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John Holdren Awarded 2026 AIP Karl Compton Medal
DEC 15, 2025
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Optica and DPG name Antoine Browaeys 2026 Herbert Walther Award recipient.
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2025 Joseph A. Johnson Award Goes to Morgan State University Assistant Professor Stacyann Nelson
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AAS Announces the Resignation of Chief Executive Officer Dr. Kevin B. Marvel
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Call for Editor-in-Chief of Medical Physics
NOV 01, 2025
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OCT 30, 2025
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OCT 08, 2025
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Optica Congratulates the Winners of the 2025 Nobel Physics Prize
OCT 07, 2025
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Smitha Vishveshwara Wins AIP’s 2025 Andrew Gemant Award for Intertwining Physics, Theater, and Fiction
SEP 04, 2025
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Yi Rong Appointed Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
JUL 25, 2025
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