The week in physics: Nobel Prize nominees; Careers in the public sector; Crystallography phase problem

Physics Nobel nominees, 1901–70 Forward this email  View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 26–30 SEPTEMBER It's Nobel Prize week! Check your inboxes tomorrow for a morning briefing and an afternoon comprehensive report on the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics. Advertisement Learn Everything you Need to Know About UHV in our Brochure! Ultra-High Vacuum (UHV) conditions are a prerequisite for most complex research conducted by government labs, academia, and private industry. From offering a single vacuum pump to custom-designing highly complex, modular UHV systems, Leybold is the go-to partner of research scientists and physicists around the globe. Click to keep reading! CAREERS 2022 Careers 2022 A hub for our coverage of working in the public sector—the focus of this year's annual careers issue—and for archival resources about industry jobs, paths for early-career physicists, and more.  CAREERS 2022 Career Q&A: Jami Valentine Miller on reviewing patents Physicists and physical scientists are uniquely suited to determine whether to award patents for novel technologies. Alex Lopatka Webinar Live Webinar: Visualizing Quantum Matter at Atomic-Scale Modern quantum microscopes can visualize quantum matter at atomic-scale. We explore the techniques involved, and the consequences of such capabilities for discovery and exploration of new forms of quantum matter. Register now. Physics Nobel nominees, 1901–70 Analyzing more than 3300 nominations from the first seven decades of the world's preeminent physics prize reveals trends and shortcomings. Greg Stasiewicz and Andrew Grant FROM THE VAULT: October 2020 Where do new PhDs work? Survey questionnaire data reveal that recently graduated physics PhDs have a varied set of career options. Patrick Mulvey Whitepaper Looking into Batteries with RISE Microscopy Download our latest whitepaper to learn how RISE microscopy can document changes in new and used electrodes and provide insight to aid the development of batteries with greater longevity. Read now. A direct solution to the crystallography phase problem When a protein crystal contains mostly solvent, diffraction-amplitude information alone can suffice to compute the protein structure. Richard J. Fitzgerald Professional societies and you Whether you simply take advantage of the member benefits or also volunteer for leadership positions, joining a society can help advance your career. Lisa Balbes Advertisement Ptolemy's Almagest and Ancient Astronomy In the eleventh episode of a 12-week podcast on untold physics history, we discuss how very little is known about the man who wrote what would become a foundational text in astronomy for over a thousand years. This is the story of the Almagest, how it became so influential, and the controversies surrounding it. Listen now. FROM THE OCTOBER MAGAZINE CAREERS 2022 Stepping into NSF Researchers working as temporary employees at the funding agency bring their technical expertise and take away a deep understanding of NSF's inner workings. Christine Middleton Get notified about our webinars and whitepapers Sign up Get Physics Today delivered for just $25 per year Subscribe FEATURED JOBS > Faculty Position in Theoretical Quantum Optics or/and Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics  |  Queen's University > Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Quantum Matter Theory  |  McMaster University Are you hiring? Do you want your job to appear here? Post with Physics Today and select the "Publication" enhancement to easily showcase your job to 66 000 physicists and engineers. Physics Today is published by the American Institute of Physics 1 Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740 USA +1 301 209 3100 © 2022 American Institute of Physics. Unsubscribe  |  Email Preferences  |  Privacy Policy  |  Contact Us