Careers and education
Some international researchers are looking elsewhere as threats to research funding and visas impact U.S. science.
APS PhysicsQuest kits offer teachers, many of whom don't have physics backgrounds, hands-on lessons and activities.
Fan Zhang’s 2010 March Meeting presentation kicked off years of scientific connections. This year, he encouraged his entire research group to attend the Global Physics Summit.
Career development relies, in large part, on gathering and scrutinizing data.
At the APS Global Physics Summit, physics researchers showcased innovative card, board, and video games for school-aged children (and playful adults).
Squishy Science Sunday, part of APS’ Global Physics Summit, welcomed 1,500 visitors to a local museum.
Teacher Jack Stillman recalls highlights of an APS annual meeting, including the travel grant that helped him get there.
A new report confirms that funding uncertainty and visa issues contributed to falling first-year enrollment.
Elina Potanina, now a sales engineer at Maybell Quantum, reflects on her path into industry — and looks forward to the Global Physics Summit in Denver.
Guided by an APS-AAPT initiative called EP3, a small team polished its image and reached new students.
A lifelong interest in weather led Davion Huggins to physics — and, with support from APS’ National Mentoring Community, to TV news.
APS members and teachers team up to bring quantum mechanics to classrooms.
APS offers support and opportunities — including through its diverse meetings.
The 2025 PhysTEC Teacher of the Year shares her story, strategy, and syllabus with anyone who asks.
An APS-funded exhibit at Chicago’s biggest airport invites the public to explore quantum technology.
With support from the APS Innovation Fund, a group of tweens and teens spent 10 days at a science retreat.
Physics graduates are both using artificial intelligence and building it, the latest survey found.
At career fairs this year, early-career physicists are exploring all their options.
The training teaches physicists how to share their access to knowledge. First, they must learn proper etiquette.
As a kid in Ukraine, Mariia Mykhailova wrote code on paper. Now she writes books on quantum computing.
Department representatives from nearly 80 institutions convened in Chicago for the inaugural APS Thriving Department Symposium.
To prepare for the private sector, Taylor Eskew learned from an expert.
Sergio Cantu’s dual mission spans multiple continents.
For Laraib Irfan, the APS Student Ambassadors program was “the perfect way to get connected with the community.”
Cyrus Taylor, once a high-energy experimentalist, now sees climate change as his calling — and physics as a tool for the public good.
Local families and Global Physics Summit attendees joined volunteers for an afternoon of hands-on science.
The Global Physics Summit’s QuantumFest featured circus acts, escape rooms, and science demonstrations.
For Fusion Energy Week, fusion facilities and scientists across the country will organize creative events that make complex science accessible.
Jorgensen is the 2024 PhysTEC Teacher of the Year, a designation that recognizes outstanding physics educators.
Michael Bennett helps students apply their quantum education to a burgeoning industry.
APS student ambassadors like Danielle Maldonado grow as leaders and share APS resources with their peers.
Recent research, supported by the APS Innovation Fund, highlights the challenges that Black women face in physics.
Laura Forczyk turned her physics degree into a thriving consultancy business for the space industry.
Jackie Acres, who helped design the summer 2024 coffee hours, reflects on the event series and the nature of trust.
In a Salt Lake City museum, the Traveling Gallery of Fluid Motion invites visitors to connect art and science, as the famous Italian polymath did.
In her role identifying aviation safety risks, Daniella Roberts uses the skills she learned as a Ph.D. candidate in physics.
A team in Virginia is working with local teachers to develop quantum physics lessons for elementary students.
As a student, Heather Lynch heard a speech by Al Gore that changed her career trajectory.
A recent study sheds light on why undergrads pursue physics and why majors persist or leave.
At least four physics bachelor’s programs have been suspended in the last year. They have a warning for other programs.
This year, the APS program celebrates its 10th anniversary.
A workshop designed by the EDI Fellows Program, funded by APS, aims to equip physics educators for tough but important conversations.
Meet Claire Burke, the head of applied science at a land regeneration startup.
CoffeeShop Astrophysics, a graduate student-powered outreach program, has shared science in a local cafe since 2014.
A citizen science initiative, Dark Energy Explorers, has recruited 17,000 people to identify galaxies.
Although plasmas are used throughout electronics research and manufacturing today, it took decades for their industrial potential to be realized.
To bring millions of new technology workers into the fold, nations must cast a wide net.
From Alabama to Los Alamos, Dylan Funk has always been intrigued by the fourth state of matter.
The EP3 team launched a pilot site-visit program designed to help HBCUs identify areas for improvement that could boost enrollment and graduation rates.
Bart Breisch works in the entertainment division of a New Jersey-based firm called McLaren Engineering Group, designing and installing massive structures for a variety of performance sets.
The Departmental Action Leadership Institute has expanded the reach of EP3, a guide for physics departments looking for positive change.
STEP UP has proposed to increase the number of women pursuing physics degrees by concentrating efforts in three major metropolitan areas.
APS is sponsoring a series of career-oriented webinars to help students negotiate job offers.
Physics education researcher Danny Caballero explains how strong computation skills can prepare students in their future careers.
Science teacher Michael Gregory's global outreach efforts started with a cycling journey and he is now a regular attendee of Joint Network for Informal Physics Education and Research (JNIPER).
After a summer research internship in Montana, physics major Anne Monroe is already thinking about what type of internship she’ll do next summer.
Having earned his doctorate in solid-state physics through the APS Bridge Program, Brian Casas is now a senior process engineer in crystal growth.
APS has trained 110 members to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of physicists and their work, from scientist biographies to quantum computing.
Physics workshops help to integrate computation and experiment, providing students workforce-ready skills.
The Stories of Women in Fluids (SoWiF) initiative will publish two anthologies of nonfiction, aiming to inspire girls and women to pursue careers in fluid dynamics.
Physicist Dr. Sveta Postnova is working with Qantas to make the long-haul flights more bearable for flyers.
To attract enrollment in undergraduate physics, schools like Beloit College and the University of Maine offer an engineering physics program.
Faculty offer insight on how physics programs can showcase career paths, support students of color, and more.
Despite the pandemic, travel restrictions, and even armed conflict, partnerships between researchers in the US and Africa persist.
Quantum physicist Brian La Cour talked "quantum" with an AP Physics class in an Arkansas high school.
Four PhysTEC Teachers of the Year shared their perspectives on challenges and rewards of teaching physics.
The movement to incorporate data science into the undergraduate physics curriculum is gaining momentum, bolstered by a 2021 APS Innovation Fund award.
John Hood II, APS Bridge Program graduate, achieved his dream of becoming an astrophysicist, with special interest in active galactic nuclei (AGN).
APS leaders advocate ethics in physics programs at annual meeting.
APS’s Wiki Scientist Program trains scientists to bridge the site’s gender and race gap.
What you do with your summers can be important if you’re planning to pursue graduate school or a career in the field.
A nuclear physicist at Los Alamos earned his doctorate in experimental nuclear physics as an APS Bridge Program graduate.
Fernand Torres-Davila's interest in physics led him to enroll in an APS Bridge Program and eventually land a job as a Honeywell engineer.
A study on the impact of COVID-19 reveals how the pandemic affected senior undergraduates' career paths.
Although much of quantum information science is still theoretical, technology companies and national laboratories are investing heavily in its development.
Physicist Nathan Berkovits, with the support of the APS Innovation Fund, trains teachers across Latin America.
APS’s Science Trust Project aims to train members to stop the spread of misinformation.
Early-career scientists commonly make mistakes when interviewing for a job but happily, they are easily correctable.
The Advancing Graduate Leadership (AGL) Conference sponsored nearly 150 attendees from 34 states.
WS2 received a grant from the APS Innovation Fund to develop laboratory physics kits for students in primary and secondary schools.
the Division of Computational Physics (DCOMP) is a hub for researchers who lean on this third pillar—computation.
Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green's cancer research focuses on using nanoparticles and lasers in humans.
A well developed and implemented crisis management plan will help you to overcome crises in your career.
Networking is not a one-time deal—it’s about crafting mutually beneficial partnerships over time and investing in the relationship for the long haul.
Manju Bangalore's physics background complements her work in social justice, entrepreneurship, and art.
Physicists meet with students at a majority Latinx and low-income public school.
Physicists who are interested in the physics of racing find fascinating career opportunities in motorsports racing.
Physics graduates can go beyond academia to find career opportunities in diverse, non-academic areas.
With a new private endowment, this Immersion program for professors can grow and thrive for years to come.
Nine colleges and universities received top honors for preparing highly qualified high school physics teachers.
Julia Ruth's love for acrobatic performance took her from physics to the circus.
Group from Universidad Autonoma de Madrid has released a YouTube video on the value of condensed matter physics