APS March Meeting

APS March Meeting
Name	APS March Meeting
Status	Active
Genre	Academic conference
Frequency	Annual
Venue	Various convention centers
Location	United States and occasionally international venues
First	1974
Organizer	American Physical Society
Participants	Physicists, engineers, students

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APS March Meeting

The APS March Meeting is the annual conference organized by the American Physical Society for condensed matter and materials physics researchers. The meeting gathers scientists from institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, and national laboratories including Argonne National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. It serves as a central forum alongside other major gatherings like the Materials Research Society meetings, the European Physical Society conferences, and the American Chemical Society national meetings.

Overview

The meeting focuses on condensed matter physics, materials science, and closely related subfields represented by divisions and topical groups such as the APS Division of Condensed Matter Physics, the APS Division of Materials Physics, and the APS Topical Group on Quantum Information. Sessions feature parallel symposia, plenary talks, poster sessions, and tutorials connected to institutions like Bell Labs, IBM Research, Sandia National Laboratories, and universities including Princeton University, Columbia University, and University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. Attendees include researchers from facilities such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Brookhaven National Laboratory, and international centers like CERN and Max Planck Society institutes.

The meeting originated in the 1970s when the American Physical Society expanded its activities to create a large-scale annual gathering for condensed matter researchers, paralleling meetings such as the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting and the Optical Society of America conferences. Over decades the meeting grew in size and scope, influenced by breakthroughs at laboratories like Bell Labs and IBM Research, milestones involving figures connected to Philip Anderson, John Bardeen, and institutions such as University of Cambridge and California Institute of Technology. Shifts in venue selection have included cities like San Francisco, Boston, Denver, and Chicago, reflecting logistical ties to convention centers and local universities such as University of California, San Diego and Northeastern University.

Programming is managed by committees drawn from the American Physical Society membership, including representatives from divisions like the APS Division of Condensed Matter Physics and topical groups related to spintronics, superconductivity, and topological phases. Typical formats encompass invited talks by speakers from institutions like Yale University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Pennsylvania, and national labs including Los Alamos National Laboratory; contributed oral sessions; large poster sessions; and employer recruiting events featuring companies such as Google, Microsoft Research, Intel, and Samsung Research. The meeting often includes special symposia honoring laureates from organizations such as the Nobel Prize, the National Academy of Sciences, and recipients connected to awards like the Buckley Prize and the Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize.

Major announcements and early reports on phenomena and technologies have been presented at the meeting, including work related to high-temperature superconductivity with ties to researchers from University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, experimental advances in graphene originating from groups at University of Manchester and Columbia University, developments in topological insulators linked to investigators at Princeton University and University of California, Santa Barbara, and progress in quantum computing reported by teams at IBM Research, Google Quantum AI, and Honeywell. The meeting has showcased influential experimental techniques from laboratories like Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and theoretical breakthroughs associated with scholars connected to MIT, Oxford University, and the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research.

Attendance routinely exceeds thousands of registrants from universities such as Rutgers University, University of Michigan, Pennsylvania State University, and international institutions like University of Tokyo and Tsinghua University. The meeting influences hiring and collaborations among groups at centers including NIMS (National Institute for Materials Science), Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, Riken, and industry research labs. Press coverage often involves outlets that track science and technology such as Nature (journal), Science (journal), Physics Today, and mainstream media reporting on discoveries tied to researchers affiliated with Columbia University and University of California, Los Angeles.

The meeting hosts award sessions and prize lectures recognizing recipients of honors like the Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, the APS Fellowship, the Maria Goeppert Mayer Prize, and recognition from bodies such as the National Science Foundation and the National Academy of Sciences. Prize lectures often feature past laureates and prominent figures associated with Nobel Prize work, attendees from institutions like Caltech, Harvard University, and ETH Zurich, and emerging researcher awards sponsored by organizations including the Simon Foundation and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

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