Warren Hein to take charge of AAPT

Warren Hein will become AAPT’s 11th Executive Officer on September 1, 2008. He will be returning to AAPT from NSF where he has been on leave for the past year serving as a Program Officer in the Division of Undergraduate Education. Hein spent ten years as the AAPT’s Associate Executive Officer, before accepting his current appointment at NSF.

As Associate Executive Officer, Warren oversaw management, budgeting and funding in the national office. He worked with members, officers, staff and leaders of sister societies to foster the dissemination of physics knowledge, particularly through teaching.

Hein also oversaw grants, interfaced with AAPT committees and state and regional sections, and advised the Executive Officer.

Warren received his B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1966 and his Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics from Iowa State University in 1970. Prior to joining the AAPT in 1997, Warren taught physics at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota, from 1970-1979, and South Dakota State University from 1979-1997. He also served as Department Head from 1985-1997. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).