The week in physics: IAU harassment policy; Earth's rotational variations; Nobel Prize week

Astronomers push back on new IAU harassment policy Forward this email View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 25–29 SEPTEMBER Live webinar Webinar—Using Lasers to Accelerate Electrons to Multi-GeV Energies Using only lasers, this research group has accelerated electrons to 5 GeV. The acceleration, which takes place over only 20 cm, is approximately 20% of the acceleration achievable at the Stanford Linear Accelerator over 3 km. Register now. Astronomers push back on IAU harassment policy Critics argued that the global society's August update to its code of conduct could empower harassers. Sarah Wild Coming Tuesday: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 Who will join the 222 people who have been awarded the prize since 1901? Andrew Grant FROM THE VAULT: December 1948 Science as reparations Science and the scientists of defeated nations, lately regarded as prizes of war, are also involved in the struggle between East and West now going on in Germany. Julius C. C. Edelstein Advertisement Meet the New FYI Science Policy News From budget and legislation tracking to interactive data visualizations, FYI puts valuable insights at your fingertips, helping you make informed decisions and stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of science policy. Visit the new FYI website today: https://bit.ly/NewFYI Laser gyroscope measures the variations in Earth's rotation rate The data may help scientists refine models of the planet's oceanic and atmospheric circulations—and possibly the dynamics of its interior. R. Mark Wilson A new proxy of Earth's past energy imbalance Oxygen-isotope measurements of ocean-bottom organisms are an excellent indicator of the atmosphere's radiation flux. Alex Lopatka Live webinar Webinar—Thinking Probabilistically: Stochastic Models and Their Applications Stochastic models are ubiquitous in nature. They are applicable to the diffusion of molecules (which, when combined with Albert Einstein's theory, provided the first proof for the atomistic nature of matter), the way through which random mutations drive evolutionary dynamics, and more. Register now. FROM THE OCTOBER MAGAZINE When your academic ladder is longer Race and ethnicity can affect how quickly a faculty member receives tenure. Rachel Ivie and Susan White Get notified about our webinars and whitepapers Sign up Get Physics Today delivered for just $25 per year Subscribe Accelerating career connections worldwide for over 75 years BROWSE ALL JOBS POST A JOB CREATE JOB ALERTS FEATURED JOBS OPN Associate Editor Optica (Washington, DC) View Job Postdoctoral Fellowship in Quantum Navigation University of Waterloo (Waterlook, Ontario, Canada) View Job Faculty Position in Experimental Particle Physics School of Physics & Astronomy University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN) View Job Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics Specialization Colorado School of Mines View Job Assistant or Associate Professor, Experimental Dark Matter/Neutrinos The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) View Job Open-Rank Faculty Positions in AI/ML Physics Research Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA) View Job Physics Today is published by the American Institute of Physics 1 Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740 USA +1 301 209 3100 © 2023 American Institute of Physics. Unsubscribe  |  Email Preferences  |  Privacy Policy  |  Contact Us