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Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:49:11 GMT

Promoting the professional well-being of African American physicists and physics students within the international scientific community and within society at large. Latest Updates President and Mrs. Obama Host Star Party. The White House 'Star Party' will take place Wednesday October 7th. President Obama will kick-off the event with a brief address that will be streamed live on the whitehouse.gov website (estimated beginning at 8 pm EDT). Learn More ...

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:03:55 GMT

Reduced 2010 NSBP Conference The 2010 Joint NSBP annual meeting will be much reduced in size and scope from the meetings we have had in the last 6 years. It will be only a 1-day meeting on Saturday, February 13, 2010 from 8:30-18:30 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. * NEW* The agenda of this event is listed below (last update: 02/11/10 - 09:04am) *: To be confirmed Technical session 1 (08:30-10:00) - Congressional Room 08:30-09:00 - Diola Bagayoko (SUBR, Materials Sciences) 09:00-09:30 - Belay Demoz (Howard U., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences) 09:30-10:00 - Teri Robinson (UCSB, Chemical and Biological Physics) 10:00-10:30: Break Technical session 2 (10:30-12:00) - Congressional Room 10:30-11:00 - Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (PI, Cosmology and Gravitation) 11:00-11:30 - Dara Norman (NOAO, Astrophysics) 11:30-12:00 - Charles McGruder (WKU, SKA project) 12:00-13:30: Lunch Gender Equity session 2...

2010 Abstract and Manuscript Submission

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:56:48 GMT

Submit Manuscript for Conference Proceedings Submit Abstract for Oral and Poster Presentations Manuscripts for Conference Proceedings The conference proceedings will be published and widely disseminated as a volume of AIP Conference Proceedings. All oral presenters should be prepared to submit a manuscript for the conference proceedings no later than 30 days after the close of the conference. Manuscripts are expected to of the level of content and quality of the premier physics and astronomy research journals. Poster presenters are welcome to submit a full manuscript to be included in the proceedings as well. AIP has prepared a user guides and templates for Microsoft Word and LaTeX. Please read the guides and other reference documents before preparing your proceedings manuscript. Author Instructions: 6 x 9 inch, single-column instruction booklet 6 x 9 inch, single-column sample paper MS Word Templates and Users...

Donate to NSBP Programs

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:56:55 GMT

Scholarships and Awards NSBP has several scholarships named after prominent African American physics and astronomy pioneers. Names scholarships include the Willie Hobbs Moore Scholarship, named after the first African American female to earn a Ph.D. in physics, the Michael P. Anderson and Ronald McNair scholarships, named after these two astronauts that perished in separate Space Shuttle accidents. Sponsorship of an NSBP scholarship allows you to be associated with the best students in our community, and with the legacy of the pioneering African American physicists and astronomers. In addition to scholarships NSBP has other awards including Outstanding Dissertation of the Year and Best Conference Poster Awards. Donate now College Student Chapter Support NSBP is establishing college chapters at HBCUs and other institutions with a sustained enrollment of 5+ NSBP student members.Much research has shown that students’ participation in...

Physics Diversity Summit

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:32:02 GMT

Purpose

Faculty, program directors, professional society leaders, recruiters as well as government and corporate officials are invited to attend the Physics Diversity Summit.

This event is intended to bring together key stakeholders in the US physics enterprise and consider some of the policy issues impacting the drive to bring about a diverse physics workforce. Attendees will include physics department chairs, professional society leaders, federal program officers, and corporate leaders.

Expected Outcome
Construction of a coalition of university, corporate, government and professional society partners to advocate for effective policies, programs and practices to achieve a diverse physics workforce.

2010 Exhibitor Information

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:45:03 GMT

Conference Description The joint NSBP/NSHP conference is a cutting-edge scientific meeting with over 120 oral and poster presentations. There is also a student professional program which includes mentor-protégé match-making and a recruiting fair. With well over 500 attendees, comprised of students, postdoctoral research associates, and faculty/professional attendees, the NSBP/NSHP annual conference is the largest gathering of African American and Hispanic American physicists and physics students in the world. We thus offer exhibitors unparalleled opportunities to interact with and recruit talented students, internship/fellowship candidates, researcher collaborators and program participants. Exhibitor Schedule Exhibitors and recruiters can start moving in on the morning of Wednesday, February 10, 2010. The exhibition/recruiter fair begins on Wednesday evening with the opening reception. (The reception is in the exhibit hall.) The exhibition/recruiter fair...

Science Policy

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:30:15 GMT

Policy analysis and advocacy are central to NSBP's mission of promoting the professional well-being of African American physicists and physics students -- PJ Delfyett, NSBP President Policies and Issues No Child Left Behind and Access to K-12 Physics Courses NSBP calls for a focus on opportunity to learn and meaning standards in science eduction. Learn More ...

2009 Conference Schedule

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:16:09 GMT

Printer-Friendly Version Notes: The acronyms used in the schedule correspond to the various NSBP sections listed here Important: Student Posters Judging: will happen on Thursday & Friday Tuesday, February 10 0830-1830 Pre-College Program Committee Science Ambassadors at Local Schools Wednesday, February 11 Nashville Convention Center Oak Ridge National Lab 0600-1830 Events at Oak Ridge National Lab. Bus leaves from Nashville Convention Center at 0600 and returns at 1830 1000-1830 Physics Diversity Summit 1700-1900 Poster Session ...

NSBP Scholarships

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:00:02 GMT

Willie Hobbs Moore Scholarship Harry L. Morrison Scholarship Arthur BC Walker Scholarship The National Society of Black Physicists is pleased to offer scholarships commemorating Drs. Willie Hobbs Moore, Harry L. Morrison and Arthur BC Walker. Dr. Moore was the first African American female to earn the Ph.D. degree in physics. After completing her degree at the University of Michigan and working there for several years as a research scientist, she spent a long and successful career at Ford Motor Company. Dr. Morrison was a legendary figure in the field of mathematical statistical physics, and an inspirational mentor to generations of African American physicists. He was on the physics faculty at UC Berkeley for nearly 30 years, and was an assistant dean until his death in 2002. He was strong student advocate, especially science and engineering students. In the early 70's he was amongst the early UC Berkeley faculty supporters of a degree-granting Black Studies Programs. Dr....

Posting a Job on the NSBP jobs board, step by step instructions

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:08:57 GMT

Thank you for your interest in posting a position on the NSBP jobs board. Complete the job posting form. IEWS offers these recommendations for an attention getting posting. Please be sure to compete the Category, Fields of Expertise, Position Type, and Position Level fields as these are primary search and browse fields. We recommend that you use tags to increase the visibility of your posting. Tags are used to describe your content in simple, searchable words or phrases. A tag can be a single word or a combination of words, but should be kept as simple as possible. Tags are great because they get your content to the people looking for it, whether it is on Google or on a search within your site. You may notice that when you add Tags on Tendenci, they are displayed as links below the content on your page. These links are read by search engines and the search engines use them to determine what your page is about and display it...

Morehouse Physics Prize

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:06:29 GMT

The Morehouse Physics Prize recognizes HBCU graduates who have shown considerable promise as physics researchers and teachers. Eligibility for this prize extends to anyone with an earned degree from an HBCU, an earned doctorate in physics or closely related field, and who shows tremendous promise as a physics researcher. The prize includes a cash award and a travel stipend to give a colloquium at Morehouse College.

Download application. All application materials are due by December 1, 2009.

Is Your Resume Effective?

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:40:05 GMT

An effective resume quickly sells your your knowledge, skills and abilities to the reader. After reading your resume an employer should feel like they would be missing out if they did not hire you. It is a mistake to think of your resume as a history of your past, as a personal statement or as some sort of self expression. Focus on your employers needs, not yours. A resume is a sales publication, and the product is you. Your prospective employer is the customer. Your resume must convey the message, If you buy this product, you will get these specific, direct benefits. There is no one perfect resume. Each company is different, and some business sectors are used to different formats. If you are a physics graduate different parts of your education will be relevant for any given job. To be most effective, you must tailor your resume the business sector, the company and the exact job you want. But there are some general rules you should...

NSBP/ASA Classroom Acoustics Student Poster Contest

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 07:00:38 GMT

The National Society of Black Physicists and the Acoustical Society of America are co-sponsoring a student poster contest for the 2009 NSBP/NSHP conference. In addition to the $500 prize, winners will receive student support to attend the 2009 ASA conference in Portland next November. Posters entered for these awards can be in any area of acoustics. However, NSBP has developed a simple protocol for making background noise, signal-to-noise ratio, and reverberation time in a classroom. All students, working individually or in a group, are encouraged to make these measurements and present their results as participation in this contest. Students entering a poster for this contest should submit a normal abstract. The poster session will be on Saturday, February 14, 2009. The contest judges will be looking to see if the students can converse with the judges and show insight into the physics of the processes, if the students did careful work (calibration, experimental methodology...

2010draft

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:01:51 GMT

Notes: The acronyms used in the schedule correspond to the various NSBP sections listed here Important: Student Posters Judging: will happen on Thursday & Friday Tuesday, February 9 0830-1830 Pre-College Program Committee Science Ambassadors at Local Schools Wednesday, February 10 Omni Shoreham Hotel NIST Naval Research Lab 1000-1830 Physics Diversity Summit Events at NIST Leave Hotel at 1200 and return at 1830 Events at NRL Bus leaves from Omni Shoreham Hotel at 1200 and returns at 1830 1700-1900 ...

NSBP Research Digest

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:04:00 GMT

A compilation of the latest research results in physics and astronomy. Featured Articles Bjorken-Mtingwa Theory to be Tested at the Large Hadron Collider. Theory of intrabeam scattering developed by former NSBP president will soon be tested at the LHC Learn More F.W. Starr/Wesleyan Univ. ...

NSBP Officers and Editors

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:12:46 GMT

President Peter Delfyett University of Central Florida
Managing Director and Treasurer Lawrence Norris
Administrative Executive Officer Apriel Hodari Center for Naval Analysis Corporation	Technical Executive Officer Paul Gueye Hampton University


Editor, Conference Proceedings Hakeem Oluseyi

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:38:38 GMT

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Partners and Sponsors

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:33:58 GMT

Professional Societies and Associations Acoustical Society of America (ASA) African American Researchers in Computing Sciences (AARCS) American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) American Astronomical Society (AAS) American Crystallographic Association (ACA) American Geophysical Union (AGU) American Institute of Physics (AIP) Association of Computer/Information Sciences and Engineering Departments at Minority Institutions (AIMD) American Physical Society (APS) AVS Science and Technology Society National Association of Blacks in Bio (NABB) CAARMS, Council for African American Researchers in the Mathematical Sciences Materials...

Classroom Visits

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 06:13:32 GMT

Sometimes it is possible to arrange a classroom visit by NSBP member. Please contact NSBP headquarters for more information.

Physics Day Camp

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 06:11:01 GMT

On Saturday, February 14 the doors of the NSBP/NSHP conference will be open to the Nashville community for a Physics Day Camp. NSBP, NSHP and our organizational partners (Vanderbilt and Fisk Universities, the Acoustical Society of America, the Optical Society of America, the American Physical Society, the Be A Champion Foundation and the United States Air Force) will offer a day of physics demos, presentations by K-12 students on their physics research, mini-classes and fun-filled activities for kids and adults of all ages.

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