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Richtmyer Memorial Award

January 01, 1970

The Richtmyer Memorial Award is an award for physics education, named for physicist Floyd K. Richtmyer and given annually by the American Association of Physics Teachers. Its recipients include over 15 Nobel Prize winners.[1]

Establishment and award criteria edit

Floyd T. Richtmyer (1881–1939) was one of the first presidents of the American Association of Physics Teachers and his work helped shape the development of physics in the United States. The Richtmyer Award was established in 1941, and is typically given to educators who have made outstanding contributions as teachers in their fields. It is awarded to those who have not only produced important current research in physics, but to those who have, by means of communication to both students and other educators, imparted information and motivation to participants in the field. The effective use of a teaching method in order to pass on information, and to stimulate interest in physics, is seen as being worthy of recognition in its own right, in addition to the importance of the production of new research.

Recipients of the award deliver a Keynote Address, the annual Richtmyer Lecture, which is designed for communication with non-specialist audiences, during the AAPT Winter Meeting.

Recipients edit

Past recipients of the award include "a long list of giants in the field of physics" [2] such as UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau (1989); Steven Chu of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (1990), who also is a UC Berkeley professor of physics and a physics Nobelist, and who has been the 12th United States Secretary of Energy since 2009; and physicists Charles Townes (1959), Emilio Segrè (1957), J. Robert Oppenheimer (1947),[3] and Nobel prize winner Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1996.[1]

Since its foundation in 1941, the following scientists from a wide number of institutions have received this award:

Source: American Association of Physics Teachers

Significance edit

It is the emphasis on mentoring younger teachers that has made the Richtmyer Award distinct from other teaching awards that centre mainly upon the education of students. The Richtmyer Award is the forerunner of modern awards such as the Young Faculty Award (YFA) program established by DARPA, the aim of which is to identify and engage rising research stars in junior faculty positions at U.S. academic institutions.[11]

See also edit

External links edit

  • Official website

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "CU-Boulder Physics Professor Receives National Teaching Award | University of Colorado Boulder". Colorado.edu. 2006-03-08. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
  2. ^ a b "Carnegie's Vera Rubin to Receive Richtmyer Award | Carnegie Institution for Science". Carnegiescience.edu. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
  3. ^ a b Sanders, Robert (2007-01-09). "01.09.2007 - Physics teaching award to astronomer Alex Filippenko". Berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
  4. ^ "President's Profile - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)". Rpi.edu. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
  5. ^ "Jordan A. Goodman". Umdgrb.umd.edu. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
  6. ^ "Lab Awards | The Kapteyn-Murnane Group". Jila.colorado.edu. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
  7. ^ Richtmyer Award to Lene Hau
  8. ^ "Carlos Bustamante Page of the NSHP". Hispanicphysicists.org. 2010-08-30. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
  9. ^ Moler wins Richtmyer Award
  10. ^ "Random House, Inc. Academic Resources | Titles of Academic Interest for Universities and Colleges". Randomhouse.com. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
  11. ^ "Young Faculty". Darpa.mil. Retrieved 2013-01-26.

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The Richtmyer Memorial Award is an award for physics education named for physicist Floyd K Richtmyer and given annually by the American Association of Physics Teachers Its recipients include over 15 Nobel Prize winners 1 Contents 1 Establishment and award criteria 2 Recipients 3 Significance 4 See also 5 External links 6 ReferencesEstablishment and award criteria editFloyd T Richtmyer 1881 1939 was one of the first presidents of the American Association of Physics Teachers and his work helped shape the development of physics in the United States The Richtmyer Award was established in 1941 and is typically given to educators who have made outstanding contributions as teachers in their fields It is awarded to those who have not only produced important current research in physics but to those who have by means of communication to both students and other educators imparted information and motivation to participants in the field The effective use of a teaching method in order to pass on information and to stimulate interest in physics is seen as being worthy of recognition in its own right in addition to the importance of the production of new research Recipients of the award deliver a Keynote Address the annual Richtmyer Lecture which is designed for communication with non specialist audiences during the AAPT Winter Meeting Recipients editPast recipients of the award include a long list of giants in the field of physics 2 such as UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert J Birgeneau 1989 Steven Chu of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 1990 who also is a UC Berkeley professor of physics and a physics Nobelist and who has been the 12th United States Secretary of Energy since 2009 and physicists Charles Townes 1959 Emilio Segre 1957 J Robert Oppenheimer 1947 3 and Nobel prize winner Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1996 1 Since its foundation in 1941 the following scientists from a wide number of institutions have received this award Source American Association of Physics Teachers 1941 Arthur H Compton University of Chicago 1942 Gordon Ferrie Hull Dartmouth College 1944 Karl K Darrow Columbia University 1945 I I Rabi Columbia University 1946 Paul E Klopsteg Northwestern University 1947 J R Oppenheimer University of California 1948 Homer L Dodge Norwich University 1949 Lee A DuBridge California Institute of Technology 1950 John H Van Vleck Harvard University 1951 John C Slater Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1952 Enrico Fermi University of Chicago 1953 Edward M Purcell Harvard University 1954 John A Wheeler Princeton University 1955 Eugene P Wigner Princeton University 1956 Walter H Brattain Bell Telephone Laboratories 1957 Emilio Segre University of California 1958 Philip Morrison Cornell University 1959 Charles H Townes Columbia University 1960 James A Van Allen State University of Iowa 1961 William A Fowler California Institute of Technology 1962 Thomas Gold Cornell University 1963 Wolfgang K H Panofsky Stanford University 1964 Fred Hoyle Cambridge University 1965 William M Fairbank Stanford University 1966 Murray Gell Mann California Institute of Technology 1967 Robert H Dicke Princeton University 1968 Robert R Wilson National Accelerator Laboratory 1969 S Chandrasekhar University of Chicago 1970 Arthur L Schawlow Stanford University 1971 Edwin Land Polaroid Corporation 1972 Robert B Leighton California Institute of Technology 1973 Michael E Fisher Cornell University 1974 Steven Weinberg Harvard University 1975 Riccardo Giacconi Harvard University 1976 Britton Chance University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 1977 Michael Tinkham Harvard University 1978 Sidney Drell Stanford Linear Accelerator Center 1979 William A Nierenberg Scripps Institute of Oceanography 1980 Edward C Stone California Institute of Technology 1981 Hans Frauenfelder University of Illinois 1982 Karen McNally Seismological Laboratory California Institute of Technology and University of California Santa Cruz 1983 Edward A Frieman Science Applications Inc La Jolla California 1984 David N Schramm University of Chicago 1985 Gerry Neugebauer California Institute of Technology 1986 Leon M Lederman Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory 1987 Clifford M Will Washington University in St Louis 1988 Peter A Franken University of Arizona 1989 Robert J Birgeneau Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1990 Steven Chu Stanford University 1991 Larry W Esposito University of Colorado Boulder 1992 Kip S Thorne California Institute of Technology Pasadena 1993 Richard E Smalley Rice University 1994 Sheldon Glashow Harvard University 1995 Joseph Henry Taylor Princeton University 1996 Carl E Wieman University of Colorado 1997 H Eugene Stanley Boston University 1998 Douglas D Osheroff Stanford University 1999 Wayne H Knox Bell Laboratories 2000 William D Phillips National Institute of Standards and Technology 2001 Shirley Ann Jackson Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy NY 4 2002 Jordan A Goodman University of Maryland College Park MD 5 2003 Margaret Murnane University of Colorado Boulder CO 6 2004 Lene Vestergaard Hau Harvard University Cambridge MA 7 2005 Carlos Bustamante University of California Berkeley CA 8 2006 Neil Ashby University of Colorado Boulder CO 1 2007 Alex Filippenko University of California Berkeley CA 3 2008 9 Vera Rubin Carnegie Institution of Washington 2 2010 not Awarded 2011 Kathryn Moler Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Physics Stanford University CA 9 2012 Brian Greene Columbia University New York NY 10 2014 Sir Michael Berry University of Bristol 2016 Derek Muller Veritasium YouTube Channel Catalyst 2017 Jay M Pasachoff Williams College Williamstown MA 2018 Mark Beck Whitman College Walla Walla WashingtonSignificance editIt is the emphasis on mentoring younger teachers that has made the Richtmyer Award distinct from other teaching awards that centre mainly upon the education of students The Richtmyer Award is the forerunner of modern awards such as the Young Faculty Award YFA program established by DARPA the aim of which is to identify and engage rising research stars in junior faculty positions at U S academic institutions 11 See also editList of physics awardsExternal links editOfficial websiteReferences edit a b c CU Boulder Physics Professor Receives National Teaching Award University of Colorado Boulder Colorado edu 2006 03 08 Retrieved 2013 01 26 a b Carnegie s Vera Rubin to Receive Richtmyer Award Carnegie Institution for Science Carnegiescience edu Retrieved 2013 01 26 a b Sanders Robert 2007 01 09 01 09 2007 Physics teaching award to astronomer Alex Filippenko Berkeley edu Retrieved 2013 01 26 President s Profile Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute RPI Rpi edu Retrieved 2013 01 26 Jordan A Goodman Umdgrb umd edu Retrieved 2013 01 26 Lab Awards The Kapteyn Murnane Group Jila colorado edu Retrieved 2013 01 26 Richtmyer Award to Lene Hau Carlos Bustamante Page of the NSHP Hispanicphysicists org 2010 08 30 Retrieved 2013 01 26 Moler wins Richtmyer Award Random House Inc Academic Resources Titles of Academic Interest for Universities and Colleges Randomhouse com Retrieved 2013 01 26 Young Faculty Darpa mil Retrieved 2013 01 26 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richtmyer Memorial Award amp oldid 1101599141, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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