APS fellows are recognized for original research, for significant and innovative contributions in the application of physics to science and technology or for significant contributions to the teaching of physics.
Carlson, a theoretical physicist in Medium Energy Physics (T-5), was recognized for developing novel algorithms and applying them to calculations of the structure and response of nuclei of lighter elements such as helium and lithium.
The computationally intensive work has applications in electron scattering and other low-energy reactions including those that produce solar neutrinos.
Hammel, of Condensed Matter and Thermal Physics (MST-10), was cited by the APS for his use of nuclear magnetic resonance to study properties of high-temperature superconducting materials at the atomic level. The research revealed the importance of magnetism in materials that become superconducting.
Hammel is a condensed matter physicist who joined the Laboratory in 1986 as a J. Robert Oppenheimer Fellow. Carlson also came to the Lab as an Oppenheimer Fellow in 1986.
The APS recognized McGaughey, of Subatomic Physics (P-25), for his contributions to a number of experiments involving subatomic particles.
McGaughey, who has been at the Laboratory for 16 years, was cited for organizing an experiment at Fermilab to measure anti-quarks in atomic nuclei, for helping develop the conceptual design of a particle detector at Brookhaven National Laboratory's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider and for contributing to the understanding of particles containing charm quarks.
Robinson, of the Manuel Lujan Jr. Neutron Scattering Center (LANSCE-12), was recognized for pioneering the use of pulsed spallation neutron sources to determine the complex magnetic structure of materials such as uranium intermetallic compounds.
Robinson, who joined the Laboratory as a postdoctoral fellow in 1982 and became a technical staff member in 1985, is also principal investigator for a project to build a unique high-field, high-repetition-rate pulsed magnet at LANSCE in conjunction with the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.
Rose, a theoretical physicist in Complex Systems (T-13), was cited by the society for his seminal contributions to linear and nonlinear theory of instabilities that occur when coherent laser beams interact with plasma.
The instabilities degrade the coherence of laser beams, adversely affecting the ability to control them, and Rose's work is aimed at helping to control these effects.
APS fellows are elected after competitive review and recommendation by a fellowship committee in a particular field, additional review by the Fellowship Committee and final approval by the full APS Council. Each year, no more than one-half of 1 percent of the current members are recognized by their peers for election as fellows.
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