Physics resources for North America
Explore resources in support of the physics community across North America.
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 North America.
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
This forum gathers global experts to explore sustainable development and raise awareness for the International Decade of Science. Discuss strategies to engage youth, the public, the industry, and the scientific community in tackling future challenges.
Following the Dec. 15, 2023, UNESCO event at CERN, our forum explored strategies for the International Decade of Science for Sustainable Development. Watch Barbora Bruant Gulejova’s intro and discover how to engage all sectors effectively.
Explore how advanced MRI reveals myelination and tissue pathology! Learn how multi-component analysis and inverse problems boost our understanding of CNS disorders and cartilage mapping. Dive into cutting-edge biomedical imaging today!
"Navigating the Complexity of the Peace-Sustainability-Climate Security Nexus," with Prof. Bernard Amadei. Explore the intricate connections and solutions at the intersection of peace, sustainability, and climate security.
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
NSF lags in grant awards and Trump again proposes deep cuts to science
The latest science policy news.
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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Stories of how APS members are advancing physics and making an impact around the world.