American Physical Society
Book and Periodical Publishing
College Park, MD 62,989 followers
Working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics.
About us
The American Physical Society (APS Physics) is a non-profit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy and international activities. APS represents more than 53,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories and industry in the United States and throughout the world. Society offices are located in College Park, MD (Headquarters), Ridge, NY, and Washington, DC.
- Website
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http://www.aps.org
External link for American Physical Society
- Industry
- Book and Periodical Publishing
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- College Park, MD
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1899
- Specialties
- Premiere publisher of physics journals, Oversees technical studies of timely and critical issues, Advocates for pro-science policies and legislation, Recognizes and promotes diversity and excellence in physics, and Advances physics and science education
Locations
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Primary
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740, US
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Office of Public Affairs
529 14th Street, NW Suite 1050
Washington, DC 20045, US
Employees at American Physical Society
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Arthur Smith
Lead Data Analyst at American Physical Society
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Chris Moe
Experienced Marketing Executive
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Rachel Burley
Chief Publications Officer, American Physical Society | Research Publishing Expert | Product and Service Innovator | Business Transformation Leader |…
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Charles Hammer
Product Strategy | Product Management | Artificial Intelligence
Updates
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The White House issued new security rules for federally-funded research. These rules require institutions receiving $50 million or more per year in federal R&D funding to have enhanced security measures in areas like cybersecurity, foreign travel, and export control within 18 months. Read about what prompted these new requirements in APS News, courtesy of FYI: Science Policy News: https://go.aps.org/4e1VN8C.
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The results of our 2024 general election are in! Get to know the newly elected leaders, whose terms begin on Jan. 1: http://go.aps.org/election. Thank you to all of the candidates and to those who voted.
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#OTD in 1989, humanity glimpsed #Neptune up close thanks to NASA Voyager 2, the first and only spacecraft to probe the Solar System’s mysterious ice giants. 🪐 Read more in APS News: https://go.aps.org/4ciJwfm
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Have you met Philip "Flip" Tanedo yet? 👋 Philip spends his days researching dark matter at the University of California, Riverside. Thinking about his time as a physics student, Philip said: "I was a first generation college student who was often the 'brownest one in the room'.'" Thankfully, he had many mentors help him through those early years. Philip is now paying it forward by mentoring students from historically underrepresented communities as part of our National Mentoring Community. If you had a similar experience and want to help students see themselves in the physics community, sign up to be a mentor by Sept. 3: https://go.aps.org/3SOgX1M
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A new study published in Physical Review Letters demonstrates how to create ultrasensitive torsion pendulums using silk nanofibers. These new pendulums can achieve optical torque sensitivities of up to a few hundred zepto-Newton-meters and provide results within tens of seconds. The authors suggest that this approach could help inform efforts to reach yocto-Newton-meter sensitivity, which would be a game-changer for research in microbiology and nanoengineering. Learn more: https://go.aps.org/4dUrY9F
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A new study published in Physical Review Research shows that bowhead whales can synchronize their diving and surfacing patterns — even when they’re up to 100 kilometers apart. Using data from 12 bowhead whales off the coast of Greenland, the authors found that these animals dive together in the afternoon and come up to the surface together at night, supporting the idea that whales use long-distance communication to stay in sync. Read the paper: https://go.aps.org/3YNrZbh
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This #MakeAWillMonth, consider adding APS to your estate plan. Your bequest will help us support researchers at all career stages, promote scientific discovery, and shape the future of #physics. Get started: https://go.aps.org/4dts9Ji
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Ever wondered why you can hear and see mosquitos, but usually can’t feel them when they bite? It turns out, female mosquitoes have a complex mouth part, called a proboscis, that helps them pierce human skin using only a tiny amount of force. It has a small bundle of long, tapering, and feeding stylets that are collectively called the fascicle and a large, scaly outer lower lip called the labium. During feeding, only the fascicle penetrates into the skin while the labium buckles back to remain on the surface. Anyone else feel itchy? Read about this impressive but slightly horrifying discovery: https://go.aps.org/2UmKCnz #WorldMosquitoDay
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Say hello to Jami Valentine Miller, one of our National Mentoring Community mentors! 👋 Jami examines semiconductor patent applications for phase-change memory, nanoscale, memory, and spintronic devices at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. She is also the first African American woman to graduate with a doctorate degree in #physics from Johns Hopkins University. We're recruiting more #mentors like Jami to support students from historically underrepresented communities. If you want to make a difference in a student's life, sign up by Sept. 3: https://go.aps.org/3SHC8lW