Listed below are the most recent Board Statements. Board Statements expedite the APS Statement draft and review process in cases where more rapid action is necessary. If Board Statements are not eventually submitted to APS Statement review procedures, they are archived after one year and may not be renewed.
Board Statement on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine (June 24, 2022)
June 24, 2022
Statement by the Board of Directors on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The American Physical Society (APS) condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine and is gravely concerned about all people whose safety and security have been jeopardized by the attacks. Guided by the APS Mission to “advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics for the benefit of humanity. . .”1 and to limit damage to the global scientific cooperation that is critical for advancing science and improving the lives of all people,2 APS is taking action by:
APS actions include, to the extent allowed by law:
This approach upholds the Society’s Statements4 and its long-held tradition of supporting open dialogue and promoting cooperation among scientists throughout the world.5
APS underscores the principles expressed in the APS Statement on the International Nature of Science and Scientific Cooperation, including its commitment to: “take action in support of the human and professional rights of scientists in all countries” and to “encourage scientists to take conscientious and responsible action to protect those rights and to further international scientific cooperation.”
References
2 APS Statement 21.1: The International Nature of Science and International Scientific Cooperation
3 APS Response to the Invasion of Ukraine; Unit Donation Form – Ukraine Relief
4 APS Statement 02.5: Against the Call to Boycott Israeli Scientists
5 Editorial, Physics Today, March 1980, by APS President Hermann Feshbach “Let’s not boycott Soviet physicists”