APS Forum for Early Career Scientists - FECS

03/20/2023

FECS virtual networking chat starting now (10-10:30am ET 3/20). Come chat!

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: FECS Unit Chat with Exec. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

01/11/2023

Call for papers: FECS is cosponsoring a special issue of the Journal for Science Policy & Governance. Submissions from students and early career scientists are encouraged! Deadline is 4/30.

10/13/2022

Going to the 2023 APS March Meeting? Submit an abstract to the FECS Postdoctoral Poster Prize Competition *in addition* to your normal contributed or invited abstract. Up to a $500 prize for best poster! More information here:

The Forum for Early Career Scientists (FECS) is hosting a poster competition for postdoctoral researchers at the APS March Meeting 2023. An award for the "Best Poster" will consist of a $500 prize and a certificate; runners-up will receive a certificate and $100. Note: if you submit an abstract to t...

03/11/2022

FECS has put together some excellent sessions and a reception at the upcoming APS March Meeting! I hope to see you there virtually or in person.

B13. (Invited) Policies and Postdocs: Early-Career Perspectives on How Public Policy Affects Scientists and How Scientists Can Affect Public Policy11:30am - 2:30pm CTMcCormick Place W-183A (and live stream)Early career scientists don’t live in a vacuum; we interact with policies made everywhere fr...

03/02/2022

FECS wholeheartedly supports APS' condemnation of the invasion of Ukraine and we stand with the Ukrainian people, especially the community of physicists, scholars, and scientists in Ukraine. If you are personally affected by this crisis and would like to reach out, please do not hesitate to contact us.

The American Physical Society (APS) condemns the invasion of Ukraine and is gravely concerned about its impact. APS stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian physics community, Ukrainian scholars, and all citizens of Ukraine. As APS seeks ways to serve its members in Ukraine and Russia during this dif...

01/12/2022

Early career scientists: apply by 1/18 for FECS mini grants to cover the cost of registration for the 2022 APS March Meeting!

https://forms.gle/LYy3VBYdKZJkqmkS9

More info here: https://engage.aps.org/fecs/blogs/adam-a-iaizzi1/2022/01/10/mini-grants

Application deadline: January 18, 2022 11:59pm EST. In order to support early career physicists, FECS is again running a "mini grant" program to cover the cost of registration (up to $340). Note: in order to receive that low rate, you must register for the meeting by the early bird deadline of Janua...

05/10/2021

The Supporting Early-Career Researchers Act aims to increase opportunities for early-career researchers in spite of the Covid-19 epidemic. Help pass this act by taking action now with one click! https://p2a.co/O8xdqv6

05/04/2021

Welcome to the new APS FECS page!