- Abbreviation
- APS
- Formation
- May 20, 1899 ; 127 years ago ( 1899-05-20 )
- Type
- Scientific society
- Legal status
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
- Purpose
- To advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics
- Location s
- American Center for Physics, College Park, Maryland , U.S.
- Members
- 50,000
- President
- John Doyle
- Key people
- Jonathan A. Bagger (CEO)
- Website
- www .aps .org