Annual Meeting

2021 Annual Meeting of the APS Mid-Atlantic Section

December 3rd – 5th, 2021

The Executive Committee of the APS Mid-Atlantic Section (MAS) is pleased to announce that the Section will be holding its annual meeting MAS21 fully in-person on the campus of Rutgers University from December 3 to 5, 2021. If the meeting must move online due to unforeseeable causes, we will do our best to send out notice two weeks prior.

Established in 2013, the objective of APS MAS is to engage and strengthen the physics community in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, as well as to aid APS in its mission to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics at the regional level. The section serves the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

Graduate and undergraduate students are especially welcome and encouraged to attend and submit an abstract for presentation. The meeting includes plenary and parallel sessions covering a broad range of current topics in physics research, a student poster session, and a graduate program fair.

INFORMATION FOR PRESENTERS

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Oral speakers will present live to an in-person audience. Prepare a graphically rich presentation of your research, highlighting both the main points and the most interesting details. 

Allotted times for 

Bring your device and media files (as a backup) to the assigned meeting room. Arrive 10 minutes before your session starts and test the presentation on the projector if possible. 

Follow the directions of the session chair and adhere to your allotted time strictly. Practice beforehand to ensure a smooth and timely delivery of your presentation. Prepare to answer short questions from the audience as moderated by the session chair.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Each poster must have a presenter. Posters should be no larger than 42” W x 36” H. Presenters must set up poster on the assigned board at least 60 minutes prior to the start of the poster session, and for the duration of the poster session. Poster presenters need to prepare a 5-min talk to help attendees navigate the presented work. Poster presenters are required to stand by the poster during the scheduled poster session to answer questions from attendees. Presenters may remove their posters immediately after the poster session or leave them there for further display as according to the instructions of the meeting organizer. 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• Do I have to be an APS member to register?
  • No
• Do I have to be an APS member in order to submit an abstract?
  • No, but you must create a free APS account before you submit your abstract
• Do I have to be an APS member in order to be a presenter at the MAS21 Meeting?
  • No

SORTING CATEGORIES

1. Solid state materials and Applied Physics (Metals, Dielectrics, Semiconductors)
2. Magnetism
3. Superconductivity
4. Nanostructures, Thin Films, and Spintronics
5. Quantum Materials
6. Polymer Physics and Soft Condensed Matter
7. Fluids
8. Chemical and Molecular Physics
9. Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
10. Biomaterials and Medical Engineering
11. Renewable Energy Research and Devices
12. Optical, Atomic, and Molecular Physics
13. Laser Physics, Imaging, and Remote Sensing
14. Astrophysics, Gravitational Physics, and Cosmology
15. Space Physics, Plasma Physics, Solar-Terrestrial Physics, and Physics of Climate
16. High Energy and Particle Physics
17. Physics Educational Research, Policy, and Administration
18. Undergraduate and K-12 Research