The Forum on Outreach and Engaging the Public assumes responsibility for this prize. This important APS prize consists of the Nicholson Medal and a certificate that includes the citation for which the recipient has been recognized. The Medal is sponsored by the friends of Dwight Nicholson, and through a generous gift from Professor Herb Berk, the Medal will be awarded with a stipend of $2,000. Up to $1,500 will be available for the recipient's travel expenses to the meeting at which the Medal is presented.
The prize shall be awarded to a physicist who either through public lectures and public media, teaching, research, or science related activities has
Full details are at: http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/awards/nicholson.cfm
Nomination deadline is usually the first business day in June.
Contributed by: E. Dan Dahlberg
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