Page 1: Table of Contents Part 1 Pages 2-3 A Letter From The Chair Pages 4-5 Smith Lecture: The Plastics Electronics Revolution Pages 6-7 Department Of Physics Distinguished Alumni Award The McMaster Rotary Engine Part 2 Pages 8-9 Robert Perry Recognised for Distinguised Service Four Department of Physics Faculty Named APS Fellows John Whitcomb Wins Distinguished Staff Award Arthur Epstein Named Distinguished Lecturer Pages 10-11 Philip Wigen Named “IEEE Magnetics Society Distinguished Lecturer” and “Retired”? E. Leonard Jossem Honored with Distinguished Service Award Bunny Clark honored as Commencement Speaker Clark receives Maxwell and Fowler Awards Pages 12-13 Frank C. De Lucia wins William F. Meggers Award of the Optical Society of America The Status of Women and Minorities in Physics John Wilkins Elected to Leadership in APS Division of Condensed Matter Richard Boyd and Leonard Brillson Selected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Part 3 Pages 14-15 Patent: Light-up Polymers Change Color Steigman Shines Light on Dark Matter Ohio State Boasts Experts in Growing Field Pages 16-17 2000-2001 Undergraduate Student Awards Society of Physics Students Academic Achievement Scholarship Winner, 2001-2002 Physics 2001 Academic Achievement Awards Science Calendar offered by College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences Pages 18-19 Alternative Spring Break Breakfast of Science Champions Physics Open House Part 4 Pages 20-21 Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Physics Research Building Excerpts from speeches: Seminar Room to Carry on Tradition Pages 22-23 Welcome New Faculty Page 24 New Building circa 1945