APS General Election

Let the Voting Begin!
It's time to choose your 2012 officers. All members who joined APS before April 28 may vote. Voting is open until June 29, 2012.
Candidate Biographies
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APS Turns 113

History of American Physical Society
On May 20, 1899, 36 physicists gathered at Columbia University to start a society "to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics." Through journals, meetings, and a wide variety of programs, APS continues to do exactly that.
  History of APS Physics

Unveiling the Strategic Plan

Soliciting Member Input
APS welcomes members' comments on the newly released stratetic plan for 2013-2017. We are particularly interested in ideas for implementation.
Read the Strategic Plan
APS Unveils Five-year Strategic Plan

APS Journals Move Up

Groundbreaking Celebration
The APS editorial offices on Long Island, New York, need more space. The new offices will hold to the existing "office footprint" since we are building up rather than out.

Local dignitaries attended the groundbreaking as the new construction got underway. Left to right: Sam Aronson, Director of Brookhaven National Laboratory; Mitch Pally of the Weber Law Group, our guides through the land use and permit process; Mark Beacon, APS Director of Facilities; Mark Lesko, Brookhaven Town Supervisor; and, Gene Sprouse, APS Editor in Chief.