American Physical Society (APS) is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy, and international activities.
APS represents more than 50,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories, and industry in the United States and throughout the world.
Mission
To advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics for the benefit of humanity, promote physics, and serve the broader physics community, we:
- Provide a welcoming and supportive professional home for an active, engaged, and diverse membership
- Advance scientific discovery and research dissemination
- Advocate for physics and physicists, and amplify the voice for science
- Share the excitement of physics and communicate the essential role physics plays in the modern world
- Promote effective physics education for all
Vision
To excel as a leading physics society, we will:
- Be the authoritative advocate for physics
- Publish world-leading journals in physics and related sciences
- Convene vital meetings, conferences, and workshops
- Engage and support the next generation of physicists
- Foster equity and inclusion, and increase diversity in all its dimensions
- Expand public appreciation of physics and its many contributions
Core Values
The core values that drive our mission are:
- The Scientific Method
- Truth and Integrity
- Diversity, Inclusion, and Respect
- Partnering, Cooperation, and Open Collaboration
- Speaking Out
- Education and Learning