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Protect Science Funding: Contact Congress Now

By Madison Mincevich posted 05-14-2025
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Last Friday, President Trump proposed a devastating array of cuts to science, including a 52% cut to NSF, a 47% cut to NASA Science and a 28% cut to NIST. Students’ dreams and scientists’ careers of discovery, entrepreneurship, and social impact will be derailed if these cuts become reality. Right now, nothing is final - Congress decides what budget actually passes into law. The best thing we can do is make our community’s voice heard loud and clear: science is essential and these cuts are a terrible idea. You can write to your senators and representatives right now through APS’ official advocacy webpage. And, in a few weeks, there will ...
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Engage Scheduled Maintenance

By Madison Mincevich posted 03-25-2025
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Dear Members, Please be advised that the APS Engage platform will undergo scheduled maintenance on Saturday, March 29, beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET . The maintenance is expected to last approximately 15 minutes , during which access to the platform may be temporarily unavailable. Do I need to take any action? No action is required. Any posts or scheduled messages during the maintenance window will be automatically delayed and resume once maintenance is complete. Need assistance? If you experience any connectivity issues after the maintenance has concluded, please contact us at apsunits@aps.org for support. Thank you for your understanding ...
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Engage Scheduled Maintenance

By Madison Mincevich posted 03-21-2025
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Dear Members, Please be advised that the APS Engage platform will undergo scheduled maintenance on Saturday, March 22, beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET . The maintenance is expected to last approximately 15 minutes , during which access to the platform may be temporarily unavailable. Do I need to take any action? No action is required. Any posts or scheduled messages during the maintenance window will be automatically delayed and resume once maintenance is complete. Need assistance? If you experience any connectivity issues after the maintenance has concluded, please contact us at apsunits@aps.org for support. Thank you for ...
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Abstracts Due Oct. 25: Joint March Meeting and April Meeting

By Madison Mincevich posted 10-10-2024
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The call for abstracts is open for the Joint March Meeting and April Meeting, called the APS Global Physics Summit. Share your March Meeting and April Meeting research at the APS Global Physics Summit. All abstracts are due Oct. 25. Become a presenter today ! #FeaturedNews
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Watch on-demand videos from APS DAMOP Meeting 2024 through July 7

By Madison Mincevich posted 06-12-2024
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Watch on-demand videos from APS DAMOP Meeting 2024 through July 7. To find recordings, please click the “Search Agenda & Program” button in the platform, and select Recordings Available under All Tracks. Access Recordings Now #FeaturedNews
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Attention: DAMOP 2024 Poster Upload Deadline June 3

By Madison Mincevich posted 05-29-2024
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Attention: DAMOP 2024 Poster Upload Deadline June 3 Both in-person and virtual poster presenters are asked to upload a copy of their poster to the virtual platform so the remote audience can review the research. Log In to the Speaker Console and upload a PDF of your poster and optional video overview. #FeaturedNews
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Presenting at DAMOP 2024?

By Madison Mincevich posted 05-02-2024
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Make sure that you review the presenter instructions before the Meeting. #FeaturedNews
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Register for DAMOP Meeting 2024

By Ericka Donielle Stansbury posted 03-19-2024
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Early bird registration is open through April 28, 2024. Secure your spot today! #FeaturedNews
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APS Task Force on Site Selection: Survey Participation Requested

By Ericka Donielle Stansbury posted 07-07-2023
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APS is seeking members’ anonymous and confidential survey feedback as we determine Society-wide criteria for evaluating attendee safety as part of the meeting location selection process. The purpose of the Task Force is to ensure APS delivers a safe and consistent experience for our community that aligns with APS values. Please complete this important survey . We need every APS member to raise their voice and provide their unique perspective. You may have received this survey via email and Engage. Please only submit one survey.
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DAMOP Annual Meeting 2023 Videos Available On-Demand

By Madison Mincevich posted 07-06-2023
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All DAMOP Annual Meeting registrants have access to on-demand videos and posters from the meeting until September 7. #FeaturedNews
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Information about the 2023 DAMOP Meeting

By Charles W S Conover posted 03-26-2023
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We look forward to seeing you at DAMOP 2023! Registration for the meeting will open soon. Early Bird registration rates are available until May 5. Housing registration and information about travel to Spokane is available here . General Information The 54th Annual Meeting of the of the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics will take place at the Spokane Convention Center in Spokane, Washington USA from June 5-9, 2023. Details can be found on the DAMOP Meeting Page . The meeting will have a hybrid format similar, but not identical, to last year. Please take time to familiarize yourself with the structure and requirements of ...
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DAMOP 2022 Online Content

By Ericka Donielle Stansbury posted 08-10-2022
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The DAMOP 2022 videos, posters and exhibits are available on the virtual meeting platform until Saturday, September 3, 2022 . All fully registered attendees can access the online content with their APS credentials. Click on the button below, then click on “Login” in the upper right corner. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact virtual-events-help@aps.org . https://www.morressier.com/o/event/6275368a16b2ff0012b758e4 #FeaturedNews
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25th European Few-Body Conference EFB25: 30 July - 4 Aug 2023, Mainz, Germany

By Charles W S Conover posted 06-23-2022
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Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the next European Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics (EFB25) will be held in Mainz, Germany from July 30th to August 4th next year. This will be the 25th edition of this conference series and will be hosted by the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the Technical University Darmstadt. Following tradition, EFB25 will be an interdisciplinary conference covering a very wide range of aspects of few-body problems in diverse fields of physics – both from the theoretical and experimental points of views, including: Nuclei and hypernuclei Electroweak processes Nuclear astrophysics Cold atoms and quantum ...
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Congratulations to the 2022 Deborah Jin Thesis Award Finalists and Winner

By Charles W S Conover posted 06-09-2022
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Congratulations to Harry Levine , recipient of the 2022 Deborah Jin Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in Atomic, Molecular, or Optical Physics. Harry was given the award for pioneering work quantum information processing and quantum simulation with programmable Rydberg atom arrays. If you missed their talks during DAMOP, meeting participants can still watch the excellent presentations given by all four finalists: Annabelle Bohrdt, Luke Caldwell, Harry Levine, and Ofer Neufeld.
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Congratulations to the 2022 GPMFC Student Poster Competition Winners

By Charles W S Conover posted 06-09-2022
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Congratulations to the two winners of the 2022 GPMFC Student Poster Competition. Kon Leung, Columbia University , “Molecular vibrational spectroscopy with 13-digit accuracy” Nia Burrell, Northwestern University , “Ultrasensitive Force Sensing with Optically Levitating Nanoparticles” I f you missed their posters at the DAMOP meeting, participants can still check out their posters along with their explanatory videos.
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Tribute to Prof. Don Madison from Klaus Bartschat and Timothy Gay

By Charles W S Conover posted 05-26-2022
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With deep sadness, we inform the scientific community that Don Madison, Curator’s Professor at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, passed away on May 14, 2022. Don Harvey Madison was born in Pierre, South Dakota, on January 4, 1945. He married Lina Engel in 1966. The couple has two children, Lisa and Kristina, as well as six grandchildren. After graduating summa cum laude with a B.S. degree in mathematics from Sioux Falls College in 1967, Don was advised to study physics instead of mathematics and obtained his M.S. degree in 1970 and his Ph.D. degree in 1972, both from Florida State University under the supervision of W.N. Shelton. ...
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The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) Nominations for Early-Career and Senior Scientist Awards

By Charles W S Conover posted 03-30-2022
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DAMOP Members: The The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) C2 Commission just posted calls for nominations for 2 awards : 1. C2 Early Career 2. SUNAMCO Senior Scientist Please see this link for more information and consider making a nomination.
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Additional Opportunities at the DAMOP Meeting

By Charles W S Conover posted 03-28-2022
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Also at the DAMOP meeting are two additional one-day meetings scheduled for Monday May 30: Graduate Student Symposium. The theme of this year’s Graduate Student Symposium is Textbook AMO Systems for Fundamental Science and Applications . The symposium will take place all day on Monday May 30 and may be attended either in-person or remotely. GPMFC Workshop. The biennial workshop arranged by the APS Group on Precision Measurements and Fundamental Constants takes place on Monday May 30. This year the topic is Exploring Physics with Quantum-Enabled Precision Measurement . The Workshop is only available to in-person participants. You need to register ...
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DAMOP 2022 Support Opportunities:

By Charles W S Conover posted 03-28-2022
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DAMOP is happy to provide support for student and caregiver participation in the 2022 meeting. DAMOP Meeting Caregiver Grants. Grants of up to $500 are available for DAMOP meeting attendees who incur extra expenses for child or elder care during the meeting. A link to the application for a caregiver grant is available at the DAMOP 2022 Meeting page or directly at this site. Student Participation Awards. DAMOP can provide awards of up to $600 for students attending the in-person meeting in Orlando. These awards can be used to support travel, food, and lodging for the meeting. A limited number of awards that support registration fees for remote participants ...
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DAMOP 2022 will be a hybrid meeting

By Charles W S Conover posted 03-28-2022
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Registration for the 2022 DAMOP meeting is open! You may choose to register as either an in-person or a remote participant. The 2022 DAMOP meeting in Orlando, Florida from May 30 through June 4, 2022 will take on a hybrid format – different in structure from either a fully in-person meeting or the remote meetings of the past two years. Our hope is that the hybrid format will expand the reach of the DAMOP meeting while bringing back the strengths of the in-person meeting. Please take time to familiarize yourself with the structure of the hybrid meeting as you register and plan for your presentations. Invited & Focus Sessions will be live-streamed ...
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