Schellman tapped to lead international physics commission

C11 is the body concerned with particle and fields. The commission also oversees the major international conferences in the field and sponsors the International Committee on Particle Accelerators and a Young Scientist Prize awarded every two years.

"It is a great honor to serve as Chair of Commission C11 with my colleagues from all six inhabited continents," says Schellman, whose passion for international collaboration, let alone her very existence, stem from scientist parents who met abroad "as the two American chemistry postdocs at the Carlsberg Institute in Copenhagen":

"During my childhood, when my parents were faculty at the University of Oregon, our house was full of fascinating scientific visitors from all over the world. Because of this happy early experience, I’m fully committed to the ideal of international cooperation in science that IUPAP represents."

See outgoing IUPAP President Bruce McKellar’s recent article in Physics Today for a longer explanation of IUPAP and its work in international development and equity. Or check out their website at http://iupap.org.