Funding for the highly successful ALPhA Immersion program by the NSF has come to an end. Federal dollars will no longer pay the cost of this important faculty development program. The Foundation and ALPHA have decided to share in the cost of running these events. The Foundation, through the Synopsis/Reichert endowment, will contribute 50%, ALPhA… Read more »
News & Recent Events
New Board Member – Adam Fritsch
The Foundation is delighted to welcome Adam Fritsch – Associate Professor of Physics at Gonzaga University. Adam did his undergraduate studies at Wabash College and his PhD is from Michigan State University in Nuclear Physics. His research interests are focused on nuclear astrophysics and he is currently working with David Van Baak and Jonathan Reichert… Read more »
Board Member Awarded Breakthrough Prize
Breakthrough PrizeWe are proud to congratulate our founding Board Member (and Jonathan’s former student), Norman Jarosik, Princeton University, for receiving the inaugural Breakthrough Prize and sharing the $3 million honorarium with three other physicists. He also generously donated $25,000 of that prize to the permanent endowment of the Foundation. Read Article Here
APS Awards
The Foundation is proud to archive the names of the recipients of the “Reichert, Wolff-Reichert” award for excellence in advanced laboratory instruction by The American Physical Society. We wish to congratulate all the honorees for this recognition for a lifetime devoted to experimental physics education. We hope each honoree will be an inspiration to young… Read more »
WE’RE IN – PHYSICS TODAY!
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Recent Events/Programs
The “members list” continues to grow. As of January 1, 2017, we have 116 people who have joined this effort with a total dollar support of $57,712. We hope to reach or exceed 200 members by the end of this calendar year.
Jonathan has personally contributed $366,196, as partial payment of the $1.1 million that he has pledged to this Foundation.
Grant Program Recipients
The Foundation announced the recipients of its inaugural grant program, supporting the advanced laboratory physics association (ALPhA) immersions. This joint ALPhA/APT faculty development program brings college and university faculties into close collaboration with other faculty mentors to develop experimental teaching skills in areas outside of their expertise. The Foundation is now supporting this successful program… Read more »