West and Central Asia & APS

Reciprocal Membership Agreements in West and Central Asia

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

• Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies
• Armenian Physical Society
• The Israel Physical Society
• Turkish Physical Society

Meetings & Events

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

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

APS April Meeting 2024
April 6-9, 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, nearly 23,915 articles by authors in West and Central Asia have been published in the APS Physical Review Journals
• Over 1,130 articles published Physical Review Journals in 2022 were from authors in West and Central Asia

Articles in APS News about this Region

• APS Endorses Statement on Protests in Iran (October 2022)
• APS Members’ Advocacy Helps CHIPS and Science Act Become Law (October 2022)
• Chips and Science Bill Isn’t Enough. America Needs to Retain Its International Students (September 2022)
• Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction Touts Achievements (September 2022)
• US Moves to Curb Science Ties with Russia Over Ukraine Invasion (July/August 2022)
• International Teaching Can Transform Physics (June 2022)
• APS Responds to the Crisis in Ukraine (May 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)
• Reviewing Peer Review (December 2021)
• Harvesting a Career in Soil Physics to Serve Humanity (December 2021)
• APS Thrilled with DHS Withdrawal of Proposed Elimination of Duration of Status (September 2021)
• Celebrating Sakharov (July/August 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)
• Careers 2021 Provides Up-to-Date Content for Job Seekers (January 2021)
• APS IMPact Mentoring Program Helps Foster Connections Between Students and Industry (January 2021)
• This Month in Physics History - December 1934: Discovery of Cherenkov Radiation (December 2020)
• 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)
• APS Board Approves New Statements on Racism, New START Treaty, and Nuclear Testing (September 2020)
• International Exchanges During COVID-19 (July/August 2020)
• Letters: Physicists and COVID (May 2020)
• Physicists in Lebanon: Passion and Talent Striving to Overcome Adversity (December 2018)
• This Month in Physics History: Definitive discovery of element 118 announced (October 2018)
• This Month in Physics History: The Tunguska Event (June 2018)
• First physics society in Qatar setting ambitious precedents in the Region (April 2018)
• Hard Line on Sanctions Harms Science Diplomacy (March 2018)
• Science Research in Gaza in Palestine (August/September 2017)
• SESAME Opens (June 2017)
• International Firsts in Physics: SESAME's First Light (March 2017)
• Nobel Laureate Dan Shechtman: Advice for Young Scientists (March 2017)

View articles that have appeared in the International News column of APS News.

Physics Magazine

• Physics Magazine
• New Article Series: Postcards from Abroad

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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