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Simon C. Capstick, Florida State University: theoretical papersconcerning hadronic physics and QCD.

Richard F. Casten, Yale University: experimental papersconcerning nuclear structure and spectroscopy, includinghigh-spin physics and nuclei far from stability.

Bradley W. Filippone, California Institute of Technology:experimental papers concerning high-energy electron scattering,hadronic structure, relativistic nuclear collisions, andweak-interaction physics.

William R. Gibbs, New Mexico State University: theoreticalpapers concerning nuclear reactions, including electron, meson,and nucleon scattering, fusion, fission, and production ofsuperheavy nuclei.

Joseph I. Kapusta, University of Minnesota: theoretical papersconcerning intermediate-energy and high-energy nuclear collisions, hot or dense nuclear matter including neutron star matter, and quark-gluon plasma.

D. John Millener, Brookhaven National Laboratory: theoreticalpapers concerning nuclear structure and spectroscopy, includinghigh-spin physics, nuclei far from stability, and hypernuclei.

Christopher Wesselborg, American Physical Society: papersconcerning nuclear astrophysics including nucleosynthesisand explosive stellar environments.

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