Press registration now open for 2020 American Physical Society March Meeting

COLLEGE PARK, MD – Denver will transform into the hub of physics next month as more than 10,000 attendees arrive for the

2020 APS March Meeting

. The meeting will take place March 2-6, 2020 at the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver.

Press registration is now open.

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Press Registration

Complimentary registration is available to journalists for the express purpose of gathering and reporting news and information from the meeting. Staff reporters, freelance writers, and students are welcome to apply. Public information officers and institutional communicators are also welcome to attend the meeting. Registration provides access to the scientific meeting and exhibit hall. Short courses and some workshops may require additional registration and fee.

Preregistration is recommended to expedite the check-in process but is not required. Credentialed press may register for the meeting at no charge here. Note: If you are logging in for the first time since August 1, 2019, you will need to reset your password by clicking on “Forgot Your Password?”

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Meeting Highlights

Public Lecture



From Nanomaterials to NASCAR: Materials at 200 Miles per Hour


Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Kavli Foundation Special Symposium



Frontiers of Computation: Machine Learning and Quantum Computing


Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

50 Years of Physical Review A-D: Enduring Discoveries. Tomorrow’s Advances


Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Thing Explain Your Research


Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Press releases highlighting noteworthy research to be presented at the meeting will be distributed in the coming weeks. Press conferences will be held on-site and live streamed.

Hotel & Travel Information

APS has secured discounted rates for March Meeting attendees at a selection of Denver hotels. Experient is the only hotel provider endorsed by APS, and members of the media are encouraged to book through them early for the best selection and price. The last day to make a reservation at the discounted meeting rate is February 6, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. EST. Please book

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Scientific Program

The Scientific Program is now available online. Over 11,000 technical papers will be presented, covering:

1. Polymer Physics
2. Soft Condensed Matter
3. Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
4. Biological Physics
5. Chemical Physics
6. Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
7. Topological Materials
8. Semiconductors, Insulators, and Dielectrics
9. Superconductivity
10. Magnetism
11. Strongly Correlated Systems, Including Quantum Fluids and Solids
12. Complex Structured Materials, including Graphene
13. Superlattices, Nanostructures, and Other Artificially Structured Materials
14. Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films
15. Metals and Metallic Alloys
16. General Theory/Computational Physics
17. Quantum Information, Concepts, and Computation
18. Matter at Extreme Conditions
19. Instrumentation and Measurements
20. Fluids
21. Energy Research and Applications
22. Applications (IT, Medical/Bio, Photonics, etc.)
23. Data Science
24. Laser Science
25. Medical Physics
26. Climate Physics
27. Public Policy

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About APS

The American Physical Society (APS) is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy, and international activities. APS represents over 55,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories, and industry in the United States and throughout the world. Society offices are located in College Park, MD (Headquarters), Ridge, NY, and Washington, D.C.