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APS Government Affairs (GA) 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.

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Reports & Studies

POPA Reports
The APS Panel on Public Affairs initiates in-depth studies on topics ranging from energy and environment to national security issues.

APS Studies
APS has undertaken a number of studies of timely technical issues as part of its role to serve emerging public needs.

APS Statements

APS Statements are public policy statements that undergo a meticulous process of draft and review, including receiving comments from APS members, before being voted on by APS Council at one of its semiannual meetings.

Board Statements

Current Board Statements
Archived Board Statements

Five Sigma Physicists

APS members lauded for outstanding advocacy.

Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction

With the support of the American Physical Society, the Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction has been launched. Our goal is to reach out to physicists in the United States and mobilize those interested in engaging on the nuclear threat and opportunities for its reduction.

Science Policy News

APS a Leading Voice in Calling for Reforms to China Initiative
APS was a leading voice in calling for reforms to the initiative—holding community events to highlight the policy’s negative impacts.

APS Files Amicus Brief in Support of Chinese American Scientist Xiaoxing Xi
The American Physical Society (APS) and four other scientific organizations have formally pledged their support of a lawsuit to reinstate charges by physics professor Xiaoxing Xi to hold the US government accountable for his wrongful arrest and prosecution in 2015.