One of the longest-serving members of the CCS Board, Myriam Sarachik, passed aways on October 7, 2021. Besides Myriam’s work on human rights of scientists, she had a long and distinguished career in physics, see her short bio at https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?last_nm=Sarachik&first_nm=Myriam&year=2020, and her autobiography at ... Continue Reading>>
CCS Board Member, Myriam Sarachik, Profiled in NY Post Article
Dr. Myriam Sarachik, CCS Board Member and New York City College professor and researcher, was profiled in the November 9, 2019 issue of the New York Post. Dr. Sarachik overcame significant odds in a primarily male dominant field, as well as serious family tragedies, to earn her doctorate in Physics and obtain a teaching position at City College. In January Dr. Sarachik will be awarded the 2020 ... Continue Reading>>
Member of the CCS Honorary Board Myriam Sarachik Receives the Highest Prize of the American Physical Society: APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research
2020 APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research Awarded to Myriam P. Sarachik ... Continue Reading>>
A Very Merry Happy 85th Birthday to Our Very Dear Advisory Board Member, Myriam Sarachik
Myriam Sarachik, famous for her pioneering experiments on the Kondo effect, metal-insulator transitions and spin tunneling, turns 85. She has been an invaluable, long-time CCS Board Member devoted to the human rights of scientists. I encourage everybody to read Myriam’s short autobiography: Pushing Boundaries: My Personal and Scientific Journey. Deeply personal, it encompasses great events that ... Continue Reading>>