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Prestige Asymmetry in American Physics: Aspirations, Applications, and the Purloined Letter Effect (2017)
Journal Article
Martin, J. D. (2017). Prestige Asymmetry in American Physics: Aspirations, Applications, and the Purloined Letter Effect. Science in Context, 30(4), 475-506. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0269889717000242

Why do similar scientific enterprises garner unequal public approbation? High energy physics attracted considerable attention in the late-twentieth-century United States, whereas condensed matter physics – which occupied the greater proportion of US... Read More about Prestige Asymmetry in American Physics: Aspirations, Applications, and the Purloined Letter Effect.

Perceived Conflict of Interest in Health Science Partnerships (2017)
Journal Article
Besley, J. C., McCright, A. M., Zahry, N. R., Elliott, K. C., Kaminski, N. E., & Martin, J. D. (2017). Perceived Conflict of Interest in Health Science Partnerships. PLoS ONE, 12(4), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175643

University scientists conducting research on topics of potential health concern often want to partner with a range of actors, including government entities, non-governmental organizations, and private enterprises. Such partnerships can provide access... Read More about Perceived Conflict of Interest in Health Science Partnerships.

Resource Letter HCMP-1: History of Condensed Matter Physics (2017)
Journal Article
Martin, J. D. (2017). Resource Letter HCMP-1: History of Condensed Matter Physics. American Journal of Physics, 85(2), 87-97. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4967844

This Resource Letter provides a guide to the literature on the history of condensed matter physics, including discussions of the development of the field and strategies for approaching its complicated historical trajectory. Following the presentation... Read More about Resource Letter HCMP-1: History of Condensed Matter Physics.