APS Divisions

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organizational unit type subdivision of scientific society

APS Divisions are major organizational units within the American Physical Society that represent broad, established subfields of physics and coordinate research, conferences, and publications in those areas.

Aliases (2)

APS Sections ×1
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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	organizational unit type → subdivision of scientific society →
activity	awarding prizes and honors → maintaining newsletters → maintaining web pages → organizing focus sessions at APS April Meeting → organizing focus sessions at APS March Meeting → sponsoring APS meetings →
collaboratesWith	APS forums → APS sections → APS topical groups →
country	United States →
field	physics →
governedBy	APS bylaws →
governs	topical groups within APS →
hasExample	APS Division of Astrophysics → APS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics → APS Division of Biological Physics → APS Division of Chemical Physics → APS Division of Computational Physics → APS Division of Condensed Matter Physics → APS Division of Fluid Dynamics → APS Division of Gravitational Physics → APS Division of History of Physics → APS Division of Laser Science → APS Division of Materials Physics → APS Division of Nuclear Physics → APS Division of Particles and Fields → APS Division of Physics Education → APS Division of Physics of Beams → APS Division of Plasma Physics → APS Division of Polymer Physics → APS Division of Quantum Information → APS Division of Soft Matter →
hasMemberType	APS members →
hasParentOrganization	American Physical Society →
language	English →
membership	voluntary affiliation by APS members →
partOf	American Physical Society →
purpose	coordinate research activities → organize conferences → represent broad subfields of physics → support scientific publications →
scope	established subfields of physics →
sector	nonprofit scientific organization →
selectionMethod	membership election within APS →
supports	early-career physicists in specific subfields → specialized scientific communities →
timePeriod	late 20th century to present →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
APS Divisions ("APS sections") → Topical Groups →	collaboratesWith
Topical Groups → Topical Groups ("APS Sections") →	distinguishedFrom