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April 2001

Volume 54, Issue 4

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Careers for Physicists

Stephen G. Benka and Gloria B. Lubkin
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Where to Learn More about Careers in Physics and Related Fields
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The Physics Job Market: From Bear to Bull in a Decade

Kate Kirby, Roman Czujko, and Patrick Mulvey
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In their December 1993 PHYSICS TODAY article, Kirby and Czujko described the job market for young physicists as bleak. What a difference eight years makes!
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Preparing Physicists for Life's Work

Barrett Ripin
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Physics departments are exploring ways to turn out students well matched to today's—and tomorrow's—job opportunities.
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So You Want to Be a Professor!

Matt Anderson
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You’ve finished your PhD. You're almost done with your postdoc. Now what? If you aim to stay in academia, read on.
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Attracting and Retaining R&D Talent for Defense

John F. Holzrichter
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As the defense sector turns the corner on a decade of budget cuts, turmoil, and uncertainty, the outlook for meaningful long‐term employment for scientists is brightening.
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Physics Update

James R. Riordan, Stephen G. Benka, and Benjamin P. Stein
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Why are special functions special?

Michael Berry
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Heisenberg's Message to Bohr: Who Knows?

Klaus Gottstein, Harry J. Lipkin, Donald C. Sachs, and David C. Cassidy
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Haigerloch Cave Survived the War

Otto G. Folberth, Michael Thorwart, and Egidius Fechter
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Born Coined the Term

Carlos D. Galles
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Education Must Capture Student Enthusiasm

Art Hobson and Jay M. Pasachoff
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Low‐Dose Radiation No Risk to Air Crews

John L. Richter
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Math Encoding Gets Extra Credit

Robert R. Miner
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Correction

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New Conventional Superconductor Found with a Surprisingly High Tc

Charles Day
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Magnesium diboride, a black powdery material you can buy off the shelf for less than $2 a gram, turns out to be a superconductor.
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Have We Glimpsed ‘New Physics’ in the Muon's Anomalous Magnetic Moment?

Bertram Schwarzschild
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A g‐2 measurement at Brook‐haven's muon storage ring shows a small but tantalizing disagreement with the standard model.
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X‐ray and γ‐ray Holography Improve Views of Atoms in Solids

Richard Fitzgerald
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New developments make possible the imaging of light atoms and the removal of image distortions.
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Goldin Maps NASA's Past, Present, and Future

Paul Guinnessy
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With his future as NASA's chief still uncertain , Goldin insists the agency must continue to take bold risks.
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Boehlert Seeks Stronger Voice for Science on Capitol Hill

Jim Dawson
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The new House Science Committee chairman is a moderate Republican who is focusing on renewable energy, science education, and environmental issues.
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Position Paper Ponders Planning for US High‐Energy Physics

Bertram Schwarzschild
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A new HEPAP White Paper urges adequate utilization of existing facilities and timely planning for new ones.
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Alda Plays Feynman in ‘QED

Toni Feder
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Science Community Lobbies for Balance in Bush Budget

Toni Feder
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ITER Gets Boost from European Commission

Toni Feder
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Belfast Boasts New Physics Center

Toni Feder
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US Stamp Honors Fermi

Toni Feder
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Elachi Named JPL Director

Toni Feder
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Shotter to Lead Canada's TRIUMF

Lynley Hargreaves
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News Notes

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Web Watch

Charles Day
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Pattern Formation in Granular Materials

Gerald H. Ristow and Robert P. Behringer, Reviewer
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Sands, Powders, and Grains: An Introduction to the Physics of Granular Materials

Jacques Duran and Robert P. Behringer, Reviewer
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Heavy Quark Physics

Aneesh V. Manohar, Mark B. Wise, and Martin J. Savage, Reviewer
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Iron, Nature's Universal Element: Why People Need Iron & Animals Make Magnets

Eugenie Vorburger Mielczarek, Sharon Bertsch McGrayne, and Hans Frauenfelder, Reviewer
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Polarization and Correlation Phenomena in Atomic Collisions: A Practical Theory Course

Vsevolod V. Balashov, Alexei N. Grum‐Grzhimailo, Nikolai M. Kabachnik, and James McGuire, Reviewer
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Magnetism and Superconductivity

Laurent‐Patrick Lévy and Daniel C. Mattis, Reviewer
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Noise in Spatially Extended Systems

Jordi García‐Ojalvo, José M. Sancho, and Peter Jung, Reviewer
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New Books

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Focus on Materials

Lawrence G. Rubin
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NAS Names Award Winners

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APS Honors Physics Contributions

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IOP Selects 2001 Award Winners

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AAAS Hands Out Awards to Scientists

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In Brief

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Cornelius Anthony ‘Toby’ Tobias

William T. Chu
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George Irving Bell

Alan S. Perelson and Byron Goldstein
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Gunter Schwuttke

Alfred E. Feuersanger and Howard R. Huff
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Yvette Cauchois

Christiane Bonnelle
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Klaus Halbach

Herman Winick, Karl Brown, and David Goldberg
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Klaus W. Kehr

Wolfgang Eberhardt, Gert Eilenberger, and Heiner Müller‐Krumbhaar
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