IOP Divisions

Applied Physics and Technology Division

The aim of the Applied Physics and Technolgy Division (APTD) is to provide a focus for promoting a range of physics based activities that are of relevance in an industrial context. APTD supports its member groups by encouraging and coordinating interaction between them. 

APTD activities include:

• promotion of multidisciplinary research through sponsorship of multi-group seminars and workshops
• a biennial conference on a leading-edge research topic that is of relevance to each of the groups in APTD
• an industry-relevant exhibition of the latest equipment
• open forum networking discussions at the conference that promote potential joint research programmes
• annual student prizes available to all groups in APTD
• liaison with the International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications, the British Vacuum Council, the UK Surface Analysis Users’ Forum, the Analytical Science Forum, PISE-UK (Plasma and Ion-surface Engineering), and some BSI and ISO committees

The groups currently affiliated to the division are:

Biological Physics
Computational Physics
Energy Group
Engineering Physics
Environmental Physics
Ion and Plasma Surface Interactions
Materials and Characterization
Nonlinear and Complex Physics
Polymer Physics
Printing and Graphics Science
Stress and Vibration
Thin Films and Surfaces Group
Tribology
Vacuum

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