Question: What profession does James Kakalios and The Physics of Superheroes have in common?
Context: The Legal Profession Admission Board is the statutory authority responsible for the admission of lawyers in New South Wales.  It was formerly two separate boards; the Barristers Admission Board and the Solicitors Admission Board.  The "Legal Profession Act 1993" introduced common admission for both branches of the profession resulting in the merger of the two boards. Homeokinetics is the study of self-organizing, complex systems.  Standard physics studies systems at separate levels, such as atomic physics, nuclear physics, biophysics, social physics, and galactic physics.  Homeokinetic physics studies the up-down processes that bind these levels.  Tools such as mechanics, quantum field theory, and the laws of thermodynamics provide the key relationships.  The subject, described as the physics and thermodynamics associated with the up down movement between levels of systems, originated in the late 1970s work of American physicists Harry Soodak and Arthur Iberall.  Complex systems are universes, galaxies, social systems, people, or even those that seem as simple as gases.  The basic premise is that the entire universe consists of atomistic-like units bound in interactive ensembles to form systems, level by level in a nested hierarchy.  Homeokinetics treats all complex systems on an equal footing, animate and inanimate, providing them with a common viewpoint.  The complexity in studying how they work is reduced by the emergence of common languages in all complex systems. Ernst Emil Alexander Back (October 21, 1881 – June 20, 1959) was a German physicist, born in Freiburg.  He attended school in Strasbourg until 1900, and from 1902 until 1906 studied law in Strasbourg, Munich, and Berlin.  He then worked in the legal profession in Alsace-Lorraine until 1909, afterwards taking leave to study physics in Tübingen.  He retired from the legal profession in 1912, and earned his Ph.D. in 1913.  His thesis, titled "Zur Prestonschen Regel", was on the subject of what would later be called the Paschen-Back effect, and was named after Back and Friedrich Paschen. Fellowship of the Institute of Physics (FInstP) is an award granted by the Institute of Physics (IoP) for physicists which “indicates a very high level of achievement in physics and an outstanding contribution to the profession” The American Academy of Health Physics (AAHP) is a non-profit organization based in McLean, VA which serves to advance the profession of health physics through networking opportunities for members, certification of health physicists, and advisement to professionals to increase the application of health physics.  The Academy has selective criteria for membership in the organization. James Kakalios (born 1958) is a physics professor at the University of Minnesota.  Known within the scientific community for his work with amorphous semiconductors, granular materials, and 1/f noise, he is known to the general public as the author of the book "The Physics of Superheroes", which considers comic book superheroes from the standpoint of fundamental physics. A convention, in the sense of a meeting, is a gathering of individuals who meet at an arranged place and time in order to discuss or engage in some common interest.  The most common conventions are based upon industry, profession, and fandom.  Trade conventions typically focus on a particular industry or industry segment, and feature keynote speakers, vendor displays, and other information and activities of interest to the event organizers and attendees.  Professional conventions focus on issues of concern to the profession and advancements in the profession.  Such conventions are generally organized by societies or communities dedicated to promotion of the topic of interest.  Fan conventions usually feature displays, shows, and sales based on pop culture and guest celebrities.  Science fiction conventions traditionally partake of the nature of both professional conventions and fan conventions, with the balance varying from one to another.  Conventions also exist for various hobbies, such as gaming or model railroads. A stereotype is a generalized idea or image about a particular person or thing that is often oversimplified and offensive.  Stereotypes are victim of prejudice when negative portrayals of a group are untrue of individual members.  Nursing has been stereotyped throughout the history of the profession.  A common misconception is that all nurses are female; this has led to the stereotype of male nurses as effeminate.  These generalized ideas of the nursing profession have formed a skewed image of nurses in the media.  The image of a nurse projected by the media is typically of a young white single female being over-sexualized as well as diminished intellectually; this idea is then portrayed in get-well cards, television shows and novels.  The over-sexualized nurse is commonly referred to as a naughty nurse and is shown as a sex symbol or nymphomaniac. Along with these common stereotypes, studies have identified several other popular images used in media such as handmaiden, angel, torturer, homosexual male, alcoholic, buffoon and woman in white.  Common stereotypes of nursing and portrayal of these misconceptions have fueled a discussion on the effects they have on the profession, harmful or good. The American Institute of Physics (AIP) promotes science, the profession of physics, publishes physics journals, and produces publications for scientific and engineering societies.  The AIP is made up of various member societies.  Its corporate headquarters are at the American Center for Physics in College Park, Maryland, but the institute also has offices in Melville, New York and Beijing. The Physics of Superheroes is a popular science book by physics professor and long-time comic-book fan James Kakalios.  First published in 2005, it explores the basic laws of physics.  Kakalios does not set out to show where the world of superheroes contradicts modern science, granting the heroes one or more "miracle exceptions" from natural law.  Instead, he focuses on examples of comic book scenes that can be used to understand the diverse laws of physics from an unusual angle, such as Gwen Stacy's death and Ant-Man's ability to punch his way out of a paper bag.  Kakalios relates these elements of comic books to principles of physics, such as levers and torque, and in this way covers diverse topics, from mechanics to the quantum world.
Answer: professor