Physics and Engineering.

Participation of Engineers in the Division has been consistently low. Sustained efforts by the current and past officers will continue towards increasing the membership of Engineers in the Division.

Faculty participation has been declining over the past few years. Efforts will be made to involve junior faculty members.

Dr. S. Kant Vajpayee, Professor, University of Southern Mississippi, has been elected as the President of the Physics and Engineering Division for the year 2000-2001. He has been requested by the members to select an enthusiastic junior faculty member as the Vice Chair of the Division.

Dr. Amin Haque and Dr. T. M. Parchure have been successful last year in obtaining a grant of $500 from the U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg. Dr. Parchure is continuing efforts in obtaining another $500 from WES. The grant will be used for giving awards to students making excellent presentations at the Annual Meeting.

It has been decided that three Cash Awards will be given to students each year. These will be $100, $50 and $25 in the order of merit. Since balance money will be available from the existing grant; the awards can be given on time each year. The present and past officers will continue their efforts in obtaining additional grants each year from other sources.

It is decided to search for at least one student representative from the University of Mississippi, Mississippi State University, and the University of Southern Mississippi who will serve as the points of contact for information dissemination and encouraging student participation.