January 2013 Newsletter

January 2013 Newsletter

Volume 42, Number 1

Cameron Reed, Editor

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In This Issue

Note From the Editor

Forum News

  • Forum news – award winners, fellows, etc.
  • AIP FYI on Senate Bill on Nuclear Waste, Richard M. Jones
  • Students Garner Awards for Poster Papers

Letters to the Editor

  • Letter, David Hafemeister

Articles

  • Nuclear Reactor Safety: Lessons from Three Mile Island and Fukushima, Alexander DeVolpi
  • The Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST), Cameron Reed
  • Who Speaks for Science? Experience from Canada, Rees Kassen

Reviews

  • Switching to Solar: What we can learn from Germany's success in harnessing clean energy, Reviewed by Michael DuVernois


Physics and Society is the non-peer-reviewed quarterly newsletter of the Forum on Physics and Society, a division of the American Physical Society. It presents letters, commentary, book reviews and articles on the relations of physics and the physics community to government and society. It also carries news of the Forum and provides a medium for Forum members to exchange ideas. Opinions expressed are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the APS or of the Forum. Contributed articles (up to 2500 words, technicalities are encouraged), letters (500 words), commentary (1000 words), reviews (1000 words) and brief news articles are welcome. Send them to the relevant editor by e-mail (preferred) or regular mail.

Editor: Cameron Reed, Alma College, Alma, MI 48801. Assistant Editor: Jonathan Wurtele, UC-Berkeley. Reviews Editor: Art Hobson. Electronic Media Editor: Andrew Post-Zwicker. Editorial Board: Maury GoodmanDavid Harris. Layout at APS: Leanne Poteet. Website for APS: webmaster@aps.org.
Physics and Society can be found on the web at www.aps.org/units/fps