The European Physical Society (EPS) is a non-profit organisation whose purpose is to promote physics and physicists in Europe through methods such as physics outreach. Formally established in 1968, its membership includes the national physical societies of 42 countries, and some 3200 individual members. The

Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft The German Physical Society (German: , DPG) is the oldest organisation of physicists. The DPG's worldwide membership is cited as 60,547, as of 2019, making it the largest physics society in the world. It holds an annual conference () and multiple ...

, the world's largest and oldest organisation of physicists, is a major member.

Conferences

One of its main activities is organizing international conferences. The EPS sponsors conferences other than the Europhysics Conference, like the

International Conference of Physics Students The International Conference of Physics Students (ICPS) is an annual conference of the International Association of Physics Students (IAPS). Usually, up to 500 students from all over the world attend the event, which takes place in another country ...

in 2011.

Divisions and groups

The scientific activities of EPS are organised through Divisions and Groups, who organise topical conferences, seminars, and workshops. The Divisions and Groups are governed by boards elected from members. The current Divisions of the EPS are: * Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Division * Condensed Matter Division * Environmental Physics Division * Gravitational Physics Division * High Energy Particle Physics Division * Nuclear Physics Division * Division of Physics in Life Sciences * Physics Education Division * Plasma Physics Division * Quantum Electronics and Optics Division * European Solar Physics Division * Statistical & Nonlinear Physics Division And the current Groups of the EPS are: * Accelerator Group * Computational Physics Group * Energy Group
History of Physics Group
* Physics for Development Group * Technology and Innovation Group

Prizes

The EPS awards a number of prizes, including the

Edison Volta Prize The Edison Volta Prize is awarded biennially by the European Physical Society (EPS) to individuals or groups of up to three people in recognition of outstanding achievements in physics. The award consists of a diploma, a medal, and 10,000 euros in ...

, the

EPS Europhysics Prize The EPS CMD Europhysics Prize is awarded (currently every 2nd year) since 1975 by the Condensed Matter Division of the European Physical Society, in recognition of recent work (completed in the 5 years preceding the attribution of the award) by one ...

, the EPS Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Prizes, the

High Energy and Particle Physics Prize The High Energy and Particle Physics Prize, established in 1989, is awarded every two years by the European Physical Society (EPS) for an outstanding contribution to high energy and particle physics. :) Enjoy Recipients Source: * 1989 Georges C ...

and the

Rolf Wideroe Prize The Rolf Wideroe Prize is awarded every third year by the Accelerator Group of the European Physical Society (EPS), in memory of Rolf Widerøe, to individuals in recognition of outstanding work in the field of accelerator physics. The prize was awa ...

. It also recognises sites which are historically important for advances to physics, such as the

Blackett Laboratory The Blackett Laboratory is part of the Imperial College Faculty of Natural Sciences and has housed the Department of Physics at Imperial College London since its completion in 1961. Named after experimental physicist Patrick Blackett who establi ...

(UK) in 2014, and the

Residencia de Estudiantes The Residencia de Estudiantes, literally the "Student Residence", is a centre of Spanish cultural life in Madrid. The Residence was founded to provide accommodation for students along the lines of classic colleges at Bologna, Salamanca, Cambridge ...

(Spain) in 2015.

Publications

Its letters journal is '' EPL''; its other publications include '' Europhysics News'' and the ''

European Journal of Physics The ''European Journal of Physics'' is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal dedicated to maintaining and improving the standard of physics education in higher education. The journal, published since 1980, is now published by IOP Publishing on beha ...

''.

Presidents

*2021–present: Luc Bergé (France) *2019–2021:

Petra Rudolf Petra Rudolf (born 1957) is a German and Italian solid state physicist. As of 2003, Rudolf has been a professor at the Materials Science Centre (now Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials), University of Groningen, Netherlands. Biography B ...

(The Netherlands) *2017–19: Rüdiger Voss (Switzerland) *2015–17: C. Rossel (Switzerland) *2013–15: John M. Dudley (France) *2011–13:

Luisa Cifarelli Luisa Cifarelli FInstP (born 11 June 1952) is a Professor of Experimental Particle Physics at the University of Bologna. She is the Director of the La Rivista del Nuovo Cimento. Early life and education Cifarelli was born in Rome in 1952. She ...

(Italy) *2009–11: M. Kolwas (Poland) *2007–9:

Friedrich Wagner Friedrich E. Wagner (born November 16, 1943, sometimes abbreviated as Fritz Wagner) is a German physicist and emeritus professor who specializes in plasma physics. He was known to have discovered the high-confinement mode (i.e. H-mode) of mag ...

(Germany) *2005–7: O. Poulsen (Denmark) *2003–5: M.C.E. Huber (Switzerland) *2001–3: M. Ducloy (France) *1999–2001: Arnold Wolfendale (United Kingdom) *1997–99:

Denis Weaire Denis Lawrence Weaire FRS (born 17 October 1942 in Dalhousie, Simla, India) is an Irish physicist and an emeritus professor of Trinity College Dublin (TCD). Educated at the Belfast Royal Academy and Clare College, Cambridge, he held positions a ...

(Ireland) *1995–97:

Herwig Schopper Herwig Franz Schopper (born 28 February 1924) is a Czech-born experimental physicist and was the director general of CERN from 1981 to 1988. Biography Schopper was born in Lanškroun, Bohemia, to a family of Austrian descent. He obtained his d ...

(Germany) *1993–95: N. Kroo (Hungary) *1991–93:

Maurice Jacob Maurice René Michel Jacob ( – ) was a French theoretical particle physicist. Biography Maurice Jacob studied physics at École normale supérieure from 1953 to 1957. During a visit to the Brookhaven National Laboratory in 1959, he developed ...

(Switzerland) *1988–91: R.A. Ricci (Italy) *1986–88: W. Buckel (Germany) *1984–86: G.H. Stafford (United Kingdom) *1982–84:

Jacques Friedel Jacques Friedel ForMemRS (; 11 February 1921 – 27 August 2014) was a French physicist and material scientist. Education Friedel attended the Cours Hattemer, a private school. He studied at the École Polytechnique from 1944 to 1946, and the É ...

(France) *1980–82: A.R. Mackintosh (Denmark) *1978–80:

Antonino Zichichi Antonino may refer to: * Antonino (name), a given name and a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Antonino, Kansas, an unincorporated community in Ellis County, Kansas, United States See also * Antoniano (disambiguation) * Anto� ...

(Italy) *1976–78: I. Ursu (Romania) *1972–76: H.B.G. Casimir (The Netherlands) *1970–72: Erik Gustav Rydberg (Sweden) *1968–70:

Gilberto Bernardini Gilberto is the Iberian and Italian version of the originally Norman-French given name '' Gilbert'', used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages. In Galician, it's spelled Xilberto or Xilberte. ''Gilbert'' is ultimately derived from the Ger ...

(Italy)

References

External links

* {{physics-org-stub Physics societies International scientific organizations based in Europe Scientific organizations established in 1968 1968 establishments in Europe