Prof, students not demoralized

I am writing to correct a statement attributed to me in a news story in Physics Today, January 2010, page 18). I would never have said that I and my students “no longer feel ‘demoralized.’” This is wrong on two counts. First, I have always sheltered my students from worrying about grant funding, so they would never have known to feel demoralized. I take pride in the knowledge that for more than two decades I have been able to provide ample funding for my group members so that they can concentrate on learning and research rather than worrying about raising money. Second, what I actually said was that the physical sciences and engineering communities no longer feel demoralized. I personally have not felt demoralized, but I know plenty of scientists who have, and I was attempting to speak on their behalf.