Physics & Astronomy Links

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Computer simulation of DNA tethering a microsphere studied by Prof. Phil Nelson’s group. Image credit: Kevin Towles (Penn)

Astronomy/Astrophysics Locations

Penn Library
Yahoo Listing of Astronomy Topics
Yahoo Listing of Astronomy Departments and Programs
Yahoo Listing of Astrophysics Institutes
Yahoo Listing of Astrophysics Topics
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Hubble Space Telescope, HST Institute
Penn Observatories
AstroWeb, Astronomy/Astrophysics on the Internet
StarWorlds, Astronomy and Space Related Resources
SpaceRef: Space News
News About the Sun-Earth Environment

Physics Locations

Penn Library
Physics Related Resources on the Internet (from the APS)
Yahoo Listing of Physics Topics
Useful Shortcuts to Physics Departments etc
Yahoo Listing of University and College Physics Departments
Yahoo Listing of Physics Institutes
Kevli (Santa Barbara) Institute for Theoretical Physics
Aspen Center for Physics
Physics Web - IOP resources
The Net Advance of Physics (Encyclopedia)
Yahoo Listing of Science Topics
SciCentral directory of science and engineering
PhysLINK, general physics resource
Physical Sciences Resource Center
World of Mathematics

Professional Societies (APS, AIP, AAS, etc)

The American Physical Society (APS)
The American Institute of Physics (AIP)
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) (local), (national)
The American Astronomical Society (AAS)
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
European Physical Society (EPS)
Institute of Physics, UK (IOP)
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Job Listings, Career Planning

AIP Statistical Information on Jobs and Degrees
AIP Career Services
Academic and Research Positions in Physics
HEP Job Listings (Spires)
Next Wave - AAAS Young Scientists Forum
U.S. News Career Guide/Graduate School Ratings

Conference Listings

APS Conference Listing
Spires Conference Listing (mainly high energy)

Physics/Science News

APS FOCUS (summaries of journal articles)
A.I.P Weekly Physics News
APS News Online
APS What's New?
Science Now (AAAS Daily News Bulletin)
The Why Files: Science Behind the News
Science Friday (NPR)

Science Journals and Magazines

Penn Library Physics/Astronomy Journals (access electronic journals from outside Penn)
Physics and Astronomy Resources
APS Journals
Phys. Rev. Lett. Online
Phys. Rev. A Online
Phys. Rev. B Online
Phys. Rev. C Online
Phys. Rev. D Online
Phys. Rev. E Online
Phys. Rev. Online Archives
Editorial Offices of the APS
Nuclear Physics Electronic (Nuclear Physics, Physics Letters, Physics Reports)
Science Direct (Elsevier) resources
Elsevier Journals
Author Gateway (submission forms, etc) for Elsevier Journals
Astrophysical Journal
Journal of High Energy Physics
Physics Today Home Page
Physics World
CERN Courier
Sky & Telescope
Astronomy
Scientific American
Science News Online
New Scientist
Nature
SCIENCE On-Line
Technology Review Home Page
Chronicle of Higher Education
Central European Science Journals
Penn Science and Technical Libraries
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Archives, Bulletin Boards

SLAC Spires High Energy Preprint Data Base
SLAC HEPNAMES Database of high energy physicists
e-Print Archives
e-Print Archive in Physics
e-Print Archive in Condensed Matter Physics
e-Print Archive in General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
e-Print Archive in High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
e-Print Archive in High Energy Physics - Theory
e-Print Archive in High Energy Physics - Lattice
e-Print Archive in High Energy Physics - Experiment
e-Print Archive in Astrophysics
e-Print Archive in Nuclear Experiment
e-Print Archive in Nuclear Theory

Physical Constants, Particle Properties, Calculators

Periodic Table
Elementary Particle Properties: Particle Data Group Welcome Page
NIST Listing of Fundamental Physical Constants
NIST Online Reference Databases
NIST Physical Reference Data
Physical/Astronomical Constants
Physical Constants
Yahoo Listing of Scientific Constants Sites
Rolf's Calculator
Physical Calculator

Science/Technology Organizations

LRSM
Institute for Scientific Information
ISI Citation Indices
The Franklin Institute

Funding Agencies

National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF Educational Programs
Department of Energy (DOE)
DOE, High Energy Physics Programs
Office of Science Grants
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and Research Programs
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
GrantsNet (biomedical funding information)
Vice Provost for Research and Funding Opportunities
Penn Research Foundation
U. Penn Undergraduate Research Funds
Penn Research Services
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Home Page
The Guggenheim Foundation Home Page
The Research Corporation
Hubble Postdoctoral Fellowships
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High Energy Physics Locations

Interactions; Resources From High Energy Labs
Particle Data Group Listing of ONLINE PARTICLE PHYSICS INFORMATION
Experiments Online: Home Pages of HEP Experiments
CERN Listing of High-Energy Physics Institutions
HEPIC - High Energy Physics Information Center
HEPAP
Yahoo Listing of HEP Topics
Particle Data Group Welcome Page
SLAC Spires Home Page
FreeHEP (software relevant to HEP)
LEP Electroweak Working Group Home Page
The Neutrino Oscillation Industry
APS Division of Particles and Fields (DPF)
CTEQ (Coordinated Theoretical-Experimental Project on QCD)
Newsgroup: sci.physics.particle

Educational pages

Physics Central (APS public page)
The American Association of Physics Teachers(AAPT)
The Discovery Channel
Contemporary Physics Education Project (CPEP)
Fusion Web Course (CPEP)
Quarks Unbound
The Particle Adventure
The Nine Planets
The Exploratorium
Yahoo Listing of Physics Education Projects

History, Culture, Miscellaneous

The Nobel Prize
AIP Center for the History of Physics
Einstein: Image and Impact (AIP)
Discovery of the Electron (AIP)
Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
4000 Years of Women in Science