Africa & APS

Reciprocal Society Membership Agreements in Africa

APS signs agreements with other physical societies to exchange certain member benefits. Learn more

• South African Institute of Physics
• Société Tunisienne de Physique

Meetings & Events

As taken from the APS Meetings Calendar. To have your meeting added to the APS Meetings Calendar, please email meetings@aps.org.

67th Annual Conference of the South African Institute of Physics (SAIP2023)
3 - 7 July 2023
University of Zululand Richards Bay Campus, South Africa

3rd African Conference of Fundamental and Applied Physics (ACP2023)
25 - 29 September 2023
Nelson Mandela University at George Campus, George, South Africa

5th International Conference on Optics, Photonics and Their Applications (ICOPA’5)
26-28 November 2023
USTHB, Algiers, Algeria

APS March Meeting 2024
March 3-8, 2024
Minneapolis, MN

APS April Meeting 2024
April 3-6, 2024
Sacramento, CA

Access presentations and technical programs for past APS Meetings through the Meeting Archive and Meeting Presentations webpages.

Published by APS

Physical Review Journals

• Since 1980, over 1,437 articles by authors in Africa have been published in the APS Physical Review Journals.
• Over 73 articles published Physical Review Journals in 2022 were from authors in Africa.

African Physics Newsletter
Produced by and for African Physicists, APS publishes the African Physics Newsletter to facilitate communication among physicists across Africa and highlight physics news and research from the continent to a broader international community.

Articles in APS News about this Region

• APS Innovation Fund Supports “Vibrant” US-Africa Collaborations in Modeling Electronic Structure (June 2023)
• Muon Telescope Developed at Fermilab Could Unlock Mysteries of the Great Pyramid of Giza (May 2023)
• APS Members’ Advocacy Helps CHIPS and Science Act Become Law (October 2022)
• Physics Lab Kits Help Foster the Next Generation of East African Scientists (October 2022)
• Chips and Science Bill Isn’t Enough. America Needs to Retain Its International Students (September 2022)
• International Teaching Can Transform Physics (June 2022)
• APS Continues Progress to Make US More Welcoming for Science (April 2022)
• Improving Global Science for the Benefit of Humanity (April 2022)
• Frances Hellman's Presidential Address (March 2022)
• Physicists Address Global Challenges at Leadership Meeting (March 2022)
• APS Members Relish Key Legislative Victories in 2021 (January 2022)
• Myriam Sarachik 1933-2021 (January 2022)
• Reviewing Peer Review (December 2021)
• APS Innovation Fund Helps Bolster the International Physics Community (December 2021)
• The South African Institute of Physics Honors Five APS Members as Fellows (October 2021)
• APS Thrilled with DHS Withdrawal of Proposed Elimination of Duration of Status (September 2021)
• Focus Groups with International Physicists to Help APS Better Serve Members (June 2021)
• The APS Forum on Graduate Student Affairs (June 2021)
• Commentary: Staying the Course in Science Policy Advocacy during COVID (May 2021)
• CUWiP Leverages Online Format to Build International Connections (March 2021)
• The APS Forum on International Physics (February 2021)
• APS Sends Letter to Biden Transition Team Outlining Science Policy Priorities (January 2021)
• APS IMPact Mentoring Program Helps Foster Connections Between Students and Industry (January 2021)
• Serving APS International Members and Physicists Worldwide: A Crucial Endeavor of APS (December 2020)
• With New Report, APS Fights Trump Administration's Plans to Restrict Visa Categories (December 2020)
• International Exchanges During COVID-19 (July/August 2020)
• The African Physics Newsletter Celebrates Its First Anniversary (December 2019)
• APS Innovation Fund: Inaugural Winners Selected (August/September 2019)
• African Light Source Garners Critical Political Backing (March 2019)
• Supporting Physics Education in Ethiopia (July 2018)
• Physics in Africa: An APS Project Poised for Impact (December 2017)

Physics Magazine

• Physics Magazine
• New Article Series: Postcards from Abroad
• Physics in South Africa
• How to Decolonize South African Physics
• First Planetarium Under Kenyan Skies

APS Forum on International Physics (FIP) Newsletter

Stay up to date with the activities of the APS Forum on International Physics by reading the most recent FIP Newsletter.

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Africa - APS Membership by the Numbers

Physicists in many countries may qualify for free APS Membership through the APS Matching Membership Program. For more information regarding this program or APS Membership in general, please contact membership@aps.org