The Francis G. Slack Award was created by the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society (SESAPS) to honor Excellence in Service to Physics in the Southeast. Prof. Eric Weeks was announced as this year’s Slack Award winner with the citation: “For demonstrated excellence in service to the physics community of the Southeast through his success in organizing the Southeast Soft Matter community, and co-founding the Southeast Meeting on Soft Matter. Dr. Weeks has brought increased recognition to Physics in the Atlanta area, establishing a flourishing culture of research and collaboration. In addition to founding and running the Science Education Research Journal Club at Emory for ten years, under his stewardship, the Emory research portfolio increased more than two-fold.”
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