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TWO FACULTY
MEMBERS NAMED AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY FELLOWS
Contact:
Louis Wright, (740) 593-1713
ATHENS,
Ohio -- Two faculty members in Ohio University's Department
of Physics and Astronomy have been named fellows of the
American Physical Society.
Earle Hunt
and Roger Rollins, professors of physics and astronomy, were
among 208 physicists in the nation -- just .5 percent of the
organization's total membership -- to be elected to
fellowship this year. The American Physical Society
Fellowship Program recognizes members who have made advances
through original research and publication or have made
significant and innovative contributions in the application
of physics to science and technology. Fellows also may be
distinguished physics teachers or active in the
organization.
"Having
additional faculty in our department become fellows of the
American Physical Society is a recognition of the overall
quality of our program," said Louis Wright, chair of the
Department of Physics and Astronomy at Ohio University. "I'm
particularly pleased that Professors Hunt and Rollins have
been recognized for their early and innovative work in the
control of chaos and understanding of nonlinear dynamics."
Hunt, who
has served as a faculty member at the university since 1967,
focuses his research on electronics. He was chosen for
fellowship for his contributions to early nuclear magnetic
resonance studies of matter and his experimental work on
chaos control and stochastic resonance in spatio-temporal
model systems. He received a bachelor's degree in physics
from Rutgers University in 1958 and a doctoral degree from
Rutgers in 1962. Hunt has continued his teaching and
research endeavors since entering Ohio University's early
retirement program in 1997.
Rollins,
who also serves as an associate dean for the College of Arts
and Sciences, was recognized for his research in chaos and
superconductivity, his contributions to educational and
research software and his dedication and service to the
American Physical Society through its Ohio Section. He
received a bachelor's degree in engineering science from
Purdue University in 1961 and a doctoral degree in applied
physics from Cornell University in 1967. He has served as a
faculty member at Ohio University since 1966.
The
American Physical Society, which includes more than 40,000
physicists worldwide, is dedicated to the advancement of
physics knowledge. In addition to publishing physics
research journals such as the Physical Review series,
Physical Review Letters and Reviews of Modern Physics, the
association organizes scientific meetings and sponsors
programs in education, international affairs, public affairs
and public information.
Ohio
University's Department of Physics and Astronomy has 21
regular faculty members as well as part-time faculty and
postdoctoral fellows. Sponsored research in the department
amounts to more than $2 million per year and comes from
agencies such as the National Science Foundation, the
Department of Energy and the Office of Naval Research.
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