The generous support of the American Physical Society Forum on Education, the American Physical Society Division of Computational Physics, and the American Association of Physics Teachers allows us to support junior faculty and students wishing to attend the 2008 Physics Research and Education GRC. Faculty and students should send a single packet containing all supporting documentation to:
Wolfgang Christian
Brown Professor of Physics
Box 6926
Davidson, NC 28035-6926
Email: wochristian@davidson.edu
Applications for support must be received by May 1, 2008.
The Conference Chair's will award 1/2 registration support ($385) for up to 8 junior faculty within 4 years of their first full-time teaching position but no more than 6 years of receiving their PhD. Award selection will be based on:
The above criteria will be given equal weight. A brief one-page CV is also required.
The Conference Chair's will award 1/2 registration support ($385) for up to 16 post-docs, graduate students, and undergraduate students. Award selection will be based on:
The above criteria will be given equal weight.
The Society of Physics Students (SPS) will award full registration support ($770) and reimbursement of reasonable travel expenses to two undergraduate SPS students who are willing to provide written reports of their participation in this Gordon Conference. Award selection will be based on:
The letter of recommendation is required. All other criteria will be given equal weight. SPS advisors should send a single packet containing all supporting documentation to:
Gary White
Director, Society of Physics Students
Sigma Pi Sigma Director and Assistant Director of Education American
Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740-3843
301-209-3013
FAX: 301-209-0839
Email: gwhite@aip.org
Applications for support must be received at the SPS office by May 1, 2008.
Nature Publishing Group (NPG) will for the third year be distributing its
NPG Awards in support of participants from developing countries at Gordon
Research Conferences (GRCs).
NPG provides funds to help defray travel and registration expenses. Awards
of up to $1,500 will be made available to support participants who meet
the eligibility criteria. Only those who meet the requirements in the NPG
application can be nominated for support.
[ Download NPG Support Application in PDF ]
Scientists from developing nations should send their application to:
Wolfgang Christian
Brown Professor of Physics
Box 6926
Davidson, NC 28035-6926
Email: wochristian@davidson.edu
The conference chairs will forward all applications to the Nature Publishing Group. Applications sent directly to the Nature Publishing Group will not be considered.