celebration

left to right: Liz Rogan, Executive Director, OSA; Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy; and, Kate Kirby, Executive Officer, APS Photo by Ken Cole/APS
Enjoying the celebration are (left to right) Optical Society Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Rogan, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, and APS Executive Officer Kate Kirby.
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Gang of Five

Gang of five small web
Photo by Jason Bardi/AIP
At this year's "April" meeting, the J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics was presented to six recipients.
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