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11/12/1999
Congratulations to John Hubisz, recently elected as Vice President of the American Association of Physics Teachers. He will become President-Elect in January and President the following year.
John joins Karen Johnston and Bob Nemanich as elected presidents of prestigious national professional societies.
Anita Smith leaving Physics. Anita Smith has accepted a position in the office of Academic Personnel Services, effective Monday November 22nd. Her last day in Physics will be Friday, November 19th.
Anita has worked for 19 years in the Physics office, and has a well-earned reputation for knowing more about the Department's operation than anyone else. She has worked tirelessly for the good of the department, and has been a superb colleague for all of us. We wish her the very best as she moves on to new challenges on campus.
There will be a reception for Anita on Thursday, November 18, from 9:00 to 11:00 in Cox 400. Light refreshments will be provided.
Congratulations and best wishes to Eric and Crystal Wright on the birth of their son, Jackson Philip Wright. He was born at 11:12 AM on October 29 and weighed in at 7lbs. 11oz.
Congratulations to David Haase, who recently received a Distinguished Service Award at the annual conference of the North Carolina Science Teachers Association in Greensboro, NC.
Congratulations to the physics undergraduates participating in the recent "Realizing Possibilities" recognition dinner hosted by the College. Guest speakers included Chad Mitchell, honoring his high school physics teacher Jerry Welch of Starmount High School, and Susan Hunter representing all scholarship award winners in Physics. Music was provided by Jeff Freeman (trombone) and Paul Tanner (tuba). Also in attendance were Jacob Garguilo and Chris Truman. David Haase presided over the student recognitions and Chancellor Fox spoke to welcome the student, faculty and scholarship donors in attendance.
Congratulations to the NC State SPS chapter for organizing and participating in the Society of Physics Students meeting held in conjunction with the SESAPS meeting just concluded in Chapel Hill. Special thanks to SPS President Jackie Jones for her efforts in organizing a successful meeting. Jeff Freeman, Chad Mitchell, Mike Raley, Chris Truman, and Brett Unks presented their research at the meeting, and Mike Raley shared the Marsh White Award for best poster.
PAMS Fall Faculty/Staff Meeting. The Fall meeting for faculty and staff of PAMS will be Monday, November 15, from 3:30 to 4:30 in Dabney 124. The meeting will be followed by a reception.
Chancellor Marye Anne Fox was elected as President Elect of Sigma Xi at the 100th Annual Meeting of Sigma Xi held in Minneapolis, MN, held November 5 to 7. She will become Sigma Xi President following the term of Jack Gibbons, recently retired Science Advisor to The President, who will serve as President from July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2001. The Annual meeting is held in conjunction with a topical forum, and is designed in large part to reinforce the forum topic. This year the topical forum was entitled "Reshaping Science and Engineering Education: Tools for Better Learning, " a topic which drew heavily on recommendations in the NRC Report "Transforming Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology." Both the forum and annual meeting drew heavily on interest and expertise of faculty at NC State. Three faculty members in Physics (Robert Beichner, John Blondin and John Hubisz) and one in Chemistry (Alton Banks) were invited program participants. Ray Fornes, who has served on the Sigma Xi Board and is Committee Chair of the Grants-in-Aid of Research also participated in workshops related to enhancing research participation by undergraduates. It was announced at the Forum and Annual Meeting that NCSU has been selected as one of the two host sites for an upcoming NSF sponsored workshops. John Blondin and Robert Beichner will be involved in the planning and implementation. Interested members of the NC State Chapter will be encouraged to participate.
State Employee's Combined Campaign (SECC) is now in its sixth week. Thanks to all who have participated. The College is 80% of the way to its goal. As a reminder, please remember to return all pledge forms to Anita Smith this week.
Alumni News:
Congratulations to Amy Stefan and John Erwin on their recent marriage in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Amy and John are both NC State graduates; Amy with a BA in Communications and John with an MS in Physics. The couple will live in Warrenton, Virginia.
Recent and Upcoming Travel:
Kazik Borkowski: to Mexico City, Mexico, for Astrophysical Plasmas: Codes, Models and Observations.
Kristy Dyer: to Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, to attend the Graduate Student Researchers Symposium; and to College Park, MD, for "Cosmic Explosions!" the October Astrophysics Conference in Maryland.
Suzanne Huerth: To Beijing, People's Republic of China, to attend the 3rd Annual Asia-Pacific Workshop on Near-Field Optics.
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