Associations/Organizations/Societies
- Alpha Chi Sigma
The only Professional Chemistry Fraternity. It is nearly 100 years old with
over 53,000 members who are pursuing a wide variety of chemistry-related
careers.
- American Association for the Advancement
of Science
The world's largest general science organization, with more than 138,000
members and 275 affiliated societies, AAAS serves as an authoritative source
for information on the latest developments in science and bridges gaps among
scientists, policy-makers and the public to advance science and science education.
- American Chemical Society
The ACS is a self-governed individual membership organization that consists
of 161,000 members 60% from industry, at all degree levels. There are 34
ACS divisions, representing a wide range of disciplines for chemists, chemical
engineers and technicians.
- American Crystallographic
Organization
The American Crystallographic Association (ACA) was founded in 1949. The
total membership of the ACA is about 2,500 worldwide. There are 11 Special
Interest Groups. The objective of the ACA is to promote interactions among
scientists who study the structure of matter at atomic (or near atomic) resolution.
- American Institute of Biological Sciences
A nonprofit scientific organization to advance research and education in
the biological, medical, environmental, and agricultural sciences. AIBS
serves as an umbrella organization for approximately 70 professional biological
societies and organizations from around the world. Combined membership
exceeds 150,000 biologists and scientists.
- American Institute of Chemical
Engineers
A nonprofit organization, founded in 1908, to provide leadership to the chemical
engineering profession. Representing 57,000 members in industry, academia,
and government, AIChE provides forums to advance the theory and practice
of the profession, upholds high professional standards and ethics, and supports
excellence in education.
- American Oil Chemists Society
Founded in 1909. AOCS is an international organization consisting of over
5,400 members throughout 108 countries across the globe. Organization for
those with a professional interest in the science and technology of fats,
oils, surfactants, and related materials.
- American Petrochemical Institute
The American Petroleum Institute is the U.S. petroleum industry’s primary
trade association. Its membership of 400 companies consists of a broad cross
section of petroleum and allied industries in Exploration & Production, Refining,
Pipelines, Marketing, and Marine Transportation.
- American Plastics Council
The American Plastics Council (APC) is a major trade association for the
United States plastics industry working to ensure that plastics are recognized
as a preferred material by actively demonstrating they are a responsible
choice in a more environmentally conscious world. APC is comprised of 25
of the leading plastics manufacturers in the United States.
- American Society for Mass Spectrometry
ASMS was formed in 1969, for the purpose of promoting and disseminating knowledge
of mass spectrometry and allied topics. Membership includes over 3,500
scientists involved in research and development. Members come from academic,
industrial and governmental laboratories.
- Association of Formulation Chemists
Providing multi-industry cross-fertilization by disseminating basic technical
information on formulation technology pertaining to adhesives, drugs, cosmetics,
pigments, foods, pesticides, and other applications, through meetings,
seminars, publications, and other means of communication.
- BioMedNet
BioMedNet is the website for biological medical researchers. To date there
are more than 600,000 members of BioMedNet. Membership to BioMedNet is
free, and members can search all of BioMedNet without charge. However,
viewing full-text articles from publishers often requires payment or a
subscription.
- BioOne
BioOne brings to the Web a uniquely valuable aggregation of the full-texts
of high impact bioscience research journals. Most of these titles are published
by small, undercapitalized societies and until now have been available
only in printed form. BioOne will provide integrated, cost-effective access
to a thoroughly hyperlinked information resource of interrelated journals
focused on biological, ecological and environmental sciences.
- Chemical Abstracts Service - CAS
CAS is the producer of the world's largest and most comprehensive databases
of chemical information. Their principal databases, Chemical Abstracts
(CA), and REGISTRY now include about 16 million document records and more
than 27 million substance records respectively. CAS also produces databases
of chemical reactions, commercially available chemicals, listed regulated
chemicals, and compounds claimed in patents.
- Chemical Heritage Foundation
Established by the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the American Institute
of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) had
its origins in 1982. CHF seeks to strengthen public understanding of the
chemical sciences and technologies, increase the flow of the ablest students
into the chemical sciences and chemical process industries, and instill
in chemical scientists and engineers greater pride in their heritage and
their contributions to society.
- Chemical Structure Association
The Chemical Structure Association (CSA) is an international organization
which aims to bring together people whose work involves the handling of
information about chemical structures. Members of the CSA are interested
in all aspects of chemical structure information including molecular modeling,
combinatorial chemistry, computer systems for handling chemical structural
information, chemical databases, online systems, use of the Internet to
access chemical information, manual and CD-ROM reference tools.
- ChemWeb
The Worldwide Club for the Chemical Community.
- Council for Chemistry Research
The Council for Chemical Research (CCR) membership represents industry, academia,
and government. CCR was formed in 1979 to promote cooperation in basic
research and encourage high quality education in the chemical sciences
and engineering. The mission of the CCR is to enhance research in chemistry-based
sciences, engineering, and technology that benefits society and the national
well-being, through productive interactions among industrial, academic,
and governmental research sectors.
- Electrochemical Society
The Electrochemical Society is an international nonprofit, educational, organization
concerned with a broad range of phenomena relating to electrochemical and
solid state science and technology. The Society has more than 7,000 scientists
and engineers in over 75 countries worldwide who hold individual membership,
as well as roughly 100 corporations and laboratories who hold contributing
membership.
- European Chemical Society
The European Chemical Society aims to project a positive, dynamic image of
Chemistry in Europe.
- Institute for Scientific Information
For over 40 years, ISI has been publishing scholarly bibliographic databases
for the global research community. ISI products include the ISI Web of
Science and Current Contents Connect. Other services include a line of
bibliographic management tools, a document delivery service and other literature
research tools in multiple formats including CD-ROM and diskette.
- International Society of Electrochemistry
Founded in 1949. Comprises now about 1100 individual members, Its membership
comes from more than 60 countries and is organized in over 40 national
and regional sections. Its goals include to advance electrochemical science
and technology, to disseminate scientific and technological knowledge,
and to promote international cooperation in electrochemistry.
- International Society for Optical
Engineering
Founded in 1955. SPIE is an international technical society dedicated to
promoting the engineering and scientific applications of optical, photonic,
imaging and optoelectronic technologies through its education and communications
programs, meetings and publications. The Society serves the global technical
and business communities, with over 14,000 individual, 320 corporate, and
3,000 technical group members in more than 75 countries worldwide.
- International Union of Crystallography
Its objectives are to promote international cooperation in crystallography
and to contribute to all aspects of crystallography, to promote international
publication of crystallographic research, to facilitate standardization
of methods, units, nomenclatures and symbols, and to form a focus for the
relations of crystallography to other sciences.
- International Union
of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Formed in 1919. IUPAC has long been recognized as the world authority on
chemical nomenclature, terminology, standardized methods for measurement,
atomic weights and many other critically evaluated data.
- Learned
Society List
An international list that points to 159 learned societies, professional
societies, and other organizations which claim some respectability.
- Materials Research Society
Founded in 1973, the MRS consists of more than 12,000 members from the United
States and over 50 other countries. A nonprofit organization which brings
together scientists, engineers and research managers from industry, government,
academia and research laboratories to share findings in the research and
development of new materials of technological importance.
- The National Academies
In 1863, the United States Congress created the National Academy of Sciences
to advise the government in scientific and technical matters. The National
Academies consist of four organizations: the National Academy of Sciences,
the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the
National Research Council.
- National Institute of Standards
and Technology
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is an agency of the U.S.
Department of Commerce's Technology Administration. Established in 1901,
NIST strengthens the U.S. economy and improves the quality of life by working
with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards.
- The National Science Foundation
Founded in 1950. The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government
agency responsible for promoting science and engineering through programs
that invest over $3.3 billion per year in almost 20,000 research and education
projects in science and engineering.
- Network of Chemical Societies
A site for chemists and the home of the international chemistry societies'
electronic network. The site provides interesting features and useful services
for the chemistry community. The information is made available by various
national chemistry societies for dissemination on a single site. Currently
around 30 such societies are providing varying levels of information on
chemsoc.
- North American
Catalysis Society
The North American Catalysis Society was founded in 1956 to promote and encourage
the growth and development of the science of catalysis and those scientific
disciplines ancillary thereto; to report, discuss and exchange information
and viewpoints in the field of catalysis; and to provide liaison with foreign
catalysis societies, with the International Congress on Catalysis, and with
other scientific organizations and individuals.
- Phi Lamda Upsilon
Founded as an honorary chemical society in March 1899. An organization comprising
sixty-seven chapters and more than 55,000 members. The aims and purposes
of the Society are the promotion of high scholarship and original investigation
in all branches of pure and applied chemistry.
- Royal Society of Chemistry
The Learned Society for chemistry and the Professional Body for chemists
in the UK with 46,000 members worldwide. The Society is a major publisher
and provider of chemical information, supports the teaching of chemistry
at all levels, organizes hundreds of chemical meetings a year and is a
leader in communicating science to the public.
- Society of Applied Spectroscopy
Founded in 1954. The objective of this Society is to advance and disseminate
knowledge and information concerning the art and science of spectroscopy
and other allied sciences.
- Society of Environmental Toxicology
and Chemistry
SETAC is an independent, nonprofit professional society that provides a forum
for individuals and institutions engaged in the study of environmental issues,
the management and conservation of natural resources, environmental education,
and environmental research and development.
- Society of Plastics Industry
Founded in 1937, the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. is the trade
association representing the fourth-largest manufacturing industry in the
United States. SPI’s 1,700 members represent the entire plastics
industry supply chain, including processors, machinery and equipment manufacturers
and raw material suppliers.
- Society of Toxicology
Founded in 1961, the Society of Toxicology is a professional and scholarly
organization of scientists from academic institutions, government, and
industry representing the great variety of scientists who practice toxicology
in the U.S. and abroad. The Society promotes the acquisition and utilization
of knowledge in toxicology, aids in the protection of public health, and
facilitates disciplines.
- World Standards Services
Network
World Standards Services Network (WSSN), is a network of publicly accessible
World Wide Web servers of standards organizations around the world. Through
the Web sites of its members, WSSN provides information on international,
regional and national standardization and related activities and services.
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