American Physical Society (APS) of 2009 has announced the newly elected APS Fellows. There are 15 from Chinese mainland, among whom 4 are from USTC. So far the total number of USTC alumni elected APS Fellow has reached 22, tied for first place with Peking University.
APS Prizes and Awards, more than forty in number, recognize outstanding achievements in research, education and public service. With few exceptions, they are open to all members of the scientific community in the US and abroad. The nomination and selection procedure, involving APS-appointed selection committees, guarantees their high standards and prestige.
APS members are eligible for nomination and election to Fellowship. Each nomination is evaluated by the Fellowship committee of the appropriate APS division, topical group or forum. After review by the APS Fellowship Committee, the successful candidates are elected by APS Council. Fellowship is therefore a distinct honor signifying recognition by one's professional peers.
The newly elected APS Fellow 2009 of USTC alumni are as follows:
Duan Luming Graduate of 94
University of Michigan
Citation: For his distinctive contributions to theoretical atomic physics and quantum information; in particular,for his seminal proposals for quantum information protocols involving atom-optical systems.
Nominated by: Quantum Information,Concepts,and Computation (GQI)
Qian Jianming Graduate of 85
University of Michigan
Citation: For outstanding contributions and leadership in the analysis of high-energy particle interactions at CERN and at Fermilab,with especially noteworthy participation in the D-Zero experiment leading to the recent discovery of two new baryons containing b-qu.
Nominated by: Particles and Fields (DPF)
Xu Nu Graduate of 82
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For important contributions to the observation of partonic collectivity.
Nominated by: Nuclear Physics (DNP)
Zhang Shiwei Graduate of 88
College of William & Mary
Citation: For pioneering work in algorithmic innovation of quantum Monte Carlo methods and their applications to many fields of fermion physics including condensed matter,quantum chemistry,nuclear physics,and cold-atom research.
Nominated by: Computational Physics (DCOMP)