Professional Organizations

Professional organizations and activities relevant to chemical and process engineering.

• ACSWeb from the American Chemical Society
  Provides information on the American Chemical Society products and services, books catalog, publications, special reports and membership.
• ASEE Clearinghouse for Engineering Education
  Access general information, press releases, and classified advertisements, as well as information about ASEE membership, publications (including the Journal of Engineering Education and PRISM), fellowship programs, conferences, national award winners, and more.
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers Web
  American Institute of Chemical Engineers Web promotes professional chemical engineering activities. Includes meeting call-for-papers, programs and abstracts, as well as, contact points, member services such as employment services, continuing educational courses, safety and research. Links are provided to divisions, local sections, student chapters, other AIChE related Internet resources.
• American Physical Society
  
• American Vacuum Society
  The American Vacuum Society is a non-profit professional society dedicated to advancing the science and technology of films and coatings, microelectronics, nanostructures, surfaces and interfaces, plasmas, vacuum, and manufacturing processes.
• Association for Process Safety Research - IPF
  Describes the IPF research and education programs in the field of process safety research in Sweden. Also ldescribes software for STOA - a documentation system for Disturbances Incidents and Accidents.
• Engineering Foundation
  Describes the The Engineering Foundation is dedicated to "the furtherance of research in science and engineering, and for the advancement ... of the arts and sciences of engineering and the good of mankind." Includes the Conferences Program/Calendar and a Grants Program which includes GRANTS FOR EXPLORATORY RESEARCH and GRANTS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENGINEERING.
• French Group of Process Engineering
  Describes the goals of the French Group of Process Engineering which are:
  • Promoting process engineering in industry, education system
  • Improving the exchange of knowledge, methods and experience required to set-up, develop and optimize industrial processes in the field of process industries
  • Publishing scientific works and organizing symposia, congresses, international conferences ...
  Also describes the structure and academic affiliations of the organization. Includes a brief history of process engineering. Also see the version française.
• Gas Processors Association (GPA)
  GPA is an international, incorporated, non-profit trade association made up of about 150 corporate members, all of whom engage in the processing of natural gas into a merchantable pipeline gas, volume movemant, or further processing of liquid products from natural gas. In addition, nearly all major gas transmission companies are either active or associate members, depending on whether or not they actually produce gas liquids. GPA has been in existence for 75 years and primarily serves members through: research, an annual Convention, Committee work, regional functions (meetings, schools, and local chapter activities), setting and maintaining industry standards and carefully monitoring and acting on legislative and regulatory issues that affect the industry.
• Groupe Français de Génie des Procédés
  Le Groupe Français de Génie des Procédés (GFGP) est l'association française qui rassemble à parité les industriels et les universitaires concernés par le Génie des Procédés. Vous y trouverez de nombreuses informations sur l'organisation et sur la discipline (court historique) : la structure (conseil d'administration, groupes de travail), les objectifs, les moyens d'action (lettre de liaison régulière, annuaire des adhérents), les manifestations qu'elle organise (symposium, congrès biannuel), les rapports disponibles avec un aperçu des principaux centres universitaires de recherche et de formation (rapport Gaillard, Observatoire Français), un agenda des prochaines manifestations dans le domaine, en France et au niveau international. Also see the English version.
• Institution of Chemical Engineers
  Institution of Chemical Engineers is an international body of chemical and process engineers based in Rugby, UK. Includes general information on IChemE, student information, and a journals and bulletins page.
• Mexican Insititute of Chemical Engineers
  Home page of The Mexican Insititute of Chemical Engineers www site at Universidad Regiomontana
• 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 related scientific disciplines.
• The Electrochemical Society, Inc.
  The Electrochemical Society is an international educational, nonprofit organization concerned with a broad range of phenomena related to electrochemical and solid state science and technology.
• The Royal Australian Chemical Institute
  Home page of The Royal Australian Chemical Institute which is both the qualifying body in Australia for professional chemists and a learned society promoting the science and practice of chemistry in all its branches. It is concerned with the teaching and practice of chemistry and with the application of chemistry in industry, academia and government authorities in Australia.
• The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
  Describes SCEJ as an academic group in Japan. Provides neeting information and links to other SCEJ related internet resources.

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