State of the CNPS: 2016-2017
As we close out the year 2016, the CNPS’ future could not look brighter. Let’s take a look at where have been this year, and where we are going in 2017. 2016 In 2016, the CNPS saw it’s second annual conference as the CNPS held in Maryland, next to The University of Maryland. The attendance was double […]
Continue Reading...CNPS Organization Meeting
CNPS Organization Meeting As announced on the CNPS website and by email, CNPS members were invited to a CNPS Fuze organization meeting on 11/12/16. A quick review of some of the items discussed at that meeting are shown below. A link to a recording of the meeting will be available later. Video Conferences To Restart […]
Continue Reading...CNPS 2016 A Success!
The 2016 Edition of the John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society ended Saturday July 23, 2016 with a resounding success as described by those who attended. Don’t take our word for it, listen to some of the attendees for this year’s event: Over 20 videos from CNPS 2016 can an be found on our YouTube channel on […]
Continue Reading...Passing of Dr. Thomas Phipps
A Genuine Renaissance Man I first contacted Dr. Phipps in 2008 after reading a paper written in 1927 by his father, Dr. Thomas E. Phipps Sr., which measured properties of hydrogen using then-new atomic techniques. I was delighted to learn that Dr. Phipps Jr. was indeed the son of the same, that he had earned […]
Continue Reading...Common Mistakes with Latex and ShareLatex
Now that I have spent over 20 hours editing people’s papers on ShareLatex, I will sum up the most common mistakes being made. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION! Subscripts and Superscripts This is a common one. To include more than one character in a super or subscript, you simply put those characters between curly brackets. This: f_s_u_b should […]
Continue Reading...Passing of Alex Scarborough 2009 Sagnac Award Winner
We are all saddened at another passing of a CNPS member and 2009 Sagnac Award winner, Alex Scarborough. He was one of the first champions of expansion tectonics in our group and was active in other areas including Kepler’s laws and abiotic oil. Expansion tectonics being one of my favorite subjects, I am happy the NPA […]
Continue Reading...Conference T-Shirt, Proceedings Submission Now Closed
Proceedings Closed If you have not submitted your abstract for the proceedings, the deadline has passed. If you are working on your paper, you must be finished by July 1st, 2016. Information can be found at: http://proceedings.naturalphilosophy.org. T-Shirt The CNPS 2016 Conference T-Shirt is now on sale for conference goers! If you are going to […]
Continue Reading...CNPS Registration Officially Open!
Registration and Payments Officially Open! The CNPS 2016 registration is now open online! You can register and pay online by logging into the CNPS website, then going to the CNPS 2016 event page. Once you are there, you will see items in yellow for registration and payment. Please fill out BOTH forms. The payment form will lead […]
Continue Reading...2016 CNPS Conference and Proceedings
CNPS 2016 Everyone, we are almost ready to open official registration for the 2016 CNPS conference. This year’s conference and proceedings has more than double the number from CNPS 2015. Proceedings Abstracts deadlines are May 31. If you want to include your paper or papers in the 2016 Proceedings, you must get them in by […]
Continue Reading...CNPS 2016 and Beyond
The John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society is now in full swing. After a long and sometimes painful journey for 95% of the NPA membership, we have successfully righted the ship, corrected some problems, and are now sailing full-steam ahead. This journey was made possible by several heroic CNPS members including Duncan Shaw, Lou Lalafollette, Nick […]
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