Established in 1936, the Oersted Medal recognizes those who have had an outstanding, widespread, and lasting impact on the teaching of physics.
The 2013 Oersted Medal is presented to Edward Frederick (Joe) Redish for his extensive and significant contributions to the teaching of physics over several decades.
Joe earned his B.S. from Princeton University. He joined the University of Maryland physics department as a Center for Theoretical Physics Fellow in 1968 after receiving his Ph.D. in theoretical nuclear physics from MIT. He became Assistant Professor in 1970, Associate Professor in 1974, and Professor in 1979.
In the 1980s, he collaborated with AAPT Executive Officer, Jack Wilson, and other colleagues on projects using computers in education. The first was the Maryland University Project in Physics and Educational Technology (M.U.P.P.E.T.), to demonstrate the value of including newly available personal computers in instruction. M.U.P.P.E.T. was a major influence on the CUPS project, which...
