APS units bring physicists together around shared subdisciplines in physics, areas of interest, and regions. The APS units participating in the APS Global Physics Summit 2025 demonstrate the diversity of specialized fields, research, and opportunities for networking at this event.
APS Divisions
- Astrophysics (DAP)
- Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (DAMOP)
- Biological Physics (DBIO)
- Chemical Physics (DCP)
- Computational Physics (DCOMP)
- Condensed Matter Physics (DCMP)
- Fluid Dynamics (DFD)
- Gravitational Physics (DGRAV)
- Laser Science (DLS)
- Materials Physics (DMP)
- Nuclear Physics (DNP)
- Particles and Fields (DPF)
- Physics of Beams (DPB)
- Polymer Physics (DPOLY)
- Quantum Information (DQI)
- Soft Matter (DSOFT)
APS Topical Groups
- Compression of Condensed Matter (GCCM)
- Data Science (GDS)
- Energy Research and Applications (GERA)
- Few-Body Systems (GFB)
- Hadronic Physics (GHP)
- Instrument and Measurement Science (GIMS)
- Magnetism and its Applications (GMAG)
- Medical Physics (GMED)
- Physics Education Research (GPER)
- Physics of Climate (GPC)
- Precision Measurement and Fundamental Constants (GPMFC)
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (GSNP)
APS Forums
- Diversity and Inclusion (FDI)
- Early Career Scientists (FECS)
- Education (FEd)
- Graduate Student Affairs (FGSA)
- History and Philosophy of Physics (FHPP)
- Industrial and Applied Physics (FIAP)
- International Physics (FIP)
- Outreach and Engaging the Public (FOEP)
- Physics and Society (FPS)
APS Committees
- Minorities in Physics (COM)
- Public Engagement (CPE)
- The Status of Women in Physics (CSWP)
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