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New Chief Executive for the Institute of Physics
23 May 2012
The Institute of Physics (IOP) has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive. Professor Paul Hardaker will take up his new post as Chief Executive of IOP on 3 September 2012.
Award winning week for Physics World
22 May 2012
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STEM resources
New PBL resources available for the Higher Education STEM Programme
The classroom and beyond
New publication detailing our education support and activities in 2012
North Atlantic storm patterns throw light on 1987 gale
The cyclone that brought about the devastating winds that battered the UK in the great storm of October 1987 was exceptional in both its strength and path across the south of the country
Playlists
New section - The IOP has coordinated all its videos for easier access
Airborne Particulate Matter – Generation, Measurement and Impact
Registration deadline: 22 May 2012
IEEE NANO 2012
Early registration deadline: 31 May 2012
Topical Research Meetings on Physics: Swimming and Complexity at low Reynolds number
Registration deadline: 1 June 2012
Superconductivity Summer School 2012
Early registration deadline: 1 June 2012
Plasmas Surfaces and Thin Films
Registration deadline: 5 June 2012
Physics meets Biology
Abstract submission deadline: 6 June 2012
23 May...
- 1908
Birth of John Bardeen, a double winner of a Nobel Prize for Physics – the first being the 1956 award, jointly with William Shockley and Walter Brattain, for their invention of the transistor, and the second, in 1972 with Leon Neil Cooper and John Robert Schrieffer for their work on superconductivity.
- Institute of Physics Blog
The IOP blog highlights daily global physics news and features a closer look at some of the IOP's activities from outreach programmes and national and regional involvement to our international partnerships and interesting research developments.
- Teaching Advanced Physics
The Teaching Advanced Physics (TAP) website contains detailed ideas and resources for teaching physics to students aged 16-19.
- physicsworld.com wins Online Media Award
The leading physics website physicsworld.com, has won 'Best specialist site for journalism' at the 2011 Online Media Awards
- Introduction to refereeing guide now online
IOP Publishing's new guide to help authors and referees understand the refereeing process is now available, free of charge, online
