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The '''European Physical Society''' (EPS) is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote physics and physicists in Europe. Formally established in 1968,<ref>{{Citation |last=Lewis |first=John L. |title=125 Years: The Physical Society and the Institute of Physics |place= |publisher=Taylor & Francis |year=1999 |location= |url=http://books.google.com/?id=NtMiBPgdF6cC&pg=RA1-PA126&dq=%22european+physical+society%22++history+-wikipedia |isbn=0-7503-0609-2 |pages=126}}</ref> its membership includes the national physical societies of |
The '''European Physical Society''' (EPS) is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote physics and physicists in Europe. Formally established in 1968,<ref>{{Citation |last=Lewis |first=John L. |title=125 Years: The Physical Society and the Institute of Physics |place= |publisher=Taylor & Francis |year=1999 |location= |url=http://books.google.com/?id=NtMiBPgdF6cC&pg=RA1-PA126&dq=%22european+physical+society%22++history+-wikipedia |isbn=0-7503-0609-2 |pages=126}}</ref> its membership includes the national physical societies of 42 countries, and some 3200 individual members. The [[Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft]], the world's largest organization of physicists, is a major member.<ref>{{Citation |title=Europhysics News |publisher=Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft |url=http://www.dpg-physik.de/info/epn.html |quote=European Physical Society (EPS), in der auch die DPG als nationale Gesellschaft Mitglied ist. |language=German |accessdate=2008-12-13}}</ref> One of its main activities is organizing international conferences. Its magazine is ''[[Europhysics Letters]]'';<ref>Burr, Frédéric (Editor) [http://iopscience.iop.org/0295-5075 EPL - A Letters Journal Exploring the Frontiers of Science] ISSN 0295-5075 (Print) |
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ISSN 1286-4854 (Online), Accessed 21 July 2012</ref> its other publications include ''[[Europhysics News]]''<ref>Sébenne, Claude (Editor) [http://www.europhysicsnews.org/ Europhysics News] ISSN : 0531-7479 (Print Edition), ISSN : 1432-1092 (Electronic Edition), Accessed 21 July 2012</ref> and the ''[[European Journal of Physics]]''.<ref>{{Citation |title=European Journal of Physics |url=http://iopscience.iop.org/0143-0807 |issn =0143-0807 |accessdate=2012-07-21}}</ref> |
ISSN 1286-4854 (Online), Accessed 21 July 2012</ref> its other publications include ''[[Europhysics News]]''<ref>Sébenne, Claude (Editor) [http://www.europhysicsnews.org/ Europhysics News] ISSN : 0531-7479 (Print Edition), ISSN : 1432-1092 (Electronic Edition), Accessed 21 July 2012</ref> and the ''[[European Journal of Physics]]''.<ref>{{Citation |title=European Journal of Physics |url=http://iopscience.iop.org/0143-0807 |issn =0143-0807 |accessdate=2012-07-21}}</ref> |
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| Abbreviation | EPS |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1968 |
| Purpose | promote physics and physicists in Europe |
| Location | |
President | John Dudley |
| Website | http://www.eps.org/ |
The European Physical Society (EPS) is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote physics and physicists in Europe. Formally established in 1968,[1] its membership includes the national physical societies of 42 countries, and some 3200 individual members. The Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, the world's largest organization of physicists, is a major member.[2] One of its main activities is organizing international conferences. Its magazine is Europhysics Letters;[3] its other publications include Europhysics News[4] and the European Journal of Physics.[5]
Prizes
The EPS awards a number of prizes, including the Edison Volta Prize, the EPS Europhysics Prize and the High Energy and Particle Physics Prize.[6]
Sponsored Conferences
The EPS sponsors conferences other than the Europhysics Conference, like the International Conference of Physics Students in 2011.[7]
Presidents
2013 - ... : John M. Dudley (France)
2011 - 2013 : L. Cifarelli (Italy)
2009 - 2011 : M. Kolwas (Poland)
2007 - 2009 : F. Wagner (Germany)
2005 - 2007 : O. Poulsen (Denmark)
2003 - 2005 : M.C.E. Huber (Switzerland)
2001 - 2003 : M. Ducloy (France)
1999 - 2001 : Arnold Wolfendale (United Kingdom)
1997 - 1999 : Denis Weaire (Ireland)
1995 - 1997 : H. Schopper (Switzerland)
1993 - 1995 : N. Kroo (Hungary)
1991 - 1993 : M. Jacob (Switzerland)
1988 - 1991 : R.A. Ricci (Italy)
1986 - 1988 : W. Buckel (Germany)
1984 - 1986 : G.H. Stafford (United Kingdom)
1982 - 1984 : Jacques Friedel (France)
1980 - 1982 : A.R. Mackintosh (Denmark)
1978 - 1980 : Antonino Zichichi (Italy)
1976 - 1978 : I. Ursu (Romania)
1972 - 1976 : H.B.G. Casimir (The Netherlands)
1968 - 1970 : G. Bernardini (Italy)
References
- ^ Lewis, John L. (1999), 125 Years: The Physical Society and the Institute of Physics, Taylor & Francis, p. 126, ISBN 0-7503-0609-2
- ^ Europhysics News (in German), Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, retrieved 2008-12-13,
European Physical Society (EPS), in der auch die DPG als nationale Gesellschaft Mitglied ist.
- ^ Burr, Frédéric (Editor) EPL - A Letters Journal Exploring the Frontiers of Science ISSN 0295-5075 (Print) ISSN 1286-4854 (Online), Accessed 21 July 2012
- ^ Sébenne, Claude (Editor) Europhysics News ISSN : 0531-7479 (Print Edition), ISSN : 1432-1092 (Electronic Edition), Accessed 21 July 2012
- ^ European Journal of Physics, ISSN 0143-0807, retrieved 2012-07-21
- ^ "EPS Europhysics Prize". European Physical Society. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ^ "EPS Sponsored Conferences". European Physical Society. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
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