Topical Groups
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Topical Groups are specialized units within the American Physical Society that bring together researchers focused on specific subfields or emerging areas of physics.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| APS Focus Groups | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
organizational unit
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subdivision of the American Physical Society ⓘ |
| activity |
disseminating newsletters or electronic communications
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maintaining topical web pages within APS ⓘ organizing topical sessions at APS April Meeting ⓘ organizing topical sessions at APS March Meeting ⓘ sponsoring awards and prizes in specialized areas ⓘ sponsoring focus sessions ⓘ sponsoring invited and contributed talks ⓘ |
| affiliation | APS members ⓘ |
| characteristic |
membership-based structure within APS
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more focused than APS Divisions ⓘ often formed around rapidly developing research areas ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
APS Divisions
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Topical Groups self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
APS Focus Groups
APS Forums ⓘ |
| communicationChannel |
American Physical Society
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surface form:
APS meetings
APS publications and websites ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| distinguishedFrom |
APS Divisions
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APS Forums ⓘ APS Divisions ⓘ
surface form:
APS Sections
|
| field | physics ⓘ |
| governedBy |
bylaws approved by the American Physical Society
ⓘ
elected officers ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| membership | open to APS members with relevant research interests ⓘ |
| nonProfitStatus | part of a nonprofit scientific society ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | American Physical Society ⓘ |
| partOf | American Physical Society ⓘ |
| purpose |
to bring together researchers focused on emerging areas of physics
ⓘ
to bring together researchers focused on specific subfields of physics ⓘ to foster communication within specialized physics communities ⓘ to organize sessions at APS meetings ⓘ to promote research in specialized areas of physics ⓘ to provide a forum for exchange of ideas in focused physics topics ⓘ |
| scope |
emerging areas of physics
ⓘ
interdisciplinary areas related to physics ⓘ specific subfields of physics ⓘ |
| supports |
community-building in specialized physics subfields
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dissemination of research results in focused areas ⓘ networking among researchers in specific topics ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
advanced undergraduates interested in specialized areas of physics
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graduate students in physics ⓘ research physicists ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
APS Focus Groups