The European Physical Society (EPS) is a non-profit organisation whose purpose is to promote physics and physicists in Europe through methods such as
physics outreach. Formally established in 1968, its membership includes the national physical societies of 42 countries, and some 3200 individual members. The
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
The German Physical Society (German: , DPG) is the oldest organisation of physicists. The DPG's worldwide membership is cited as 60,547, as of 2019, making it the largest physics society in the world. It holds an annual conference () and multiple ...
, the world's largest and oldest organisation of physicists, is a major member.
Conferences
One of its main activities is organizing international conferences.
The EPS sponsors conferences other than the
Europhysics Conference, like the
International Conference of Physics Students
The International Conference of Physics Students (ICPS) is an annual conference of the International Association of Physics Students (IAPS). Usually, up to 500 students from all over the world attend the event, which takes place in another country ...
in 2011.
Divisions and groups
The scientific activities of EPS are organised through Divisions and Groups, who organise topical conferences, seminars, and workshops. The Divisions and Groups are governed by boards elected from members. The current Divisions of the EPS are:
* Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Division
* Condensed Matter Division
* Environmental Physics Division
* Gravitational Physics Division
* High Energy Particle Physics Division
* Nuclear Physics Division
* Division of Physics in Life Sciences
* Physics Education Division
* Plasma Physics Division
* Quantum Electronics and Optics Division
*
European Solar Physics Division
* Statistical & Nonlinear Physics Division
And the current Groups of the EPS are:
* Accelerator Group
* Computational Physics Group
* Energy Group
History of Physics Group* Physics for Development Group
* Technology and Innovation Group
Prizes
The EPS awards a number of prizes, including the
Edison Volta Prize, the
EPS Europhysics Prize, the
EPS Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Prizes, the
High Energy and Particle Physics Prize The High Energy and Particle Physics Prize, established in 1989, is awarded every two years by the European Physical Society (EPS) for an outstanding contribution to high energy and particle physics. :)
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and the
Rolf Wideroe Prize.
It also recognises sites which are historically important for advances to physics, such as the
Blackett Laboratory
The Blackett Laboratory is part of the Imperial College Faculty of Natural Sciences and has housed the Department of Physics at Imperial College London since its completion in 1961. Named after experimental physicist Patrick Blackett who establi ...
(UK) in 2014,
and the
Residencia de Estudiantes (Spain) in 2015.
Publications
Its letters journal is ''
EPL''; its other publications include ''
Europhysics News'' and the ''
European Journal of Physics
The ''European Journal of Physics'' is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal dedicated to maintaining and improving the standard of physics education in higher education. The journal, published since 1980, is now published by IOP Publishing on beha ...
''.
Presidents
*2021–present: Luc Bergé (France)
*2019–2021:
Petra Rudolf (The Netherlands)
*2017–19: Rüdiger Voss (Switzerland)
*2015–17: C. Rossel (Switzerland)
*2013–15:
John M. Dudley (France)
*2011–13:
Luisa Cifarelli
Luisa Cifarelli FInstP (born 11 June 1952) is a Professor of Experimental Particle Physics at the University of Bologna. She is the Director of the La Rivista del Nuovo Cimento.
Early life and education
Cifarelli was born in Rome in 1952. She ...
(Italy)
*2009–11: M. Kolwas (Poland)
*2007–9:
Friedrich Wagner
Friedrich E. Wagner (born November 16, 1943, sometimes abbreviated as Fritz Wagner) is a German physicist and emeritus professor who specializes in plasma physics. He was known to have discovered the high-confinement mode (i.e. H-mode) of mag ...
(Germany)
*2005–7: O. Poulsen (Denmark)
*2003–5: M.C.E. Huber (Switzerland)
*2001–3: M. Ducloy (France)
*1999–2001:
Arnold Wolfendale (United Kingdom)
*1997–99:
Denis Weaire (Ireland)
*1995–97:
Herwig Schopper (Germany)
*1993–95: N. Kroo (Hungary)
*1991–93:
Maurice Jacob (Switzerland)
*1988–91: R.A. Ricci (Italy)
*1986–88: W. Buckel (Germany)
*1984–86:
G.H. Stafford (United Kingdom)
*1982–84:
Jacques Friedel (France)
*1980–82:
A.R. Mackintosh (Denmark)
*1978–80:
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* Antonino (name), a given name and a surname (including a list of people with the name)
* Antonino, Kansas, an unincorporated community in Ellis County, Kansas, United States
See also
* Antoniano (disambiguation)
* Antoñ ...
(Italy)
*1976–78: I. Ursu (Romania)
*1972–76:
H.B.G. Casimir (The Netherlands)
*1970–72: Erik Gustav Rydberg (Sweden)
*1968–70:
Gilberto Bernardini (Italy)
References
External links
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Physics societies
International scientific organizations based in Europe
Scientific organizations established in 1968
1968 establishments in Europe