Documenting Career Disruptions in the Physical Sciences

The purpose of this project is to collect stories from individuals who have been impacted by enacted or anticipated changes in the 2025 U.S. policies and funding for the physical sciences. We want to hear your story; we plan to preserve it in the collections of AIP’s Niels Bohr Library and Archives digital repository so it will be available for current and future research on these impacts.

Please tell us about your current or former position in as much detail as you feel comfortable sharing. Recalling this experience might be upsetting. You are free to pause, skip a question, or exit this form. Remember that what you tell us will be made publicly available. While there is no compensation for sharing your story, your contribution will be captured for contemporary understanding and future scholarship. We invite you to fill out this form multiple times if/when you experience further/additional impacts to your work and career.

For more information on this initiative, see this article on the Niels Bohr Library and Archives blog. If you have any questions about this project, please contact the Niels Bohr Library and Archives, nbl@aip.org.