Chemistry Societies & Organizations

Find out what the IUPAC is and learn a little about about what the IUPAC does.

The American Chemical Society, founded in 1876 and the world's largest scientific society. Members are mainly chemists but also chemical engineers. Information about ACS divisions, programs, and local sections.

News about the profession, membership and benefits, activities, meeting information, calls for papers, continuing education courses, technical publications, awards program, and career information from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

The AACC describes itself as an 'international scientific/medical society of clinical laboratory professionals, physicians, research scientists and other individuals involved with clinical chemistry and other clinical laboratory science-related disciplines'.

Membership and meeting information is available.

Press releases, seminars, workshops, educational sites, newsletters, events, and membership information are provided.

There are sections for conferences, membership information, publications, career and employment, education and training, industry, government, and students.

Interests in fats, oils, proteins, surfactants, and detergents.

Organization that sets standards for testing and analysis. See ASTM Store for list of ASTM technical procedures and literature.

Formerly the Association of Official Analytical Chemists.

Homepage of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers.

Homepage of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Web site catering to the biological and medical community.

Czech Chemical Society.

For public understanding of chemistry and its contributions.

From the American Chemical Society, this is an extensive chemistry website, including searchable databases, educational resources, articles, meetings, a career resource center, and a global chemistry network.

Information from dozens of chemistry societies. Coordinated by the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Internet chemistry site featuring journals and databases. Requires free registration.

Advancing interests in electrochemistry and solid state technologies.

The EFMA website includes news, an introduction to fertilizers; information on fertilizers, food, and the environment; industry statistics; fertilizer manufacturing facts; international trade and economics; member information; publications; and links.

Devoted to growth and development of photochemistry in Europe.

Professional development of German chemists.

Information about the German GVC·VDI-Gesellschaft Verfahrenstechnik und Chemieingenieurwesen (VDI Division for Chemical Engineering). Only in German.

The Institution of Chemical Engineers, an international body of chemical and process engineers based in Rugby, UK. Information on education & development, products & publications, and discussion groups.

The site provides journal information, Who's Who, membership and conference information, photolinks, and newsletters.

There is a description of the Association, news and classified ads, a list of publications, buyer's guide, calendar for conferences and seminars, and list of titanium links.

This site offers information about the Union, as well as its regional associates and commissions. There are sections for journals and publications. A large portion of the website is devoted to a web of crystallography services.

In addition to a description of the IUPAC, this site offers sections on FAQs, nomenclature and symbols, chemical elements, education, industry, and publications.

The International Society for Measurement and Control has information about process measurement and control, and industrial automation.

Organizes collection and storage of molecular samples.

World's largest science education organization.

North American engineering society that represents licensed professional engineers (PEs) across all disciplines.

The organization running the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy.

Teaching, practice, and application of chemistry in Australia.

Involved in chemistry publishing and teaching in the UK.

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

Research and applications in all facets of spectroscopy.

Brazilian professional chemists association.

Chapter information, news, publications, awards, courses, and a referral service are included.

Network of plastics professionals around the world promoting the knowledge and education of plastics and polymers.

A non-profit educational service organization dedicated to making known the need for women engineers and encouraging young women to consider an engineering education.

Represents French chemists and their interests.

Promoters of US transition to metric system.

Brief information in English about the Association of German Engineers (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure).

International trade organization providing water treatment information.