Physics Resources for East Asia
Explore resources in support of the physics community across East Asia
As part of our efforts to serve as a welcoming hub for the global physics community, APS provides resources to deepen international engagement among physicists worldwide. Learn more about APS programs, events, publications, and networks offered to physicists in East Asia.
Any statistics listed on this page are representative of APS Members in China, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Hong Kong (SAR - China), Japan, Macau, Mongolia, and the Republic of Korea.
Price accessibility
We provide pricing for our meetings, journals, and memberships to ensure financial concerns are never a barrier to participation, allowing more physicists to connect with their peers around the world.
APS offers accessible pricing to remove barriers to attendance for scientists in lower-income countries.
Researchers at thousands of institutions can get free or reduced-cost access to read and publish in APS journals.
Explore APS membership opportunities and benefits for physicists outside the United States.
APS and other professional physics organizations around the world maintain agreements to share membership privileges.
Upcoming events and webinars
The APS Global Physics Summit creates connections at every scale by uniting 14,000 scientists across all disciplines of physics.
APS Global Physics Summit 2028 is taking place on March 12 - 17, 2028 in Chicago, IL.
Watch recent webinars
Accelerator Driven Systems (ADS) could revolutionize nuclear waste management by transmuting highly radioactive waste. This talk explores ADS technology and its role in global decarbonization efforts.
Concerns over research espionage by China are leading to hundreds of investigations into US researchers, nearly all of them of Chinese national origin.
A panel of speakers describe their journey from moving to the US and how they navigate cultural differences in the US.
Federal scrutiny of scientific collaboration with China increased, resulting in more demands for disclosure and arrests, especially under the Trump administration's China Initiative. APS aims to address resulting challenges collaboratively.
Newsletters
Updates on worldwide scientific cooperation from the APS member community.
Travel resources
APS provides general visa and related information for physicists traveling internationally to attend scientific meetings and other events.
APS fosters international collaborations and research sharing across the global physics community.
Students outside the United States are invited to apply for travel awards sponsored by the APS Forum on Graduate Student Affairs.
Promoting international research collaborations between physicists
News and updates
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Narges Mohammadi, physicist and activist, has fought for human rights for decades.
Science Policy Highlights
Funding disclosure for researchers, the UN climate conference, and more.
The World is Coming for US Science Talent
Science’s best and brightest must jump through hoops to study and work in the United States. Without common-sense immigration reform, they will look elsewhere — and the US will lose out.
Ways to get involved
FIP is an APS unit focused on advancing physics by fostering cooperation and communication among physicists of all countries.
Student ambassadors serve as a voice for physics by building inclusive communities at colleges and universities around the world.
A worldwide community of teachers, researchers, and professional societies working to inspire more students to pursue physics in college.
Share your expertise, mentor future physicists, and help shape science policy through APS volunteer opportunities.
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