Honors & Awards
Arthur Bienenstock
ARTHUR BIENENSTOCK, vice provost and dean of research and graduate policy, has been elected vice president of the American Physical Society for 2006. Per the organization's succession system, he will become president elect in 2007, president in 2008 and immediate past president in 2009. A professor in the departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Applied Physics and at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL), Bienenstock served as director of SSRL from 1978 to 1997 and associate director of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center from 1992 to 1997. As a senior science adviser to President Clinton from 1997 to 2001, he was a strong advocate for federal research funding and provided guidance on complex scientific and policy issues. In his APS leadership roles, he plans to focus on issues including federal funding for research in the physical sciences and engineering (with some emphasis on energy research) and the maintenance of openness in research during a security-conscious era.
