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AIP ADVANCES THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES AS A FEDERATION AND AN INSTITUTE. AS A FEDERATION, AIP WORKS TO ADVANCE THE SUCCESS OF ITS MEMBER SOCIETIES AND AFFILIATES SO THAT THEY CAN LEVERAGE THEIR DIVERSE EXPERTISE AND CONTRIBUTIONS IN ADVANCING THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES IN THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE, IN THE ECONOMY, IN EDUCATION AND IN SOCIETY. THROUGH THEIR SHARED GOALS AND PARTNERSHIP WITH AIP, MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS BROADEN THEIR IMPACT AND ACHIEVE RESULTS BEYOND THEIR INDIVIDUAL MISSIONS AND MANDATES. AIP ALSO ACTS AS AN INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE THAT EMPOWERS PHYSICAL SCIENTISTS WITH JOURNALISM; SOCIAL SCIENCE, DEMOGRAPHICS AND POLICY RESEARCH; AND HISTORY AND STUDENT PROGRAMS. AIP ALSO ADVANCES THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES THROUGH THE MISSIONS AND OPERATIONS OF AIP PUBLISHING AND OF AIP FOUNDATION. AIP RECOGNIZES AND HONORS EXCELLENCE IN THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES, RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OUR COMMUNITY MAKES TO SOCIETY WITH SEVERAL NAMED AWARDS.