Inside APS Public Affairs
Mission Statement
The APS Office of Public Affairs (OPA) was established to facilitate communication between physicists, the public, and government on scientific issues of concern to APS members and to the nation as a whole.
The OPA, located in Washington, D.C., coordinates the interaction between APS in the federal government, directs the efforts of the Physics in Government Network our national group of grassroots scientist-activists and sponsors Congressional and Media Fellowships.
OPA activities are overseen by two APS standing committees: the Panel on Public Affairs (POPA), which addresses public policy issues that have a technical dimension of interest to physicists; and the Physics Policy Committee (PPC), which focuses on those issues that affect the resources available to physics and the health of the institutions in which physics is practiced.
Within the framework of this activity, APS has for many years carried out studies on issues of national importance on which members of the Society have specific technical knowledge. Examples include:
- Hydrogen Initiative
- Modern Pit Facility
- Power Line Fields and Public Health
Contact Information
American Physical Society Office of Public Affairs
529 14th Street, NW Suite 1050
Washington, DC 20045
Phone: (202) 662-8700
Fax: (202) 662-8711
E-mail: opa@aps.org
OPA Staff
| Michael Lubell, Director of Public Affairs Phone: (202)662-8700 E-mail: lubell@aps.org |  |
| Francis Slakey, Associate Director of Public Affairs Phone: (202)662-8700 E-mail: slakey@aps.org |  |
| Tawanda W. Johnson, Press Secretary Phone: (202) 662-8702 E-mail: tjohnson@aps.org |  |
| Brian Mosley, Legislative Correspondant Phone: (202) 662-8700 E-mail: mosley@aps.org |  |
| Jeanette Russo, Office Manager Phone: (202)662-8700 E-mail: russo@aps.org |  |
| Don Engel, Senior Science Policy Fellow Phone: (202) 662-8714 E-mail: engel@aps.org |
