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American Physical Society

American Physical Society
AbbreviationAPS
FormationMay 20, 1899 (1899-05-20)
TypeScientific society
Legal status501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
PurposeTo advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics
Location
Membership50,000
Young-Kee Kim [1]
Key people
Jonathan A. Bagger (CEO) [2]
Websitewww.aps.org

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.[3] 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.[4] Since January 2021, it is led by chief executive officer Jonathan Bagger.[5]

  1. ^ "Young-Kee Kim". December 5, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Departing APS CEO Kate Kirby Looks Back". December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "About APS". American Physical Society. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "AIP member societies". AIP.org. Archived from the original on December 13, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  5. ^ "Departing APS CEO Kate Kirby Looks Back". APS.org. Retrieved October 4, 2021.

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