James
Stith
Vice President, Physics Resources
American Institute of Physics
College Park, MD
Workshop
Panelist : Ethics in Physics III—Our Collective Role
in Achieving Diversity
Biographical
Sketch
James
H. Stith is the Vice President, Physics Resources Center for
the American Institute of Physics. He directs a broad portfolio
of programs and services that includes 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.
His Doctorate in physics was earned from The Pennsylvania
State University, and his Masters and Bachelors in physics
were received from Virginia 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 formerly a Professor of Physics at The Ohio State
University and also 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 the American Association of Physics
Teachers, past president of the National Society of Black
Physicists, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement
of Science, a Fellow of the American Physical Society, a Chartered
Fellow of the National Society of Black Physicists, and a
member of the Ohio Academy of Science. 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.
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