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Newsletter No. 158 November 2008 Division of Nuclear Physics Newsletter No. 158 The American Physical Society November 2008 TO: Members of the Division of Nuclear Physics, APS FROM: Benjamin F. Gibson, LANL – Secretary-Treasurer, DNP Candidate biographies are included in this newsletter (item #20). Future Deadlines Web balloting has been approved by the Division's membership. Those with email addresses registered with the APS will receive an election • 9 January 2009 — Abstract deadline for spring meeting email containing instructions plus a PIN number. Those for whom no • 21 January 2009 — DNP Election Ballot email address is available or whose email bounces will be sent a paper • 1 March 2009 — Mentor & Service Nominations ballot. The deadline for voting is 21 January 2009. • 6 March 2009 — Early registration for spring meeting • 1 April 2009 — Housing deadline for spring meeting As a DNP member, please exercise your right to vote in the DNP • 1 April 2009 — Nominations for Fellowship election. Typically only some 700+ election ballots have been cast by members. Your vote does count. It is important. DNP elections have The home page for the Division of Nuclear Physics is now available been decided by fewer than 5 votes. at “http://dnp.aps.org.” Information of interest to DNP members -- current research topics, deadlines for meetings, prize nominations, 2. ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR SPONSORING AGENCY forms, and useful links are provided. Each DNP Newsletter is posted, in advance of the copy sent via post. Comments and suggestions are solicited. Please send them to Given the importance of agency sponsorship in making nuclear physics Thomas Glasmacher at <[email protected]> research possible, it is urged that DNP members acknowledge their agency sponsors in any talk or publication which they generate: seminars, workshop contributions, APS meeting talks, conference talks/posters, etc. 1. ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR 2008 3. SESSION CHAIRS FOR THE DENVER, CO, The terms of the officers and three members of the current Executive APRIL 2009 APS SPRING MEETING Committee will expire at the close of the Business meeting of the Division to be held in conjunction with the APS general meeting in The APS/DNP Spring Meeting will be in Denver, CO. Those who are Denver, 2-5 May 2009. Lawrence S. Cardman will become Chair, willing to chair a session should please send an email message to Larry William A. Zajc will become Chair-Elect, and Richard F. Casten will Cardman ([email protected]) indicating: 1) willingness to serve and 2) become Past-Chair. A. Baha Balantekin is the Divisional Councilor areas of expertise which might be of interest. The information is needed through 2009. Geoffrey L. Greene, Allena K. Opper, and Krishna by 9 January. Nominations of younger colleagues who will attend the Rajagopal will remain members of the Executive Committee. A Vice meeting are welcome. Chair, Secretary-Treasurer, and three members of the Executive Committee are to be elected before May 2009. Executive Committee member terms are two years. 4. 2008 DNP DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD This year's Nominating Committee consists of R. Janssens (Chair), A. No award was made in 2008. See item 10 for nomination criteria for Young, L. Elouadrhiri, A. B. Balantekin, and S. Mioduszewski. The the 2009 Award. candidates selected by the Nominating Committee and approved by the Executive Committee are: INSIDE . Vice-Chair (one position): • Prizes and Awards Kees W. de Jager • Fay Ajzenberg-Selove National Robert E. Tribble Medal of Science • Spring Meeting Previewed Secretary-Treasurer: • Candidate Biosketches Benjamin F. Gibson Executive Committee (three positions): 5. 2008 DNP MENTORING AWARD Birger B. Back Elizabeth J. Beise The 2008 recipient of the inaugrual American Physical Society's Steven Elliott Division of Nuclear Physics' Mentoring Award, William Bertozzi, was Calvin R. Howell announced at the DNP Business Meeting in Oakland. The citation Witold Nazarewicz reads: Scott Pratt “For an extraordinary career in mentoring and educating young Examples of contributions of individuals who could be candidates for scientists in experimental nuclear physics over five decades at the this award: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has supervised more than - Exceptional mentoring of early career nuclear scientists; fifty graduate students who are pursuing careers worldwide in teaching. - Sustained commitment to mentoring early career nuclear scientists research, business, and administration; twenty have become tenured from traditionally under-represented backgrounds; physics faculty.” - Leadership role in developing nuclear science research and career development activities, such as centers for nuclear science research for Congratulations are due to Bill. He was unable to receive the award in undergraduates, or conference experiences for students, or summer Oakland; it will be presented at the April 2009 meeting in Denver. schools for nuclear science students. Early career nuclear scientists include undergraduate and graduate 6. 2009 BONNER PRIZE WINNER students, postdoctoral scholars, and nuclear science professionals early in their careers, such as assistant professors or assistant scientists. Robert D. McKeown of the California Institute of Technology was named the recipient of the 2009 APS Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Nominations for the 2009 award are due 1 March 2009 and should be Physics. The citation reads: sent to: “For his pioneering work on studying nucleon structure using parity- Richard G. Milner violating electron scattering, in particular for the first measurement of 26-505 Dept. of Physics, 77 Massachusetts Ave. the strange quark contribution to the electromagnetic structure of the Cambridge, MA 02139 proton.” phone: 617-253-7800, fax: 617-253-0111 e-mail: [email protected] Please go to http://www.aps.org and click on the link to Prizes, Awards & Fellowships under the heading Programs for more information. Nomination packets should consist of at least 3 but not more than 4 letters supporting the nomination and a brief biosketch of the candidate. At least two of the letters should be submitted by individuals who have 7. 2009 BETHE PRIZE WINNER benefited from the mentoring experience. Nominees shall be members of the DNP. There are no time limitations on contributions that can be David Arnett of the University of Arizona was named the recipient of recognized by this award. Nominations will be active for three years. the 2009 APS Hans A. Bethe Prize . The citation reads: The members of the 2009 DNP Mentoring Award selection committee “For his outstanding and fundamental work on how nuclear reactions are: Richard Milner (Chair), Con Beausang, Tim Hallman, Sherry shape multi-dimensional and partly out-of-equilibrium evolution of Yennello, and Bill Bertozzi. stars and supernova explosions and their yields of new isotopes.” Please go to http://www.aps.org and click on the link to Prizes, Awards 10. NOMNATIONS FOR THE DNP DISTINGUISHED & Fellowships under the heading Programs for more imformation. SERVICE AWARD Nominations are sought for the Division of Nuclear Physics’ Distinguished Service Award. This APS Unit Award is intended to 8. 2009 DISSERTATION AWARD WINNERS recognize those who have made substantial and extensive contributions to the nuclear physics community through the activities of the DNP. Steven M. Clayton of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, The award will consist of a certificate with the citation specified by the and Thomas I. Banks of the University of California, Berkeley, have selection committee and approved by the DNP Executive Committee. been named the winners of the 2009 Nuclear Physics Dissertation Nominees should be active or emeritus members of the DNP. There are Award for their thesis work. Dr. Clayton studied under the direction of no time limitations on contributions that can be recognized by this David Hertzog and Peter Kammel, and Dr. Banks studied under the award. Nominations will remain active for three years. The award need direction of Stuart J. Freedman. not to be given each year. No more than two recipients will be selected in a given year. The selection committee will consist of the DNP Chair, The citation for Dr. Clayton and for Dr. Banks reads: Chair-Elect, Vice-Chair, Past-Chair, and Secretary-Treasurer. The DNP Chair will serve as the chair of the selection committee. “For measurement of the rate of muon capture in hydrogen gas and determination of the proton's pseudoscalar coupling.” Nominations are due 1 March 2009 for the award to be given during the 2008 Fall Meeting. Nominations should be limited to a one page Please go to http://www.aps.org and click on the link to Prizes, Awards description of the candidate’s contributions to nuclear physics through the DNP, plus an optional listing of positions held, major committee & Fellowships under the heading Programs for more information. memberships, and the like. Duplicate nominations are not helpful. Five copies of the nomination should be sent to: 9. NOMINATIONS FOR THE DNP MENTORING AWARD Richard F. Casten Physics Dept/WNSL, P.O. Box 208124 Nominations are sought for the Division of Nuclear Physics Mentoring New Haven, CT 06520-8124 Award. This APS Unit Award is intended to recognize Division of phone: 203-432-6174, fax: 203-432-3522 Nuclear Physics members who have had an exceptional impact as e-mail: [email protected] mentors of nuclear scientists and students. This mentoring could be through teaching or research or science-related activities. 11. FUTURE
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