Where Can I Find a List of Professional Organizations in Physics?

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The discussion centers on finding professional organizations within the engineering and science sectors, with a specific interest in physics. Key organizations mentioned include the American Physical Society (APS) and the American Institute of Physics (AIP). Various technical societies are highlighted, such as the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics), ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), and ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers). Additional organizations for specialized fields include the American Nuclear Society (ANS), ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials), and the American Chemical Society (ACS) for chemistry. The conversation emphasizes the breadth of professional societies available for different disciplines within science and engineering.
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Does anyone know of any websites that have a list of professional organizations within the engineering and science industry? Particularly, I'm looking for an organization related to physics. I know of the major ones in mathematics (MAA, AMS, etc.) as well as computer science (ACS, etc.), but I don't know any organizations in physics, chemistry, engineering, etc..

Any help is greatly appreciated.
 
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How about the American Physical Society - www.aps.org[/url] ? Or the American Institute of Physics - [url]http://www.aip.org/[/URL].

Then there are numerous technical socities like

IEEE - [url]www.ieee.org[/url] - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

AIAA - [url]www.aiaa.org[/url] - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

ASME - [url]www.asme.org[/url] - American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASCE - [url]www.asce.org[/url] - American Society of Civil Engineers

SAE - [url]www.sae.org[/url] - Society of Automotive Engineers (which interestingly keeps the AMS specifications)

ASM International - [url]www.asminternational.org[/url] - for materials

TMS - [url]www.tms.org[/url] - The Metallurgical Society - for metals, mining, refining, and processing.

ANS - [url]www.ans.org[/url] - The American Nuclear Society

ASTM - [url]www.astm.org[/url] - American Society for Testing and Materials

I belong to several of them.
 
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Physics: American Physical Society (APS), American Nuclear Society (ANS), American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)

Engineering has the IEEE and along with a plethora of societies for different focuses within engineering.

Chem has the American Chemical Society (ACS)- only one I know of.
 
Thanks for the direction y'all. Much appreciated!
 
Astronuc listed some of them, but there are more (AREA, AASHTO, NAPA, NCAT, AISC, ACI, ...).
 
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