The CAP has established 13 internal divisions and 1 external division to more deeply support and promote specialized areas of interest in physics. Division Chairs participate on the CAP Advisory Committee and the Congress Program Committee. For more information on a Division and its activities, follow the links below.
Internal Divisions
| Division for Gender Equity in Physics (DGEP)
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Division of Atmospheric and Space Physics (DASP)
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| Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada (DAMOPC)
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Division of Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (DCMMP)
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| Division of Applied Physics and Instrumentation (DAPI)
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Division of Nuclear Physics (DNP)
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| Division of Physics Education (DPE)
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Division of Physics in Medicine and Biology (DPMB)
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| Division of Plasma Physics (DPP)
2021/22 Chair: Ahmad Hamdan |
Division of Surface Sciences (DSS)
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| Division of Theoretical Physics (DTP)
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Division on the History of Physics (DHP)
2021/22 Chair: Francesco Barletta |
| Particle Physics Division (PPD)
2021/22 Chair: Matthias Danninger |
External Divisions
| Canadian Geophysical Union (CGU) |