American Chemical Society

The American Chemical Society (ACS) was founded in 1876 and is a congressionally chartered independent membership organization that represents professionals at all degree levels and in all fields of the chemical sciences. With more than 200,000 people in its global community, ACS is one of the world’s largest scientific societies and leading sources of authoritative scientific information. A nonprofit organization, ACS is at the forefront of the evolving chemistry enterprise and is the premier professional home for chemists, chemical engineers and related professionals around the globe. ACS is dynamic and visionary, committed to improving all lives through the transforming power of chemistry. Its vision, a world built on science, was developed and adopted by the ACS Board of Directors, and fully complements its mission: advance scientific knowledge, empower a global community and champion scientific integrity. ACS publishes numerous scientific journals and databases, convenes major research conferences, and provides educational, science policy and career programs in chemistry. It also gives more than $22 million every year in grants for research in petroleum and related fields. ACS plays a leadership role in educating and communicating with policymakers and the general public about the importance of chemistry in everyone’s lives.

설립

1876

직원

2,500+

산업

비영리 단체

회사 유형

Nonprofit

본사

🇺🇸Washington, District Of Columbia (+1)