National Society of Hispanic Physicists explained

The National Society of Hispanic Physicists (NSHP) was established in 1996 with the goal of promoting the participation and advancement of Hispanic-Americans in physics and celebrating the contributions of Hispanic-American physicists to the study and teaching of physics.

Brief history

The Pan-American Association for Physics received support to establish the National Society of Hispanic Physicists (NSHP) in the form of grants from the Sloan Foundation. An initial organizing meeting was held at the University of Texas at Austin in May 1995, under the leadership of David Ernst, Carlos Ordonez, and Jorge Lopez.[1] The Founding Meeting of the Society was held at the University of Texas at Austin in April, 1996[2] and the first annual meeting was held in Houston, Texas in October 1997.[3]

Also in 1997, The Hispanic Physicist, the official newsletter of the NSHP, was first published. The US-Mexico Workshop on Teaching Introductory Physics, the first major project undertaken by the Society, was held the same year in Monterrey, Mexico. The project was a bilingual joint venture between the NSHP and the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) to explore the goals of the introductory physics sequence and recent pedagogical developments to meet those goals.[3]

The NSHP meets jointly with other societies organizing sessions, hosting social functions, promoting discussions of diversity and inclusion issues in the physics community, and recognizing achievements of Hispanic-American physics students and faculty.

The National Society of Hispanic Physicists has met annually with the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) since 1997 and twice with the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) (in Austin, TX in 2003 and Albuquerque, NM in 2005). In addition, the NSHP has met at sectional meetings of the American Physical Society (APS) and the American Astronomical Society (AAS). From 2004-2006, the Society has met annually with the National Society of Black Physicists.[4]

The National Society of Hispanic Physicists was incorporated under the umbrella of the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) in August 2014, giving it tax exemption status as an incorporated 501(c)(3) organization.[5]

Presidents

Mission and goals

The Society pursues its mission through four very broad activities.[20] [21]

1) Promoting the study of physics among Hispanic students.

2) Recognizing the accomplishments of Hispanic physics faculty and students in all areas of physics research, teaching, study, mentoring, and outreach.

3) Bringing Hispanic faculty and students together to celebrate both science and shared culture.

4) Working with the larger physics community to make it more inclusive and diversified.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Society of Hispanic Physicists (NSHP) Founding Meeting Collection . Niels Bohr Library, American Institute of Physics (AIP).
  2. 1996 . National Society of Hispanic Physicists Founded . APS News . 5 . 9 . 6.
  3. Web site: A Brief History . National Society of Hispanic Physicists . 2023-11-15 . en-US.
  4. Book: Carey, Jr . Charles W. . African Americans in Science [2 volumes]

    An Encyclopedia of People and Progress [2 volumes] ]

    . 23 October 2008 . Bloomsbury Publishing USA . 978-1-85109-999-3 . 525 . en.
  5. News: Southeastern Universities Research Association . Hispanic Physicists Society organizes under SURA sponsorship . 15 November 2023 . EurekAlert! . 18 Sep 2014 . en.
  6. Web site: 4 October 2021 . Dr. Mario Borunda Elected to Presidential Line of the National Society of Hispanic Physicists . 2023-09-11 . physics.okstate.edu.
  7. Web site: Mario Díaz . 2023-09-11 . MIT Press . en-US.
  8. News: Adler . Karen . April 8, 2019 . Two new members inducted into UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers . The University of Texas System .
  9. Web site: The 2022-23 Board. National Society of Hispanic Physicists . 2023-11-15 . en-US.
  10. Web site: Ramon Lopez Task Force Member University of Texas at Arlington . 2023-11-15 . EP3, Effective Practices for Physics Programs, American Physical Society.
  11. Book: Kanellos, Nicolás . Latino Almanac: From Early Explorers to Corporate Leaders . 2022-09-20 . Visible Ink Press . 978-1-57859-753-6 . en.
  12. Web site: Kohli . Sonali . 2015-06-21 . In 39 years, US physics doctorates went to 66 black women—and 22,000 white men . 2023-11-15 . Quartz . en.
  13. News: Hispanic Physicists Elect Martinez-Miranda . University of Maryland . November 1, 2009 . en.
  14. Web site: David Ernst American Institute of Physics . 2023-11-16 . www.aip.org.
  15. News: Malloy . Daryl . 2007 . A Conversation of Representation . 20–23 . InterActions .
  16. Web site: Martinez-Miranda, Luz Department of Materials Science and Engineering . 2023-09-11 . mse.umd.edu.
  17. Web site: Lopez . Jorge A. . Curriculum Vitae .
  18. Sokoloff . David . 2012-09-10 . AAPT awards . The Physics Teacher . 50 . 7 . 392–393 . 10.1119/1.4752037 . 0031-921X.
  19. Web site: Jose D. Garcia to Receive 2012 AAPT Distinguished Service Citation . 2023-11-16 . www.aapt.org.
  20. Book: National Research Council . Seeking Solutions: Maximizing American Talent by Advancing Women of Color in Academia: Summary of a Conference . Appendix E-26: National Society of Hispanic Physicists . 2013 . National Academy of Sciences . Washington, D.C. . 978-0-309-29591-8 . 265–270 .
  21. News: Lopez . Laura . Professional Organizations Serving Minorities in the Physical Sciences . 16 November 2023 . Spectrum . January . 2004. 1,3-4,11,20.

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