Optical Society renames leadership award to honour noted optical engineer, Robert E. Hopkins - December 22, 2011
The Optical Society of America (OSA) Foundation has announced that the fundraising campaign to endow and rename The Optical Society (OSA) Leadership Award in memory of Robert E. Hopkins exceeded its $100,000 fundraising goal in just six months. The campaign, which began earlier this year, was… Read More
The Charlesworth Group hosts series of events for Chinese delegation visiting the UK - December 22, 2011
Publishing solutions provider The Charlesworth Group recently hosted a range of meetings, events and seminars in London for a Chinese delegation. The opening presentation on Chinese Cultural Reform and STM Journal Development from Yan Shuai, President of China University Journals, was well received and led into… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - December 22, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available in a mobile browser version and a Java application version. Smartphones and Tablets – We publish a mobile browser version for smartphones and tablet PCs. This is accessible at www.myscoope.com, a site designed specifically for all types of… Read More
Dr. Bonnie A. Charpentier re-elected as district director of the American Chemical Society - December 21, 2011
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that Dr. Bonnie A. Charpentier, a chemist and vice president of Metabolex, Inc., in Hayward, California, has been re-elected Director of District VI of the Board of Directors of the ACS. ACS District VI covers 11 western states, including… Read More
SIAM to preserve e-journals and e-books in the CLOCKSS Archive - December 21, 2011
The CLOCKSS Archive has partnered with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) to preserve their eJournals and eBooks in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. In addition, SIAM has been… Read More
American Institute of Physics calls for nominations for 2012 AIP Science Communication Awards - December 21, 2011
The American Institute of Physics has called for entries for the 2012 American Institute of Physics (AIP) Science Communication Awards. The Awards recognise effective science communication in print, broadcast, and new media in order to improve the general public’s appreciation of physics, astronomy, and allied science… Read More
