Two-day event commemorates AIP’s 75th Anniversary

To commemorate its 75th anniversary in 2006, the American Institute of Physics celebrated the past, present, and future of physics research and publishing at a two-day event.

DAY ONE - Wednesday May 3, 2006

Diverse Frontiers of Science Symposium
Washington DC

Wednesday, May 3, seventy-five years to the day after the first meeting of the AIP Governing Board, AIP will hold a wide-ranging symposium entitled “Diverse Frontiers of Science” in Washington, DC.

Nobel Laureates and other noted scientists will present talks on wide-ranging topics, including:

  • Sir Martin Rees, University of Cambridge (astrophysics & cosmology)
  • Steven Chu, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (optics in biological systems)
  • Shirley Malcom, American Association for the Advancement of Science (changing demographics of scientists)

A panel of scientists currently active at the forefronts of numerous fields will discuss a variety of research areas, including:

In addition:

  • John Marburger, Presidential Science Advisor, on the future of science and government
  • Ralph Cicerone, President of the National Academy of Sciences, keynote speech: “Science Tomorrow.”

DAY TWO -Thursday May 4, 2006

Convocation on the History and Future of Society Journals and Artist's Reception
College Park, MD

On Thursday, May 4, 2006, the celebration will move to the American Center for Physics in College Park, MD, with a convocation of scholarly-journal editors. 

Speakers will explore the history of scientific journals and new models of publishing, with topics such as:

  • The short and rapidly changing history of physics publishing on the Web (Paul Ginsparg, Cornell)
  • Open-access publishing (Heather Joseph, Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition)
  • The online electronic archives of more than 100 years of the Physical Review (Martin Blume, American Physical Society). 

Patrick Hughes will discuss his art at the opening reception for his retrospective. The artist achieves illusions in his three-dimensional relief paintings by applying principles of optical perspective that challenge viewer perception. 

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