Nominations are active for three years. The prize shall be for outstanding contributions to the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of properties of highly ionized gases of natural or laboratory origin. The prize shall ordinarily be awarded to one person but a prize may be shared when all the recipients have contributed to the same accomplishments. Nominations are active for three years. The American Physical Society and the American Institute of Physics are currently accepting applications for their 1999-2000 Congressional Science Fellowship Programs.
Fellows serve one year on the staff of a senator, representative or congressional committee.
They are afforded an opportunity to learn the legislative process and explore science policy issues from the lawmaker's perspective. In turn, Fellows may lend scientific and technical expertise to public policy issues. Qualifications include a PhD or equivalent in physics or a closely related field, a strong interest in science and technology policy, and, ideally, some experience in applying scientific knowledge toward the solution of societal problems. Fellows are required to be U.S. citizens and, for the AIP Fellowship, members of one or more of the AIP Member Societies at time of application. Term of Appointment for both fellowships is one year, beginning in September of 1999, with participation in a two-week orientation in Washington, organized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.