Physics on the Web

General Physics Resources and Information

The following web sites are contain a wide range of resources for the physics community.

• PhysicsCentral - the American Society of Physics (APS) news and information site.
• Physics.org - provided by the Institute of Physics (IOP).
• The Nucleus - resources for physics and astronomy undergraduates.
• Compadre - large and expanding collection of web-based physics resources.
• PhysNet - many links to physics programs, professional societies, publications and conferences.

Jobs in Physics

Assorted web sites on which physics career information and jobs are posted.

• Physics Today Jobs - most academic and research lab positions in physics are posted here.
• APS Career Services - useful general information about careers with a physics degree.
• AAPT Career Center - careers as teachers and researchers.

Physics at Other Universities and National Laboratories

Links to other institutions at which offer physics programs or research in physics.

• Physics programs in Canada - maintained by the Canadian Association of Physics (CAP).
• National Laboratories - National laboratories in the United States carry out cutting-edge fundamental and applied research in physics. Most fall within the purview of the United States Department of Energy (DOE). This is the official web site listing all DOE National Labs.

Professional Organizations

The major physics related professional organizations in the United States are:

• APS Physics - the American Society of Physics.
• American Institute of Physics (AIP).
• American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT).
• American Astronomical Society (AAS) - the major professional organization for astronomy in the United States.
• Optical Society of America (OSA) - devoted to the study of light, optics and photonics.

The major professional organizations for physics in Europe are:

• The Institute of Physics (IOP) - based in the United Kingdom.
• The European Physical Society (EPS).

Physics Magazines

• Physics World - the Institute of Physics (IOP) news magazine.
• Physics Today - the American Institute of Physics (AIP) magazine.
• Physics - Highlights of research published in the Physical Review Series. Intended for a general physics audience.
• Physical Review Focus - brief descriptions of selected articles published in the Physical Review series.

Physics Journals

Most of these journals require subscription.

• arXiv - the physics preprint server. Free access but unrefereed. Most research articles in physics appear here.
• The American Journal of Physics - Articles with a pedagogical emphasis.
• The Physical Review - APS journal series. Currently the most prominent physics journal series.
• AIP journals - specialized journals published by the AIP.
• IOP journals - comprehensive series of journals published by the IOP.