American Physical Society

The American Physical Society (APS) is a not-for-profit membership organization of professionals in physics and related disciplines, comprising nearly fifty divisions, sections, and other units. Its mission is the advancement and diffusion of knowledge of physics. The society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the prestigious Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than twenty science meetings each year. APS is a member society of the American Institute of Physics. Since January 2021 the organization has been led by chief executive officer Jonathan Bagger.

American Physical Society
AbbreviationAPS
FormationMay 20, 1899 (1899-05-20)
TypeScientific
PurposeTo advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics
Location
  • American Center for Physics
    College Park, Maryland, United States
Membership
50,000
Websitewww.aps.org
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