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APS News October 2020, Vol. 29, No. 9 The Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Breaking the Apker Award Congressional Back Page: It’s Not "Talent," 02│ Sound Barrier 03│ Finalists 04│ Science Fellow 08│ It’s "Privilege" October 2020 • Vol. 29, No. 9 aps.org/apsnews A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY EDUCATION INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Bouakham Sriri-Perez Named 2020 PhysTEC APS Seeks to Better Serve Teacher of the Year Industrial Physicists BY LEAH POFFENBERGER BY TAWANDA W. JOHNSON he Physics Teacher Education Fresno—a PhysTEC institution— ttracting more industrial Coalition (PhysTEC), a has spent her 20-year career as a physicists to become APS T project aimed at addressing physics educator striving to create A members is a long-term the shortage of qualified physics accessible and exciting classroom goal of the organization, and Dan teachers, annually recognizes experiences for her students. At Pisano, Director of Industrial outstanding physics educators McLane High School, where she Engagement, is committed to with the PhysTEC Teacher of the taught before Duncan Polytechnical making that happen. Year award. The 2020 PhysTEC High School, Sriri-Perez doubled “The key to achieving this Teacher of the Year is Bouakham the number of physics classes. goal is to make APS a part of the Sriri-Perez, who teaches physics at At Duncan, she was responsible lives of physics students and early Duncan Polytechnical High School for building the school’s physics career physicists,” said Pisano, who in Fresno, CA. program, resulting in physics earned his PhD in nuclear physics PhysTEC is a partnership becoming a required—and at Yale University. between APS and the American appreciated—subject. “The more we can offer this Association of Physics Teachers A hallmark of Sriri-Perez’s group in helping them be suc- (AAPT) with a mission of improving teaching is her efforts to decrease Bouakham Sriri-Perez cessful in their careers, the more Dan Pisano physics teacher education programs the “phear of physics” many of likely they are to stay with APS to increase the number of highly her students have when entering skills as a physics educator and throughout their careers. With experience, Pisano is more than qualified physics instructors in a physics class for the first time. pursuing grant opportunities for more than 70 percent of physics well-suited for his role, which he the US. The Teacher of the Year Her strategies of recruiting and classroom equipment. She also graduates going into industrial began in April. award, which has one national connecting with students in the has served as a Master Teacher careers, there is a big pool of talent “Most of the positions I have winner and four local winners, is classroom has inspired a number in the Fresno Teacher Residency to attract to APS. Virtually all who held required that I interact with an effort to highlight alumni from of her students to go on to study Program and mentors student go on to academic careers are customers around the world. I PhysTEC member institutions who physics at Fresno State. teachers who go on to become lifetime members of APS, and we developed a skill in recognizing embody the best in physics teacher Sriri-Perez has shown a dedica- physics instructors. can get there, too, with physicists the differences in doing business preparedness. tion to improving her own teaching The PhysTEC Teacher of the who go into industry.” Sriri-Perez, a graduate of and classrooms, often seeking With a strong technical back- California State University, further training to improve her TEACHER CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ground and extensive business INDUSTRIAL CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 MEMBERSHIP UNITS EDUCATION The APS Division of Plasma Physics PhysicsQuest 2020 Goes Live with BY ABIGAIL DOVE New Online Features ith 2,500 members, BY LEAH POFFENBERGER the APS Division of ince 2005, PhysicsQuest kits Plasma Physics (DPP) Eucalyptus Foundation to improve W packed with experimental our virtual presence, we will be is a home for physicists involved materials have been sent to in understanding and developing S able to improve how we engage classrooms around the country, applications for plasmas. Research with PhysicsQuest users and put giving middle school students within plasma physics encom- out online content throughout the and teachers a chance to dive passes everything from the study year,” says Claudia Fracchiolla, APS into hands-on physics activities. of the fundamental interactions Head of Public Engagement. “We’re This year, the kits will go out as of particles and light in plasmas adding new videos, extension usual, but since classrooms might to the study of astrophysical activities using Python, and oppor- look a little different with virtual plasmas in planetary cores and tunities for virtual engagement content, PhysicsQuest is following stars to practical applications of between students and physicists.” suit with new features, available plasma for energy, medicine, and For each activity included in online for free. manufacturing. “Thanks to funding from the As DPP chair-elect Michael PHYSICSQUEST CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 Brown (Swarthmore College) put it, “virtually everything you see with a telescope is plasma. Most of the visible universe is plasma, and the physical behavior of these ion- ized gases is studied in both laboratories (shown) and astrophysical environ- 2020 APS GENERAL ELECTION Anything you can see in nature ments. IMAGE: SANDIA.GOV that’s glowing is a plasma that has a group of scientists thinking magnetic fusion and inertial fusion, “The idea that we’re closing Results Are In about it.” Added DPP chair Ellen particle beams, plasma-aided man- in on magnetic fusion or inertial Congratulations to these newly elected members Zweibel (University of Wisconsin), ufacturing, plasma sterilization, fusion is really exciting,” explained of APS leadership! “It is more a question of what isn’t and the list goes on.” Zweibel. “The climate crisis is an encompassed in plasma physics. Nuclear fusion is, of course, enormous problem that humanity Vice President General Councilor After all, most of the universe— one of the hottest topics in plasma has to solve. Being part of that well over 99 percent—is plasma. physics, offering the promise of is very exciting, and the recent Gabriela Gonzalez Within our solar system, space limitless, clean, sustainable energy progress is amazing.” Robert Rosner The University Louisiana State plasma affects the earth’s envi- to address the problem of climate Other growing topics in the of Chicago University ronment. And, on earth, there is change. plasma field include low-tem- perature plasma physics (with implications for etching computer International Councilor Chair-Elect, Nominating Committee chips, industrial cleaning, or performing eye surgeries), under- Karen Hallberg William (Bill) Zajc standing the large-scale behavior Bariloche Atomic Center; Columbia University and Balseiro Institute of plasmas (for instance, sheets of the aurora borealis, solar flares, or a lightning bolt), exascale com- Thank you to all who voted, and MORE INFO special thanks to our candidates. go.aps.org/generalelection DPP CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 revised 09/28/2020 2 • October 2020 EDUCATION AND DIVERSITY NEWS Responding to COVID-19 PS is working with physics cost for participating departments, department chairs to create and the application deadline has been A a “toolkit” to help depart- extended. Applications are now ments facing budget cuts and due on October 16. Learn more at systemic changes caused by the ep3guide.org/dali.cfm. COVID-19 economic impacts or October 14, 1947: Chuck Yeager Breaks the Wiki Scientist Course the reduction of higher educa- Join APS and Wiki Education Sound Barrier tion funding in general. We hope (WikiEdu) to discover new ways of to publish a preliminary version contributing your subject-matter oday, fighter jets routinely achieve speeds by January 2021. For more infor- expertise to high-profile Wikipedia faster than the speed of sound, but there mation or to discuss strategies, pages that reach millions of readers. T was a time when scientists questioned please contact Anne Kornahrens, In this weekly course, you will meet whether the increase in aerodynamic drag as [email protected]. via Zoom and receive training from an aircraft approached that threshold would EP3 Departmental Action Wikipedia experts as you create prohibit such a feat. The honor of being the first Leadership Institutes Starting entries of varying topical subjects test pilot to break the sound barrier belongs to Winter 2021—Applications Due in physics. WikiEdu will facilitate Charles Edward “Chuck” Yeager. Soon collaborative work among partici- Born in 1923, Yeager’s parents were farmers Starting in Winter 2021, the pants, immersing you in the world in Myra, West Virginia. He played basketball Effective Practices for Physics behind Wikipedia. Application sub- and football in high school, graduating in 1941. Programs (EP3) project will be missions will open on October 19 Inspired by his experience at a summer Citizens running the first Departmental on the APS Wiki Scientist website Military Training camp in Indiana, he enlisted Action Leadership Institute (DALI) (aps.org/programs/outreach/wiki- with the US Army Air Forces that fall. Technically to support physics departments course.cfm). Financial assistance ineligible for flight training because of his age and and programs in using the EP3 is available. lack of advanced education, Yeager was admitted Guide to address a challenge or to the program when World War II broke out, Chuck Yeager Physics Buzz Blog opportunity (such as low enroll- in part because of his excellent visual acuity. The Physics Buzz Blog is looking ments or an upcoming program Two years later, Yeager received his pilot nearby town to treat his injury, telling only his for volunteer bloggers with a team- review) and/or in making a signifi- wings, shipping overseas to join the war effort wife and fellow test pilot Jack Ridley.
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