Alessandra Buonanno (Physics and JSI) has been named 2013 Outstanding Referees by the American Physical Society. Initiated in 2008, the program expresses appreciation for the essential work that anonymous peer reviewers do for their journals. Each year about 150 of APS’ 48,000 active referees are selected and honored with the Outstanding Referee designation. To date, 23 UMD faculty members have been named Outstanding Referees. A full listing and further details on the program are available here: http://publish.aps.org/OutstandingReferees.