Physics Resource Guide: Professional Organizations

American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) is a professional organization for physicists working in the field of medicine. The association seeks to improve patient safety through research and continuing education. AAPM publishes two scholarly journals : Medical Physics, and the Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics (JACMP), in addition to the AAPM Report Series.

American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) is a professional organization for physics teachers and professors that was founded in 1930 with the goal of improving physics education.

American Astronomical Society (AAS) is a professional organization for physicists, mathematicians, geologists, engineers, and others who work in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, solar physics, and other areas of contemporary astronomy.

American Institute of Physics (AIP) is a non-profit federation of 10 member societies that promotes the advancement of the physical sciences.

The National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) promotes the professional well-being of physics and increases opportunities for African Americans in physics. The non-profit organization was founded in 1977 at Morgan State University.

The National Society of Hispanic Physicists promotes the professional well-being and recognizes the accomplishments of Hispanic physicists.

The Society of Physics Students (SPS) is a professional association designed for physics students and their advisers.