Research Made Freely Available

Supporting the Peer Review Process

Scientific societies play an important role as low-cost publishers. Although APS does not support the Research Works Act, we know that peer review process expenses are not negligible and need support.
 APS Letter to Editor: New York Times

APS Membership Record High

Enrolled Members Tops 50,000

The official APS membership count has set a new all-time enrollment record, reaching a total of 50,055 as of January 2012, an increase over 2011 of about 3.7 percent.
 APS Membership Soars Above 50,000

Grants to Widen Horizons

Brazil and India Exchange Programs
Application Deadline: March 30, 2012

Like to study overseas but can't afford it?  Be a part of the APS and the Sociedade Braileira de Física (SBF) exchange of physics graduate students and professors program, or the physicists and physics graduate students exchange between India and the U.S., sponsored by Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) and administered by APS.
Brazil-U.S. Exchange Program
India-U.S. Travel Program

APS - NASA Outreach Partnership

Igniting Interest in STEM Topics from Space

NASA and APS have begun a partnership to share videos from the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit, currently on the orbiting outpost as a member of the Expedition 30 crew, will use everyday objects from Earth to demonstrate physics through "Science off the Sphere" presentations on the APS outreach website, PhysicsCentral.

Science off the Sphere Episode #1 
Astronaut Don Pettit Shares Passion for Science from Space