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| AAPPS Conference | |
|---|---|
| Name | AAPPS Conference |
| Type | Scientific conference series |
| Region served | Asia-Pacific |
| Parent organization | Asia Pacific Center of Physics |
AAPPS Conference The AAPPS Conference is a major biennial and annual meeting series linking physicists across the Asia-Pacific region, convening researchers from institutions such as University of Tokyo, Tsinghua University, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Science, and Australian National University to address topics spanning condensed matter, particle, nuclear, astrophysics, and interdisciplinary research. Founded to complement organizations like the American Physical Society, European Physical Society, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, Society of Physics Students and national academies including the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, Academy of Sciences Malaysia, the conference fosters collaborations among laboratories such as CERN, KEK High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, RIKEN, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Brookhaven National Laboratory. The meetings often feature plenary speakers with affiliations to centers like Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, and University of Oxford, and are attended by representatives from ministries and funding bodies including National Science Foundation (US), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, and Department of Science and Technology (India).
The conference serves as a regional hub linking academies such as the Australian Academy of Science, Royal Society (United Kingdom), Russian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences (Philippines), and universities including Peking University, Seoul National University, National University of Singapore, University of Hong Kong, and University of Delhi to promote projects spanning collaborations with facilities like SPring-8, Australian Synchrotron, TRIUMF, Institute of High Energy Physics (China), and Institute of Physics (Bhutan). Program elements draw on frameworks used by events such as the Solvay Conference, Kavli Prize Symposium, Nobel Prize ceremonies, Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, and workshops modeled on the Les Houches Summer School.
Early initiatives trace to regional meetings inspired by gatherings like the International Conference on High Energy Physics, COSPAR General Assembly, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation science panels, and precedents set by the Physical Society of Japan and the Chinese Physical Society. Founders included leaders from institutions such as Academia Sinica, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Kyoto University, National Taiwan University, and University of Auckland who coordinated with representatives from UNESCO, World Bank, and national research councils. Over successive editions the conference expanded to feature collaborations with projects like ITER, Square Kilometre Array, Large Hadron Collider, Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment, and KAGRA while echoing organizational developments from meetings such as the Asian Physics Olympiad and the Pacific Science Congress.
Governance typically involves an executive council with officers drawn from institutions like Seoul National University, University of Tokyo, Tsinghua University, Indian Institute of Science, and Monash University, together with regional chairs reflecting membership from countries represented in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, and partner societies including the Physical Society of Japan, Korean Physical Society, Chinese Physical Society, Indian Physics Association, and Australian Institute of Physics. Statutes often reference coordination with bodies such as International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics, Asia Pacific Physics Conference, and funding agencies like National Natural Science Foundation of China and Department of Science and Technology (Philippines).
Meetings rotate among host institutions such as Kyoto University, Peking University, University of Delhi, University of Melbourne, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and National University of Singapore and have been held in cities including Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, New Delhi, Canberra, Singapore, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, and Manila. Conferences often mirror formats used by the International Conference on Computational Physics, Gordon Research Conferences, Symposium on Mathematical Physics, and regional workshops like the Asia-Pacific Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology with satellite meetings tied to laboratories such as RIKEN, KEK, SPring-8, and observatories like Subaru Telescope.
Programs cover themes overlapping with initiatives at CERN, Fermilab, J-PARC, NERSC, and collaborative projects such as ATLAS experiment, CMS experiment, DUNE, Hyper-Kamiokande, and IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Sessions address topics that intersect with research from centers like Max Planck Society, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Tsukuba University, and Nanyang Technological University on subjects including quantum materials, topological phases, high-energy phenomenology, plasma physics, cosmology, and computational methods exemplified by work at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
The conference features prizes and honors modeled on awards like the Nobel Prize in Physics, Dirac Medal, Copley Medal, Breakthrough Prize, Asia-Pacific Prize in Physics, and region-specific awards presented by societies such as the Physical Society of Japan and Korean Physical Society. Recipients often include researchers affiliated with Harvard University, Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley, ETH Zurich, University of Cambridge, Tsinghua University, Peking University, Seoul National University, and national laboratories like Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Participants represent universities such as IIT Bombay, National Tsing Hua University, University of the Philippines Diliman, Chulalongkorn University, and research institutes including Institute of Physics (Czech Republic), Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Academia Sinica. Student and early-career programs mirror initiatives by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, LHCb collaboration, ATLAS collaboration, and networks like the Asian Network for Scientific Information.
The conference has catalyzed collaborations leading to joint projects with facilities such as ITER, SKA Observatory, LIGO Hanford Observatory, LIGO Livingston Observatory, KAGRA Observatory, and experiments like Daya Bay, RENO, and JUNO. Outcomes have influenced policy discussions involving UNESCO, Asian Development Bank, World Health Organization (regional offices), and national funding agencies, while enabling cross-institutional training linking Princeton University, MIT, Cambridge University, National University of Singapore, University of Tokyo, Peking University, Seoul National University, and Indian Institute of Science.
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