Office of International Affairs

In this era of globalization, international issues cut across essentially all aspects of the APS and physics community.

Science: International R&D collaborations are on the rise; countries are partnering to build big facilities.

Industry:  Companies are increasingly multinational; US companies are moving R&D facilities offshore.

Education:  The US competes for the world's best talent; it needs to attract and retain first-rate students and scientists.

Policy:  National S&T policies are affected by global events; federal R&D funding influences US participation in international large-scale collaborations.

Brazil & India Exchange Programs

Graduate students at U.S. institutions can apply for travel funds to pursue opportunities in India and Brazil such as attending a summer school or working temporarily in a laboratory.  Application deadline is 1 June 2012. 
 Brazil-U.S. Exchange Program
India - U.S. Travel Program

APS Members Organize APS Events Abroad

APS events are not just held in the United States.  APS members in India, Israel, Poland and Taiwan have organized APS events in their local communities over the past year.   
 "Meet APS Fellows" Forum, National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Hsinchu, Taiwan 

APS President & Past President Congratulate AIP Tate Medal Recipient

APS President Robert Byer and APS Past President Barry Barish congratulate—along with AIP Executive Director & CEO Fred Dylla—Jean Trân Thanh Vân, the recipient of the American Institute of Physics' 2011 Tate Medal.
2011 Tate Medal Recipient

International Affairs Committees & Forums

  Committee on International Scientific Affairs
  Committee on International Freedom of Scientists
  Forum on International Physics
  International Affairs Officer of the Forum on Graduate Student Affairs