Council of Representatives
The Council of Representatives brings expertise and leadership to APS's activities on science, membership, and policy.
The Council focuses on all matters of science and membership, including science policy. Responsibilities of the Council, which are subject to the ultimate oversight and direction of the Board, include:
- Establishment and oversight of APS publications.
- Approval of APS's policy statements and science strategy.
- Election of nine Councilors to the Board.
- Election of the Speaker of the Council.
- Scientific meetings and conferences.
- Admission of members and election of Fellows and the standards and requirements for membership and Fellowship.
- All prizes and awards, and other APS honors.
- Final approval of any amendment to the Constitution and Bylaws.
- Any other responsibilities that relate to APS's scientific mission and that are referred to the Council by the Board, or that are raised by the Council on its own motion or in response to requests by Councilors or members.
Council of Representatives 2024
- Young-Kee Kim, President(Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024)University of Chicago
- John M. Doyle, President-Elect(Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024)Harvard University
- John Marston, Vice President(Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024)Brown University
- Robert Rosner, Past President(Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024)University of Chicago
- David G. Seiler, Treasurer(Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2024)National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Peter Schiffer, Speaker of the Council(Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024)Princeton University
- William Barletta, Speaker-Elect of the Council(Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024)Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Robert McKeown, Past Speaker of the Council(Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024)Jefferson Lab/Jefferson Science Associates
- David Weiss, DAMOP Councilor, Assigned Councilor for GPMFC(Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2026)Pennsylvania State University
- Nadia Fomin, SESAPS Councilor, Assigned Councilor for 4CS, FWS, MAS, & EGLS(Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2024)University of Tennessee
- Kristan Corwin, DLS Councilor(Apr 19, 2023 – Dec 31, 2026)National Institute of Standards and Technology Boulder
- Kenneth Brown, DQI Councilor(Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2025)Duke University
- Manuela Campanelli, DGRAV Councilor(Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2024)Rochester Institute of Technology
- Xuan Chen, FECS Councilor(Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2025)Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education
- Howard Stone, DFD Councilor, Assigned Councilor for GPC(Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2026)Princeton University
- Bruce Carlsten, DPB Councilor(Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2026)Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
- Michael Brown, DPP Councilor, Assigned Councilor for GPAP(Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2026)Swarthmore College
- Kenneth Podolak, NYSS Councilor, Assigned Councilor for NWS, PSAPS, TSAPS, NES(Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2026)SUNY Plattsburgh
- Amy Liu, DCOMP Councilor(Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2027)Georgetown University
- Sophie Parsons, FGSA Councilor(May 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2027)University of California, San Diego
- James Adams, FIAP Councilor(Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2027)National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Beverly Hartline, FPS Councilor, Assigned Councilor for FDI(Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2027)Montana Technological University
- Peter Olmsted, DSOFT Councilor(Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2027)Georgetown University
- John Wilkerson, DNP Councilor(Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2025)University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Daniel Fisher, DBIO Councilor, Assigned Councilor for GSNP & GMED(Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2024)Stanford University
- Tanja Cuk, DCP Councilor, Assigned Councilor for GERA(Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2024)University of Colorado, Boulder
- Brian Fields, DAP Councilor(Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2025)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Laurie McNeil, FED Councilor, Assigned Councilor for FOEP & GPER(Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2024)University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Robert Bernstein, DPF Councilor, Assigned Councilor for GHP(Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2025)Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)
- Dragana Popovic, DCMP Councilor, Assigned Councilor for GSCCM(Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2027)Florida State University
- Karen Winey, DPOLY Councilor(Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2024)University of Pennsylvania
- Catherine Westfall, FHPP Councilor(Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2025)Michigan State University
- Nai-Chang Yeh, General Councilor(Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2026)Caltech
- Kandice Tanner, General Councilor(Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2025)National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Gabriela Gonzalez, General Councilor(Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2024)Louisiana State University
- Laura Cadonati, General Councilor(Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2027)Georgia Institute of Technology
- Xun-Li Wang, International Councilor(Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2026)City Univ of Hong Kong
- Omololu Akin-Ojo, International Councilor(Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2025)ICTP-East African Institute for Fundamental Research
- Karen Hallberg, International Councilor(Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2024)Inst Balseiro
- Luisa Cifarelli, International Councilor(Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2027)University of Bologna
- Don Lamb, Chair, POPA(Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024)University of Chicago
- Karen Daniels, Chair, Nominating Committee(Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024)North Carolina State University
- Jonathan Bagger, Chief Executive Officer(Jan 1, 2021)American Physical Society (APS)
- Randall Kamien, Editor in Chief(Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2025)University of Pennsylvania
- Jeanette Russo, Corporate Secretary(Jan 1, 2019)American Physical Society (APS)
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