Canadian Association of Physicists

Canadian Association of Physicists
Association canadienne des physiciens et physiciennes
AbbreviationCAP / ACP
Formation1945
TypeProfessional association
PurposeScientific outreach
HeadquartersRenfrew, Ontario, Canada
Region served
Canada
Membership
~1,600
Official language
English, French
President
Barbara Frisken (Simon Fraser University)[1]
Websitehttp://www.cap.ca

Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP), or in French Association canadienne des physiciens et physiciennes (ACP) is a Canadian professional society that focuses on creating awareness among Canadians and Canadian legislators of physics issues, sponsoring physics related events, physics outreach, and publishes Physics in Canada.[2] It was founded in July 1945.[3] The organization has over 1,600 members[4] and is bilingual, functioning in English and French.

  1. ^ "Board of Directors".
  2. ^ "What CAP Does". Canadian Association of Physicists. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
  3. ^ "Home". Canadian Association of Physicists. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  4. ^ Donald D. Betts (2000). "A Brief History of the Canadian Association of Physicists / L'Association canadienne des physiciens et physiciennes" (PDF). Physics in Canada. 56 (2): 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-18. Retrieved 2009-06-06.