Physics & Astronomy Professional Associations

Professional Associations are a great source of information about internships, career pathways, conferences, scholarships, opportunities to meet people in your field, and a whole host of career-related topics. Usually associations will provide a discounted membership rate for students enrolled in college.

General

• Acoustical Society of America

• American Association for the Advancement of Science

• American Association of Physics Teachers

• American Association of Physicists in Medicine

• American Astronomical Society

• American Institute of Physics

• American Mathematical Society

• American Meteorological Society

• American Nuclear Society

• American Physical Society

• American Society for Testing and Materials

• Association for Women in Science

• The Biophysical Society

• Federation of American Scientists

• The Geophysical Union

• The International Association for Science, Technology and Society

• International Astronomical Union

• Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences

• Institute of Physics

• Laser Institute of America

• Microscopy Society of America

• National Academy of Science

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• Optical Society of America

• Radiological Society of North America

• Society for the Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans in Science

Education

• American Association of Physics Teachers

• Physics Teacher Education Coalition

• Association of Science-Technology Centers

• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

• The Association for Science Teacher Education

• National Science Teaching Association

• National Association for Research in Science Teaching

• School Science and Mathematics Association