Portuguese Society of Chemistry

PORTUGAL Tackling a Complex Chemical Equation The Portuguese Society of Chemistry, 1911-1926... 

The Sociedade de Chimica Portugueza (Portuguese Society of Chemistry)... 

Only in 1974 was the SCP divided into two separate institutions, the Sociedade Portuguesa de Quimica (Portuguese Society of Chemistry - SPQ) and the Sociedade Portuguesa de Fisica (Portuguese Society of Physics - SPF). Three years later, the two societies were finally able to find an appropriate building to house them, which has been kept to this day. The aims of the SPQ were enumerated and were basically the same as those formulated back in 1911. Rather than a forum for specialized scientific debate and an instrument for... 

Figure 12.3 Frontispieces of the Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry (Revista de Chimica Pura e Applicadd) before and after the creation of the Portuguese Society of Chemistry (1905 and 1911).

A word of gratitude is due to Prof Antonio Manuel Nunes dos Santos for kindly supplying us with relevant documents. The authors wish also to thank the Secretary General Portuguese Society of Chemistry (SPQ), Prof. Fernando Pina, for kindly allowing us to carry out research in the society s library, and Mrs. Cristina Campos for her kind assistance. 

SPQ Sociedade Portuguesa de Quimica (Portuguese Society of Chemistry) SPQF Sociedade Portuguesa de Quimica e de Fisica (Portuguese Society of Chemistry and Physics)... 

A vital aspect in the founding and running of an association is its economy. All societies agreed on certain membership fees intended to cover all or part of the expenses. Some societies, such as the ones in Denmark and Sweden, had to rely on membership fees only other societies were more entrepreneurial or blessed by sponsors. The pubUcation of one or more journals could represent a basic expenditure or could be used to create a regular income, as could the sale of other pubUcations, which created a fair income for the Portuguese society. The British Institute of Chemistry had as a consequence of its unique foimdation other sources of income, not least examination fees. 

The Fifth International Conference on the History of Chemistry took place in Estoril and Lisbon on 6th-10th September 2005 with the title Chemistry, Technology and Society . The satellite workshop, which we decided to call European Chemical Societies - Comparative Analyses of Demarcations", materialized on 6th September in Estoril before the official start of the conference, enjoying the full support of the efficient Portuguese organizers. 

He was the chairman of the Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro, for 2001-06 and was also president and vice-president of the Organic Chemistry Division of the Portuguese Chemical Society. He belongs to the advisory board of the European Journal of Organic Chemistry and is referee of more than 10 international scientific journals. 

Santos RS, Silveira ELC, Souza CML (2007) Study of the mechanical properties of thermoset polymeric matrix composites reinforced with biuiti fibers (in Portuguese). In Proceedings of the 30th Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Chemistry Society, Aguas de Lindoia, Brazil, p 1... 

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