Western astrology divides up the apparent path of the sun through the celestial sphere (the portion of the sky we can see from earth as we travel through space) into 12 evenly divided sections. These ...

Physics So White: The role of race, racism, and whiteness in physics In this plenary talk, Dr. Jackson will discuss the role of racism and whiteness in physics departments, campus culture, and ...

The Niels Bohr Library & Archives staff recently had the opportunity to visit a very fascinating place: the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Read our last post about the visit here!

For the uninitiated, a tour of NIST - the National Institute of Standards and Technology - might sound like a dull prospect. However, I am happy to declare from experience that despite the ...

Named after Dannie N. Heineman, an engineer, business executive, and philanthropic sponsor of the sciences, the Heineman Prize for Astrophysics was established in 1979, to recognize outstanding work ...

AIP Advances is a fully open access, online-only, peer-reviewed journal. It covers all areas of applied physical sciences. With its advanced web 2.0 functionality, the journal puts relevant content ...

Susan K. Avery is president emerita of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, having served as president and director from 2008 to 2015. She also is professor emeritus at the University of Colorado ...

The History Center's thirteen online exhibits engage a very broad audience - from elementary school students to historians of science. Visit our gallery to learn more about Marie Curie's discovery of ...

2023 UPDATE: AIP’s Science Communication Awards have been discontinued. After more than 50 years of awarding journalists and science writers, AIP is ending the Science Communication Awards program.

Mark Feuer DiTusa received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Chicago, where he studied the properties of plastic semiconductors to improve their electronic performance. Mark recently was a ...

Physics Professor and Dean of Institutional Diversity, Reed College, Dr. James has served as both a member and chair of the APS Committee on Minorities in physics for two years and was instrumental in ...

Representing the spectrum of the physical sciences, AIP's Member Societies are the backbone of the Institute. AIP supports them with professional services, additional benefits for their members, and ...