Romanian Physical Society

The Romanian Physical Society (RPS), known in Romanian as Societatea Română de Fizică (SRF), is a professional association that brings together physicists, physics teachers and various experts engaged in physical research and media. It is an apolitical, non-profit association, independent and democratically organised, with the stated purpose of maintaining an increased role of science, and particularly of physics, in both the material and spiritual life of society. The RPS describes itself as a dynamic factor in fostering free, creative thinking, fresh ideas and ingenuity, as well as the emergence of institutional structures that enhance the impetus of science. The society is based in Romania, with its contact address at the "Horia Hulubei" National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, 409 Atomistilor Str., Code 077125, Magurele, Ilfov, P.O. Box MG-7. Its secretariat is reachable through the institute. The RPS maintains an open, active and co-operative attitude toward the world community of physics and fosters friendly and responsive relationships with similar societies worldwide, primarily those in Europe. It accepts membership in world, European and regional professional societies according to its interests and means, and encourages collaboration, visits and exchange of scientists, teachers and students with nations of prestigious scientific tradition, while also being responsive to the requests and needs of less scientifically developed nations. The RPS traces its modern legal foundation to 1990, when its statute and act of constitution were established. Its official website references prominent Romanian physicists such as Horia Hulubei, Șerban Țițeica, Ioan Ursu and Ion Agârbiceanu, and highlights the International Year of Light 2015. The society is affiliated with the European Physical Society (EPS) and maintains links with EPS bodies. It publishes a statute, lists its structure and members, and hosts a forum and news about the life of the society. The RPS has also been publicly active in advocacy, for example through an appeal addressed to the President of Romania, Traian Băsescu, regarding the funding policy for education and research in Romania. As a non-profit association, the RPS is not a commercial enterprise, but it functions as a brand-like institutional entity within the Romanian and international physics community. It provides a platform for professional networking, representation and the promotion of physics education and research. Its website, though partly under construction, serves as the main public interface, offering information on its structure, members, statute and links to external partners. The society continues to operate as a representative body for Romanian physicists and physics educators.

The Romanian Physical Society (RPS) was legally constituted in 1990, as indicated by its statute and act of constitution available on its official website. The society emerged in the post-communist period, aiming to reorganise and represent the Romanian physics community under a democratic, independent and non-profit framework. Its statute defines it as an apolitical association dedicated to promoting the role of science and physics in society. The RPS has since maintained an active presence in the Romanian and European physics landscape. It references historical figures such as Horia Hulubei, Șerban Țițeica, Ioan Ursu and Ion Agârbiceanu, who are celebrated as prominent Romanian physicists. The society is affiliated with the European Physical Society (EPS) and maintains links with EPS bodies, including the EPS Constitution and BPU. It also participates in international initiatives, such as the International Year of Light 2015, which it highlights on its website. In terms of advocacy, the RPS has addressed public appeals to Romanian authorities. One notable appeal was directed to President Traian Băsescu regarding the funding policy for education and research in Romania, demonstrating the society's engagement in science policy debates. The RPS continues to operate from its contact address at the "Horia Hulubei" National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering in Magurele, Ilfov, and provides a forum and news section for its members. Its website, though partly under construction, serves as a central hub for information about its structure, members, statute and external links.

• 2015

  RPS highlights the International Year of Light 2015 on its website.

• 1990

  Legal constitution of the Romanian Physical Society, with statute and act of constitution.

Apolitical, non-profit, independent and democratic professional association for physicists in Romania.

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1. 1Romanian Physical Society official websitesrfizica.ro
2. 2Romanian Physical Society - Aboutsrfizica.ro
3. 3Wikidata entry for Romanian Physical Societywikidata.org