In professional societies

Professor Jones s participation in professional societies and affairs outside the University were as follows Rapporteur for the Royal Society of Canada (Chemical Section) in 1971, and Convenor in 1972 Member of the Advisory Committee to the Atlantic Regional Laboratories of the National Research Council, Halifax, Nova Scotia Member of the Board of Governors of the Ontario Research Foundation Member of the Board of Advisors for the British Commonwealth for Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Carbohydrate Research Chairman of the Fourth International Conference on Carbohydrate Chemistry, which was held in Kingston in 1967 and a Corresponding Member of the Nomenclature Committee of the Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry, American Chemical Society. Professor Jones was a member of The Chemical Society, the Biochemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry (Associate), the Chemical Institute of Canada, the American Chemical Society, and the New York Academy of Sciences. 

In addition to his contributions in the field of chemical documentation, Professor Wolfrom also served on numerous committees and held a number of offices in professional societies. From 1940 until 1945, he was an Official Investigator of the National Defense Research Committee. A member of the American Chemical Society, he served as Chairman of the Columbus Section and also of the Cellulose Division in 1940, and of the Division of Sugar Chemistry in 1948. In 1958, he was chairman of Symposium I of ffie International Union of... 

Promotion from assistant to associate professor is made on the basis of promise, whereas promotion from associate to full professor is based on fulfillment of that promise. Sometimes this latter promotion can be made on the basis of educational or service leadenhip, but in my experience this takes longer and one must also demonstrate leadership in education through such avenues as publication in the field of education. Awards and election to Fellow status in professional societies can also assist with promotion to foil professor. Essentially, you must demonstrate leadership in your discipline - in research and/or education or service."... 

Brian Culshaw is professor of optoelectronics at the University of Strathclyde, where he has acted as head of department and as vice dean of the engineering faculty. His research, spanning over 30 years has encompassed microwaves, optics and ultrasonics, both at device and system level, with applications in communications and sensing. He has published seven research texts in microwave semi-conductors, fibre sensing and smart structures and over 400 journal and conference contributions including many invited. He has been active in professional societies including two periods as a director of SPIE, of which he is currently president elect and as an editor of Applied Optics. He is a founder director of OptoSci limited and of Solus Sensors. He has chaired numerous technical conferences in the UK and abroad in optical fibre sensors and smart structures... 

Seminars, workshops, and short courses sponsored by professional societies and trade associations provide the needed training in materials standards and specifications. Familiarisation with sources of information in the field, how to prepare specifications and standards, how to tailor requirements for cost effectiveness, and the cross-referencing and correlation of specifications and standards are covered. 

Contamination. Manufacturers of cosmetics must be careful to guard against chemical and microbial contamination. Chemical contamination, which may result from the presence of undesirable impurities in raw materials, is avoidable by adhering to rigid specifications for raw materials. Compendial specifications and pubHcations by the CTFA and other professional societies form the basis of most intracompany raw material specifications. Moreover, all packaging components must meet not only physical and design specifications but also such chemical requirements as extractables and absence of dust and similar contaminants (see Packaging, cosLffiTics and pharmaceuticals). 

Of course, many other professional societies have played their part in this successful reaching out between specialisms. As outlined above, the big metallurgical societies have broadened resolutely, and the American Physical Society and American Chemical Society are now much more hospitable to their members in industry than they apparently were 30 years ago. 

There is now an immense range of scientific Journals, broad, narrow and in-between, to serve the great range of materials. The journals published by the many professional societies have encountered increasing competition from the many published by commercial publishers, but those, in turn, are now under severe pressure because of a growing librarians revolt against subscription prices that rise much faster than general inflation. 

An independent, international, nonprofit professional society that provides a forum for individuals and institutions engaged in the study of environmental issues, management and conservation of natural resources, environmental education, and environmental research and development. Offices in Belgium, Australia and the United States. 

Professional society of persons conducting research in occupational safety and health or responsible for implementing industrial hygiene programs in governmental and industrial organizations. Establishes exposure limits for toxic chemicals used in the workplace. 

Professional society promotes the study and control of environmental factors affecting the health and well-being of factory workers, including procedures for monitoring the exposure to toxic materials in the work place. Offers laboratory accreditation and testing programs and informational pamphlets on various health and safety topics. 

A professional society for persons in the environmental health field that conducts continuing education programs, placement sendees, awards programs, and compiles statistics on such subjects as air, water and land quality, food, pesticides, hazardous waste and toxic substances. 

The practitioners of energy economics variously identify themselves as energy economists, mineral economists, natural resource economists, and industrial organization economists. Separate professional societies exist to represent each of three specialties resource and environmental economics, mineral economics, and energy. These associations do not interact with one another In addition, academic programs exist in each of these areas. 

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