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Originally called the Division of Solid State Physics (DSSP), the unit was formed in 1947, the third society division. (The Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics was established in 1943, and the Division of High Polymer Physics was formed in 1944.) In 1978 the DSSP was renamed the Division of Condensed Matter Physics to recognize that disciplines covered in the division included liquids (quantum fluids) as well as solids. Today the DCMP is the largest of all APS divisions.
Condensed Matter Physics concentrates on such topics as superconductivity, semi-conductors, magnetism, complex fluids, and thin films. A broad range of physical problems, both applied and basic, are investigated.
More on the History of Condensed Matter Physics
News & Announcements
C10 2014 IUPAP Young Scientist Prize Nominations
Call for Nominations for DCMP Election
Sabbatical Support Opportunity for Theoretical Physicists
Report on Meso Session at the 2012 March Meeting (from APS News, May 2012).
2012 March meeting: Important DCMP-related dates, events, and other information
C8 2012 IUPAP Young Scientist Prize Nominations
2011 DCMP Nominated APS Fellows
Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics
Upcoming Meetings
Workshop on Nanostructured GrapheneMay 21-24, 2013
Antwerp, Belgium
Soft Solids and Complex Fluids
June 2-6, 2013
Amherst, MA
Easter Island Nanoscience Conference 2013
June 4-8, 2013
Easter Island, Chile
Thermalization from Glasses to Black Holes: A US-India Advanced Studies Institute
June 10-21, 2013
Bangalore, India
The 25th Annual Workshop on Recent Developments in Electronic Structure Theory (ES2013)
June 11-14, 2013
Williamsburg, VA
2013 Liquid Crystal Gordon Conference
June 16-21, 2013
Biddeford, ME
HAXPES 2013 5th International Conference on hard X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
June 17-20, 2013
Uppsala, Sweden
20th International Conference on Electronic Properties of Two-Dimensional Systems (EP2DS-20)
July 1-5, 2013
Wroclaw, Poland
16th International Conference on Modulated Semiconductor Structures (MSS-16)
July 1-5, 2013
Wroclaw, Poland
2013 Joint APS-SCCM / AIRAPT Conference
July 7-12, 2013
Seattle, WA
Photo taken during the DMP/DCMP Reception for Prize Winners and new Fellows. Shown here are many of the DCMP prize winners, new Fellows, and current DCMP officers. Photo taken by Sam Bader, Past Chair of DCMP.
