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ACS PUBLICATIONS PUBLICATIONS ACS 2020 2020 2020 CATALOG CATALOG 3 ACS Publications | 2016 Catalog AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY ABOUT ACS With more than 157,000 members, the American Chemical Society (ACS) is the world’s largest scientific society and one of the world’s leading sources of authoritative scientific information. A nonprofit organization chartered by Congress, ACS is at the forefront of the evolving worldwide chemical enterprise and the premier professional home for chemists, chemical engineers, and related professionals around the globe. Chemistry for Life WHAT ACS DOES The Society publishes numerous school students an opportunity to scientific journals and databases, spend a summer conducting convenes major research conferences, chemical laboratory research with the and provides educational, science guidance of a chemical scientist. policy, and career programs in chemistry. ACS also gives more than The ACS Scholars Program $22 million every year in grants for provides underrepresented minority basic research in petroleum and undergraduates with the scholarship related fields. and mentoring support they need to earn degrees in the chemical sciences. ACS plays a leadership role in educating and communicating with Advancing Chemistry Teaching public policy makers and the general supports the professional development public about the importance of of science teachers so they can better chemistry in our lives. This includes present chemistry in the classroom identifying new solutions, improving and foster the scientific curiosity of our public health, protecting the nation’s youth. environment, and contributing to Green Chemistry Education the economy. and Outreach promotes the Project SEED offers bright, implementation of green chemistry economically disadvantaged high and engineering principles into all aspects of the chemical enterprise.
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