American Physical Society

Not to be confused with the American Physical Society which was absorbed by the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh in 1796.

American Physical Society
AbbreviationAPS
FormationMay 20, 1899; 125 years ago (1899-05-20)
TypeScientific
PurposeTo advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics
Location
Membership
50,000

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.[1] It 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. It is a member society of the American Institute of Physics.[2] Since January 2021, it is led by chief executive officer Jonathan Bagger.[3]

  1. ^ "About APS". American Physical Society. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "AIP member societies". AIP.org. Archived from the original on December 13, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  3. ^ "Departing APS CEO Kate Kirby Looks Back". APS.org. Retrieved October 4, 2021.