Physics Policy Committee

The Physics Policy Committee (PPC) addresses those U.S. government policy issues that affect the development of physics and the community of physicists, the health of the institutions in which physics is practiced, the resources available to physics, and the balanced use of these resources for the scientific and technological needs of the U.S.

The membership of the PPC includes the immediate APS Past President, the President-Elect, twelve (12) members nominated by the Board Executive Committee (BEC) and appointed by the President-Elect to staggered three (3) year terms, one (1) industrial member, the Congressional Fellow(s) in the first year following the term of service, one (1) representative of the Committee on Education (COE) who is serving on the Education Policy Subcommittee (EPSC), and the Chair of the Panel on Public Affairs (POPA). The Past President chairs the committee.

The PPC is an advisory Board Committee.