Langer Chosen as APS Vice-President in 1997 Election Members of the American Physical Society have elected James S. Langer, a professor of physics at the University of California, to be the Society's next vice-president.
Three APS Constitutional Amendments Approved The 1997 ballot included three constitutional amendments, approved by the APS Council upon recommendation of the APS Committee on Constitution and Bylaws. All three were approved by more than 80% of the votes cast.
APS James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials And on November 25, 1997, the Department of Enegry (DOE) announced that Brookhaven Science Associates, a team led by the Batelle Memorial Research Institute of Columbus, Ohio, and the State University of New York at Stony Brook, will operate the laboratory.
