APS Meetings in March and April _______________________________ (Note correction at bottom) Date: Wed, 8 Mar 95 12:24:38 PST Subject: American Physical Society meeting in San Jose The Joint Program of the Forums of the American Physical Society for the March and April 1995 Meetings Dear Member of an APS Forum: We have prepared this joint summary program of invited symposia arranged by all the APS Forums for the March and April meetings with two reasons in mind. The first is to give you some advance notice of these programs, so that you can consider them in planning your attendance. (In fact, as noted next, we are also making arrangements for active participation - on three important broad topics - even of those who do not attend.) Secondly, we want to highlight the scope and interactions among the total programs arranged by the four different Forums, showing more clearly that - taken as a whole - they constitute a substantial meeting program in themselves on the broader issues of interest to physicists, beyond their specific disciplinary interests. In general, we are striving for increasing cooperation among the Forums to better fulfill their function of promoting interactions among the APS membership on important topics for the Society. We wish to make particular mention of three symposia consisting of short panels and open forums on broad topics of interest to the physics community. One of these is arranged for March (J7, Jobs and Education) and two for April (C'6, What Is the Value of Science? and K'5, Site Visits to Physics Departments to Improve the Climate for Women). Furthermore, arrangements are being made to use the discussion in these physical sessions to initiate continuing discourse via internet email "conferences." (Subscription is by a simple email message, as described just below.) This program summary is being sent by email to members of the Forums whose addresses the APS has in its database. We hope you find it useful. Thanks for your continuing interest - Officers of the Forum on Education (FED), History of Physics (FHP), International Physics (FIP), and Physics and Society (FPS) PS We are sending this without seeking a response but, if you have one, you can convey it either to officers of the Forums or to avn@diana.lbl.gov [Other entities sponsoring sessions below are principally the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and the Committees on Applications of Physics (CAP), Education (COE), International Freedom of Scientists (CIFS), and the Status of Women in Physics (CSWP).] [Keep in mind that - because we have had to rely on a mix of information from program chairs, individual session organizers, and the APS Meetings department - some some details may have changed from those given below.] [To subscribe to the internet followup to the March session on "Jobs and Education", called by its listname "jobs-ed", send by email to majordomo@physics.wm.edu a message whose body reads "subscribe jobs-ed optional-address". (Include an optional-address only if you wish to receive traffic at an email address other than the one you are sending the message from.) You will be added to the list and will receive in return an "info" message, explaining how to participate - and even how to unsubscribe. This message can be obtained without actually subscribing by sending instead a message whose body reads "info jobs- ed". This internet discussion will be activated after the March meeting with distribution to earlier subscribers of a summary of the physical session. Later subscribers can ask for this summary, and subsequent internet exchanges, by simple email messages to majordomo. You can also subscribe to the internet lists for the April open-forum sessions by sending analogous subscription messages, substituting "val-sci" or "clim- fys" for "jobs-ed". These lists are still being organized, but at a minimum will provide summaries of the physical sessions. These summaries plus information on activation of the following internet discussions will be distributed soon after the April meeting to those who subscribe in the meantime.] FORUM SESSIONS AT THE MARCH 20-24, 1995 MEETING, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, at the SAN JOSE CONVENTION CENTER A2 New Studies of Isaac Newton's Works (FHP), M. Nauenberg, Chair, Monday, March 20, 8:00 AM, Ballroom A2, SJ Conv Cent Alan E. Shapiro, "Artists' colors and Newton's colors" S. Chandasehkar, "Some propositions of Newton's Principia" Michael Nauenberg, "Newton's early computational method for dynamics" F7 Physics Education: An International Perspective (FIP, CIFS), Marcelo Alonso, Chair, Tuesday, March 21, 11:00, Ballroom A5, SJ Conv Cent E. Leonard Jossem, "Graduate education in physics: a global perspective" Andres F. Rodriguez, "Evaluating physics education in Latin America" K. R. Subbaswamy, "Physics training in India: a view from the U.S. perspective" Richard P. Olenick, "Courses and degrees in the Former Soviet Union" John Pearson, "International students at research universities: services they require and obstacles they face" G'8 Site Visits to Physics Departments to Improve the Climate for Women: A Panel Discussion and Open Forum (CSWP), Beverly Hartline, Chair, Tuesday, March 21, 4:30 PM, Ballroom A4, SJ Conv Cent During the last three years, Physics Departments at 15 research universities have invited teams of physicists to visit and explore the climate for women in these departments. Mildred Dresselhaus will review the history of the visitation program and present some results of a national survey of graduate and undergraduate physics students concerning the student environment in physics departments. Judy Franz will summarize the problems raised by students at the visited institutions and suggest solutions to many of these problems. Bunny Clark will discuss the climate for women faculty and the changes the visits have effected in the visited departments. These talks, totaling about 45 minutes, will serve to initiate a broad discussion of these and other finding concerning women in physics departments. (This will be repeated in April, cosponsored by FPS and FED.) J7 Jobs and Education: A Panel and Open Forum (FPS, FED), Anthony V. Nero, Jr., Chair, Wednesday, March 22,11:00 AM, Ballroom A5, SJ Conv Cent This is the first of three open forums being sponsored this year by the Forum on Education and the Forum on Physics and Society, initiated in each case by a short panel. For this session, Roman Czujko will provide an update of statistics on employment, indicating that 1993 physics graduates experienced the most difficulty in 20 years. Kevin Aylesworth will discuss how the future supply of physicists depends on differing possible responses of the physics community. Mildred Dresselhaus will discuss what students are telling faculty, how faculty can better respond, and her advice to young people. These talks, totaling about 30 minutes, are intended to stimulate a broad discussion among the audience and panel. We note also that the content of the session will be summarized to initiate an internet conference (see above for how to subscribe), and that the session precedes by a month and a half a conference of department chairs on the subject of "physics graduate education for diverse career options." K'2 Alternative Science: Foolish Fraudulent and Phobic (FPS, IMSTG), L. Rubin, Chair, Wednesday, March 22, 4:30 PM, Ballroom A2, SJ Conv Cent James Randi, "Science and the chimera" H. W. Lewis, "Science in the middle" Robert Park, "Pigs don't have wings" K'8 Connecting Graduate Education to Teaching Needs (FED, COE), Lillian McDermott, Chair, Wednesday, March 22, 5:00 PM, Ballroom A4, SJ Conv Cent Rexford E. Adelberger, "Searching for a new colleague at a small liberal arts college" Curtis J. Hieggelke, "What it takes to teach at a community college" Kenneth Heller and Patricia Heller, "Preparing graduate students to teach: an apprentice model" Peter S. Shaffer, "Preparing graduate students to teach: a tutorial model" N5 Energy Efficiency in Buildings (FPS), David Goldstein, Chair, Thursday, March 23, 11:00 PM, Ballroom 6, SJ Conv Cent David Goldstein, "Market transformations to energy efficiency: a new path from laboratory to home to office" Hashem Akbari, "Heat islands and cool communities: cooling our cities by using high albedo construction materials and shade trees" Mark Levine, "The remarkable story of energy efficiency in China" Peter Schwartz, "Buildings, physics and people" O3 Physicists Working in Government Policy (DCMP), D. D. Osheroff, Chair, Thursday, March 23, Room J2, SJ Conv Cent J. C. Tsang, "How your government looks at R&D" Ruth H. Howes, "Research, relevance, revenues and re-election" Duncan T. Moore, "The making of science policy in a Senate office" Carmina Londono, "A view of Washington, international technology policy and Congress from the perspective of an industrial physicist" Bo Hammer, "Physicists and politics: lessons learned from the real world" Q5 Physicists Talk About Technology, the Environment and Jobs (FPS), Tina Kaarsberg, Chair, Friday, March 24, 8:00 PM, Ballroom A4, SJ Conv Cent Robert Lempert, "Innovation and the environment: a new facet to environmental policy" Speaker to be determined Deanna Richards, "Materials and the greening of industrial ecosystems" Sivan Kartha, "Energy conversion and the environment: the role of fuel cell technologies" James Anderson, "Technology needs for resource efficient vehicles: the PNGV and beyond" Tina Kaarsberg, "Connections between technology, the environment and jobs and why physicists should care" OTHER SESSIONS ON TOPICS RELATED TO FORUM INTERESTS B5 Technology: Physics and Policy Issues of Electric Battery Vehicles (CAP), Brian Schwartz, Chair, Monday, March 20, 11:00 AM, Ballroom A6, SJ Conv Cent C8 Can Culture Change? (CSWP), Monday, March 20, 2:30 PM, Ballroom A4, SJ Conv Cent K7 Changing Work Styles of Physicists in Industry (CAP), Leonard Brillson, Chair, Wednesday, March 22, 2:30 PM, Ballroom A5, SJ Conv Cent R5 Visualization and Simulation (CAP), Surendar Jeyadev, Chair, Friday, March 24, 11:00 AM, Ballroom A6, SJ Conv Cent FORUM SESSIONS AT THE APRIL 18-21, 1995 MEETING, WASHINGTON, DC, at the RENAISSANCE HOTEL A4 Centenial of the Discovery of X-Rays (FHP, AAPM), Elizabeth Garber, Chair, Tuesday, April 18, 8:00 AM, West Salon A Spencer Weart, "Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen" Albert Wattenberg, "Physical experiments with x-rays, 1895-1913" Kahum Kipnis, "Early theories of x-rays" John S. Laughlin, "The development of x-rays for diagnosis and treatment" B3 Freedom of Scientists Worldwide (FIP, CIFS, FPS), Fang Lizhi, Chair, Tuesday, April 18, 11:00 AM, Central Salon Andrew Sessler, "Physicists and the eternal struggle for human rights" Morton Sklar, "Freedom to pursue science research worldwide" Wang JunTao, "Academic freedom in China" Morton Halperin, "Can there be free scientific exchange between US and Cuba?" Jonathan Knight, "Rights of tenured professors" B6 Developing Employment Opportunities for Physicists in Non- Traditional Careers (FPS), Brian Schwartz, Chair, Tuesday, April 18, 11:00 PM, Auditorium Kimberly Titus, "Opportunities for physicists in the multi-billion dollar international textile industry" Eddy van de Wetering, "A high energy physicist in high finance" Harry Hummel, "Opportunities for physicists in management consulting" Edwin Goldin, "Developing strategies and networks leading to alternate careers for Ph.D. physicists" C3 Radioactivity and Health: The Cold War Legacy (FPS, FHP), Peter Johnson, Chair, Tuesday, April 18, 2:30 PM, Central Salon Mark Goodman, "Human radiation experiments: the secret history" Marvin Goldman, "The legacy of Russian nuclear production" Barton Hacker, "Setting radiation protection standards: science, politics, and public attitudes in historical perspective" C5 Physics Without Borders (FIP, OCPA), C. S. Lam, Chair, Tuesday, April 18, 2:30 PM, West Salon B Steven Chu, "Recent advances in laser trapping and cooling of atoms and biological molecules" Leroy L. Chang, "Quantum structures: perspective and prospect" Pauchy Hwang, "Nuclear physics aspects in the parton model of Feynman" Speaker to be determined C'6 What Is the Value of Science? (FOE, AAPT), Edward Gerjuoy, Chair, Tuesday, April 18, 4:30 PM, Auditorium This is the second in the series of Forum sessions designed to encourage input from the audience of the session. The session focuses on challenges to the value of science in general and physics in particular that have emerged from such diverse sources as the op-ed pages of the New York Times, reports of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on HUD, Veterans Affairs, and Independent Agencies, and even the Smithsonian exhibit on "Science in American Life." The session will be initiated with brief talks by John Moore, addressing the economic value of science, Paul Gross, author of "Higher Superstition: The Academic Left and Its Quarrels with Science," and David Lindley, senior editor of Science and author of "The End of Physics." Following the presentations, the floor will be opened for comments, questions, and responses involving the audience or panel. During the open forum section, each person commenting will be strictly limited to 3 minutes. Planned also for internet continuation (see instructions before March program). E3 Computation and Visualization in Physics Education (FED, DCP), Rod Cole, Chair, Wednesday, April 19, 9:00 AM, Central Salon Ed Kashy, "CAPA: a tool for students and teachers" Jack Wilson, "CUPLE physics studio: an alternative to large lectures" Magdy Iskander, "Interactive multimedia modules for physics education" Ruth Chabay, "Force, field, and flux: visualizing abstract concepts in introductory E&M" Rod Cole, "Linking visualization, concepts, and mathematics in physics" F1 Physics, the Media, and the General Public (COE, FED), C. Will, Chair, Wednesday, April 19,1:00 PM, North Salon Donald Goldsmith, "Who cares? Presenting science to the public" Ira Flatow, "Mission impossible: physics on the evening news" Paul Raebun, title to be determined Bailey Barash, title to be determined I3 A Report on the IUPP Course Trials (FED, AAPT), Donald Holcomb, Chair, Thursday, April 20, 8:00 AM, Central Salon Rosanne Di Stefano, "The IUPP evaluation - what did we learn and how did we learn it?" Donald Holcomb, "What else did we learn about teaching introductory physics?" J4 Nuclear Proliferation and the Case of North Korea (FPS), Anthony Fainberg, Chair, Thursday, April 20, 11:00 AM, room? Peter Zimmerman, "Putting the Picture Together: Analyzing the North Korean Program from Unclassified Sources" Robert Gallucci, "The US-North Korean Framework Agreement" Warren Stearns, title to be determined Leonard S. Spector, "The Non-Proliferation Regime after the North Korean Case" K5 A Look at the National Science Standards: Different Perspectives of a Common Focus (FED, AAPT), Jim Stith, Chair, Thursday, April 20, 2:30 PM, West Salon B The National Academy of Sciences recently released for public review the draft of the National Science Standards. This document represents more than two years of intensive work by working groups composed of a cross-section of the science community. While the document has undergone intensive review by selected members of the scientific community, this was the first opportunity for comment by the general public. This panel will provide the perspectives of selected members of the Chairs Advisory Committee, who will discuss how they see the Standards impacting their respective scientific disciplines. The panel will consist of James Stith, Ohio State University, Jim Rutherford representing the AAAS and Project 2061, a speaker representing the NSTA Scope Sequence and Coordination Project, and Angelo Collins representing NRC as the director of the Standards Project. K'5 Site Visits to Physics Departments to Improve the Climate for Women: A Panel and Open Forum Discussion (FPS, FED, CSWP), Beverly Hartline, Chair, Thursday, April 20, 4:30 PM, West Salon B This is the third of three panel/open forums arranged to promote membership interaction and feedback, in this case focusing on an effort during the last three years, wherein Physics Departments at 15 research universities have invited teams of physicists to visit and explore the climate for women in these departments. Mildred Dresselhaus will review the history of the visitation program and present some results of a national survey of graduate and undergraduate physics students concerning the student environment in physics departments. Judy Franz will summarize the problems raised by students at the visited institutions and suggest solutions to many of these problems. Bunny Clark will discuss the climate for women faculty and the changes the visits have effected in the visited departments. These talks, totaling about 45 minutes, will serve to initiate a broad discussion of these and other finding concerning women in physics departments (and even of implications for the general climate for all students and faculty). The bulk of the session will then turn to a forum where members of the audience or panel can pose questions, make statements, or respond to either, being limited to 3 minutes in each case. Planned also for internet continuation (see instructions before March program). L1 Forums Awards Session (FPS, FIP), Anthony V. Nero, Jr., Chair, Thursday, April 20, 8:00 PM, North Salon Roald Z. Sagdeev, 1995 Szilard Award Lecture: Szilard and Russia Evgany P. Velikhov, 1995 Szilard Award Lecture: Cold war technologies - try to use them or forget? John P. Holdren receives the 1995 Forum Award but is unable to attend this meeting and (we anticipate) will give his lecture next year Gary Taubes, 1994 Forum Award Lecture: Delusion is the better part of grandeur: lessons learned from cold fusion G. Violini, 1994 Wheatley Prize Lecture N4 Connecting Graduate Education to Teaching Needs (AAPT, FED, COE), Lillian McDermott, Chair, Friday, April 21, 11:00, West Salon A Rexford E. Adelberger, "Searching for a new colleague at a small liberal arts college" Curtis J. Hieggelke, "What it takes to teach at a community college" Kenneth Heller and Patricia Heller, "Preparing graduate students to teach: an apprentice model" Peter S. Shaffer, "Preparing graduate students to teach: a tutorial model" OTHER SESSIONS ON TOPICS RELATED TO FORUM INTERESTS D1 Memorial Session for Eugene Wigner, Tuesday, April 18, 8:00 PM, North Salon E4 The Physics GRE: Past, Present, Future (COE), L. McDermott, Chair, Wednesday, April 19, 9:00 AM, West Salon A J1 Memorial Session for Julian Schwinger, Thursday, April 20, 11:00 AM, North Salon ****** CORRECTION ****** Date: Thu, 9 Mar 95 20:25:28 -0500 From: abs-msgs@aps.org (Messages from APS) To: JFKRAL@lbl.gov Subject: March Meeting Poster Session D34 Content-Type: text Content-Length: 500 There was an error on the WWW version of the program for 1995 March Meeting of The American Physical Society. On some papers in session D34: DCMP Poster Session I, the time, day, and date were incorrect. Session D34: DCMP Poster Session I is scheduled for Monday evening, 20 March 1995, at 19:30, in the Exhibit Hall, immediately following the opening reception. We hope that this error does not cause too much inconvenience. Please accept our apologies for this error. APS Meetings Department