American Physical Society Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/american-physical-society/ An international non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world. Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:48:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 American Physical Society Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/american-physical-society/ 32 32 59910430 Physicist’s Group Writes in Support of Omid Kokabee https://concernedscientists.org/2015/11/physicists-group-writes-in-support-of-omid-kokabee/ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 16:33:35 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=4594 Herbert Berk, chair of the American Physical Society‘s Committee on International Freedom of Scientists, writes an editorial in the Washington Post in support of Omid Kokabee. Berk writes soliciting wider support from the general public and government officials for his release. Omid Kokabee is a gifted graduate student in Physics who is  languishing in an Iranian prison […]

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]]> 4594 31 Nobel Physics Laureates Join Iran Petitions For Kokabee https://concernedscientists.org/2014/10/31-nobel-physics-laureates-join-iran-petitions-for-kokabee/ Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:50:12 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=3800 As a culmination of efforts to obtain the release of Omid Kokabee, the physics graduate student imprisoned in Iran on unsubstantiated charges, at 10:30 AM Tuesday October 28, the Committee of Concerned Scientists, Amnesty International and the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran will deliver thousands of petitions, including the Nobelists’ letter, to the […]

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]]> 3800 Nobel Laureates Call for Release of Iranian Physicist : Nature News Blog https://concernedscientists.org/2014/09/nobel-laureates-call-for-release-of-iranian-physicist-nature-news-blog/ Mon, 29 Sep 2014 14:43:33 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=3637 Eighteen Physics Nobel laureates have signed an open letter addressed to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, calling for the release of Omid Kokabee, a 32-year-old physicist who has spent the last 3 years and 8 months in a Teheran prison. The letter is a joint initiative by Amnesty International; the Committee of Concerned Scientists (CCS), […]

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]]> 3637 CCS Regrets the Death of Andrew Sessler, Advisory Board Member and Strong Supporter https://concernedscientists.org/2014/05/ccs-regrets-the-death-of-andrew-sessler-advisory-board-member-and-strong-supporter/ Thu, 01 May 2014 19:20:15 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=3329 Dr. Andrew Sessler, CCS Advisory Board member and the former director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, passed away on April 1, 2014 after a long illness. “Intensely concerned about human rights, Sessler focused on scientists caught in political situations beyond their control. He wrote letters in support of dissidents in the Soviet Union and other […]

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]]> 3329 Russian Winner of Sakharov Prize Writes Urging President Putin to Help Kokabee https://concernedscientists.org/2014/01/russian-winner-of-sakharov-prize-writes-urging-president-putin-to-help-kokabee/ Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:34:28 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=3092 Boris Altshuler, physicist and chairman of the NGO “Right of the Child”, who won the 2013 Sakharov human rights prize together with Omid Kokabee, addressed a letter to President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation, suggesting that he appeal to Dr. Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran, requesting Omid Kokabee’s release from prison so that the […]

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]]> 3092 CCS Co-sponsors Program on the Human Rights of Scientists in Iran https://concernedscientists.org/2013/10/ccs-co-sponsors-program-on-the-human-rights-of-scientists-in-iran/ Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:04:32 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=2891 CCS is co-sponsoring a program on human rights in Iran with Amnesty International: Iran: Silencing Scientists and Squelching Scholarship Saturday November 16, 2013 3:00 to 5:00 pm Georgetown University ICC Auditorium 37th and O Street NW Washington, DC 20007 Panelists include: Dr. Eugene Chudnovsky, Co-Chair of the Committee of Concerned Scientists and Distinguished Professor of […]

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]]> 2891 Omid Kokabee, Boris Altshuler Win APS Andrei Sakharov Prize https://concernedscientists.org/2013/09/omid-kokabee-boris-altshuler-win-aps-andrei-sakharov-prize-2/ Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:02:11 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=2841 Omid Kokabee, a University of Texas graduate student currently imprisoned in Iran, has been awarded the American Physical Society’s 2014 Andrei Sakharov Prize, which recognizes outstanding leadership and achievements of scientists in upholding human rights. Kokabee will share the honor with Dr. Boris Altshuler of the Russian Federation. The prize carries $10,000 for each winner. […]

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]]> 8482 Omid Kokabee, Boris Altshuler Win APS Andrei Sakharov Prize https://concernedscientists.org/2013/09/omid-kokabee-boris-altshuler-win-aps-andrei-sakharov-prize/ Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:02:11 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=2841 Omid Kokabee, a University of Texas graduate student currently imprisoned in Iran, has been awarded the American Physical Society’s 2014 Andrei Sakharov Prize, which recognizes outstanding leadership and achievements of scientists in upholding human rights. Kokabee will share the honor with Dr. Boris Altshuler of the Russian Federation. The prize carries $10,000 for each winner. […]

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]]> 2841 In Spite of Protests, Peking University Expels Respected Economics Professor https://concernedscientists.org/2013/08/respected-chinese-professor-of-economics-fears-expulsion-for-opinions-from-university/ Fri, 02 Aug 2013 14:32:18 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=2712 In a letter to the President of Peking University Wang Enge, CCS urged cancellation of an upcoming faculty vote to expel University Professor Xia Yeiling for his support of free speech and constitutional government. Xia, a respected authority on economics, is a visiting professor at Stanford, but said that he wants to return to China […]

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