. ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Im es ▁was ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁th ir teen ▁most ▁gift ed ▁Black ▁Americans . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁Im es ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁he ▁conducted ▁research ▁as ▁a ▁scholar ▁in ▁magnetic ▁materials ▁at ▁the ▁Physics ▁Department ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁University . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁M embers hips ▁& ▁hon ors ▁S igma ▁X i ▁National ▁Honor ▁Society ; ▁The ▁American ▁Phys ical ▁Society ; ▁The ▁American ▁Society ▁for ▁Test ing ▁Material s ; ▁and ▁The ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁Elect rical ▁Engine ers . ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁El mer ▁S . ▁Im es ▁Sch olar ship ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁his ▁name ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Society ▁of ▁Black ▁Phys ic ists . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Gary ▁D . ▁Kr ent z , ▁" Phys ics ▁at ▁Michigan : ▁from ▁Class ical ▁Physics ▁to ▁N uc lear ▁Research : ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁- ▁ 1 9 3 8 ", ▁L SA ▁Magazine ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁Michigan ) ▁ 1 2 ▁( F all ▁ 1 9 8 8 ), ▁pp .   1 0 – 1 6 . ▁Julia ▁B . ▁Morgan , ▁" S on ▁of ▁a ▁S lave ," ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁Magazine , ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁pp .   2 0 – 2 6 . ▁The ▁Neg ro ▁in ▁Science , ▁Julius ▁Taylor ,