American Institute of Physics Physics Resources Center records of James Stith,
1987-2009
Repository
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.
Papers created by
American Institute of Physics. Physics Resources Center.
Size of collection
2.5 linear feet
2 records boxes,
1 half manuscript box
Short description of collection
This collection contains the records of James Stith, created during his tenure as Vice President of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) Physics Resource Center (PRC).
Language(s) of collection
English
Collection number:
AR2009894
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is a non-profit membership corporation created to promote the knowledge of physics and its application to human welfare. It is the mission of AIP to serve the sciences of physics and astronomy by serving its member societies, by serving individual scientists, and by serving students and the general public.
The AIP Physics Resources Center (PRC) provides the public and the scientific community with resources that advance physics as a discipline and a profession through: publishing up-to-date information on federal science policy and funding; supplying authoritative science news for print, radio and TV, and supporting science journalism; preserving and making known the history of modern physics and allied fields through the Niels Bohr Library and Archives, Emilio Segre Photo Archives, and a variety of publications and award-winning web exhibits; collaborating with government-funded projects to support science teachers and students, and providing leadership for support of physics undergraduate students; publishing reports on education and employment trends in physics and offers professional services in data collection and analysis; and fostering the industrial physics community with a variety of programs and an annual conference.
Dr. James Stith was the Vice President of PRC 1998 until 2008. He directed AIP's Magazine Division, the Media and Government Relations Division, the Education Division, the Center for the History of Physics, the Statistical Research Division and the Careers Division.
Stith received his M.S. in physics from Virginia State Universisty and earned his Ph.D. in physics from The Pennsylvania State University. A physics education researcher, his primary interests are in program evaluation, and teacher preparation and enhancement. Throughout his career, he has been an advocate for programs that ensure ethnic and gender diversity in the sciences.
Dr. Stith was a professor of physics at The Ohio State University and spent 21 years on the faculty of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He has also been a visiting associate professor at the United Air Force Academy, a visiting scientist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a visiting scientist at the University of Washington, and an associate engineer at the Radio Cooperation of America. He is a past president of both the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and the National Society of Black Physicists, a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Society, the National Society of Black Physicists, and a member of the Ohio Academy of Science. In 2004 he was named one of “50 Most Important Blacks in Research Science" by the magazines Science Spectrum and US Black Engineer & Information Technology. Additionally, he serves on a number of national and international advisory boards and has been awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters by his alma mater, Virginia State University. In October 2005, he was named an Alumni Fellow, the highest honor given by the Pennsylvania State University Alumni Association.
[Biographical information for James Stith condensed in part from his biographical information on the AIP website - http://www.aip.org/aip/stith.html, 11/16/2010]
This collection documents the work of James Stith, during his tenure as Vice President of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) Physics Resource Center (PRC). The records mostly document Stith's involvement with various committees, workshops and other groups, on topics such as physics education, minorities in the sciences, as well as his involvement with assorted AIP committees and groups. The collection also contains a small amount of correspondence and a small subject file kept by Stith.
Permission of an officer of depositing organization required for access to records less than 25 years old.
Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/item-request.
These papers have been indexed in the
International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS)
using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.
Persons
Stith, James H.
Institutions
American Institute of Physics.
American Institute of Physics. Physics Resources Center
Subject terms
African American physicists
Minorities in science
Physics. Study and teaching.
This collection is organized into three series:
- Series I: Correspondence
- Series II: Subject files
- Series III: Meetings, conferences and workshops
Each series is arranged chronologically.
Received from the office of James Stith, 2009.
This collection was processed by
Melanie J. Brown in
2010.
Box [number], Folder [number], American Institute of Physics Physics Resources Center records of James Stith. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Title
Finding Aid to the American Institute of Physics Physics Resources Center records of James Stith, 1987-2009
Publisher
American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org
2010
Encoding Information
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Brown in 2010. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.
| Box 1 |
Folder 1 |
Correspondence, 1987-1998 |
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Folder 2 |
Correspondence, 1999-2002 |
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Folder 3 |
Correspondence, 2000-2007 |
| Box 1 |
Folder 4 |
Subject file - American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and American Physical Society (APS) minority membership reports, 1987 |
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Folder 5 |
Subject file - Physics Today readership survey report, 1991 |
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Folder 6 |
Subject file - Center for Physics Education (CPE), 1991-1995 |
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Folder 7 |
Subject file - Physics and the arts, 1997 |
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Folder 8 |
Subject file - American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1997-1998 |
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Folder 9 |
Subject file - Packard Foundation, 1998-2002 |
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Folder 10 |
Subject file - West Point project, 1999-2000 |
| Box 1 |
Folder 11 |
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Standards Working Group - meetings and notes, 1993-1996 |
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Folder 12 |
Project Kaleidescope workshop, 1995 |
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Folder 13 |
Project Kaleidescope workshop, 1997 |
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Folder 14 |
New faculty workshop - slides and presentation notes, 1998 |
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Folder 15 |
National Science Foundation (NSF) - Visiting Committee - Physics Education Group, University of Washington, 1998 |
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Folder 16 |
Project Kaleidescope workshop - correspondence, meeting material, 1998-2002 |
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Folder 17 |
American Institute of Physics (AIP) Governing Board meeting - presentation slides, media outreach, 1999 |
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Folder 18 |
Committee for Public Understanding on Science and Technology, 1999 |
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Folder 19 |
Commission on Professionalism in Science and Technology (CPST) - meeting material, correspondence, 1999-2003 |
| Box 2 |
Folder 1 |
National Research Council meeting, March 2000 |
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Folder 2 |
Triangle Coalition for Science and Technology Education - Board of Directors meeting, 2001 |
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Folder 3 |
Standards-Based Teacher Education Project - mid-year report, 2001 |
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Folder 4 |
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) - U.S. Liaison Committee (USLC) - meeting material, 2001 |
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Folder 5 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - Office of Space Science and Professional Minority Organization - meeting material, 2001 |
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Folder 6 |
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory - conference on the role of research in the natural sciences at undergraduate institutions - meeting material, 2001 |
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Folder 7 |
Industrial Physics Forum - presentation, 2001 |
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Folder 8 |
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) - Science Advisory Panel meeting, 2001 |
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Folder 9 |
Society of Physics Students - National Council - meeting material, 2002 |
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Folder 10 |
American Institute of Physics (AIP) Liaison Committee on Physics Education, 2002 |
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Folder 11 |
American Institute of Physics (AIP) Governing Board meeting - Publishing Center three year plan (2004-2006), 2003 |
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Folder 12 |
Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) - Diversity Institute - meeting material, 2004 |
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Folder 13 |
Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC) - project review meeting material, 2005 |
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Folder 14 |
Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) - National Advisory Board - meeting material (1 of 2), 2005 |
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Folder 15 |
Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) - National Advisory Board - meeting material (2 of 2), 2005 |
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Folder 16 |
Engaging Higher Education for Diversity in Leadership: Conversations and Collaborations - meeting material, 2005 |
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Folder 17 |
American Institute of Physics (AIP) Governing Board meeting - Publishing Center three year plan (2008-2010), 2007 |
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Folder 18 |
American Institute of Physics (AIP) Liaison Committee on Underrepresented Minorities (LCURM) - meeting material, 2007 |
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Folder 19 |
Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC) - Advisory Committee - meeting material, 2007 |
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Folder 20 |
Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling - Advisory Council - meeting material, 2007 |
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Folder 21 |
Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC) meeting, 2008 |
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Folder 22 |
American Institute of Physics (AIP) Physics Resource Center (PRC) Policy Committee - meeting material, 2008 |
| Box 3 |
Folder 1 |
Re-envisioning the PhD - meeting material, 2000 |
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Folder 2 |
American Institute of Physics (AIP) Physics Resource Center (PRC) Advisory Committee - meeting material (1 of 2), 2008 |
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Folder 3 |
American Institute of Physics (AIP) Physics Resource Center (PRC) Advisory Committee - meeting material (2 of 2), 2008 |
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Folder 4 |
Physics Today - Advisory Committee - meeting material, 2008 |
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Folder 5 |
American Institute of Physics (AIP) Congressional Science Fellowships - meeting, interviews, 2008-2009 |
