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under sponsorship of National Research Council. 

 Entirely independent since incorporation. The 

 Institute is a voluntary association of organiza- 

 tions which have a common interest in the life 

 sciences. 



Purpose: Advancement of the biological, medi- 

 cal, and agricultural sciences and their applica- 

 tions to human welfare. Assistance to societies, 

 organizations, and individual biologists in mat- 

 ters of common concern which can be most 

 effectively dealt with by united action. 



Membership: Member societies, 24, national 

 organizations concerned with advancement of 

 biological sciences ; Affiliate societies, 25, local, 

 regional, or national organizations interested in 

 biological sciences ; x^ssociates, 19, organizations 

 contributing to support of AIBS; individual 

 honorary, life, supporting, professional, and 

 associate members ; members of member socie- 

 ties also are members of AIBS. Total member- 

 ship 85,000. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Conducts and arranges 

 symposia, conferences, colloquia ; publishes 

 journals and monographs; translates foreign sci- 

 entific journals and monographs; conducts edu- 

 cational studies and surveys ; assists in educa- 

 tional activities ; arranges for national meetings 

 of biological societies ; maintains speakers' visits 

 to colleges and high schools ; maintains register 

 of biologists ; provides advisory committees for 

 government agencies ; provides services to bio- 

 logical societies. 



Publications: Bulletin, bimonthly, current 

 volume : 10, free to members. Editor : Hiden T. 

 Cox. Quarterly Review of Biology, $10. Edi- 

 tor : H. Bentley Glass. In Brief, In Biology, 

 five times annually, current volume : 1. Editor : 

 Harold F. Osborne. Symposium Series, individ- 

 ual publications, various prices and editors. 



199. American Institute of Chemical Engineers. 



25 West 45th Street, New York 36, N. Y. 

 President: Jerry McAfee, Gulf Oil Corpora- 

 tion, P. O. Box 1166, Pittsburgh 30, Pa. 

 Term expires December 31, 1960. Executive 

 Secretary: F. J. Van Antwerpen. Term 

 indefinite. 



History: Organized in 1908; incorporated in 

 1910. 



Purpose: The advancement of chemical engi- 

 neering in theory and practice and the mainte- 

 nance of a high professional standard among its 

 members. 



Membership: Members, 6,901, proficient in 

 chemical engineering and actively engaged in 

 the practice of the profession. Associates, 11,914, 

 BS in chemical engineering or an equivalent 

 degree; BS in engineering other than chemical 

 or in a physical science and having had three 



years' experience in chemical engineering ; hav- 

 ing had five years' experience in chemical 

 engineering ; or executives qualified to take 

 responsible charge of an enterprise involving 

 to an important degree the practice of chemical 

 engineering. Affiliates, 125, engaged in an 

 activity and possessing scientific attainments 

 or practical experience which qualify them to 

 cooperate with engineers in the advancement of 

 chemical engineering knowledge and practice. 

 Students, 22, in a curriculum leading to a de- 

 gree in chemical engineering. Student Chapter 

 members, 3,212. Total membership 18,940. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Student Contest Prob- 

 lem Award ; William H. Walker and Allan 

 P. Colburn Awards ; Founders Award ; Profes- 

 sional Progress Award. 



Publications: Chemical Engineering Progress, 

 monthly, current volume : 56, $6. Editor : F. L. 

 Resen. Journal, quarterly, current volume : 6, 

 $6. Editor : Harding Bliss. Computor Program 

 Manual, irregular. Monograph and Symposium 

 Series, irregular. 



200. American Institute of Chemists. 60 East 

 42nd Street, New York 17, N. Y. President: 

 Milton Harris, The Gillette Co., Gillette Park, 

 Boston 6, Mass. Term expires May 1961. 

 Secretary: John Kotrady. Term expires May 

 1962. 



History: Organized January 22, 1923 as the 

 American Institute of Chemistry ; name changed 

 to present title September 1923. Chapters : Ala- 

 bama ; Baltimore ; Beaver Falls, N. Y. ; Chi- 

 cago ; Delaware ; Florida ; Louisiana ; Middle 

 West (Kansas-Missouri-Nebraska) ; New Eng- 

 land ; New Jersey ; New York ; Niagara ; Ohio ; 

 Philadelphia; Piedmont (Georgia); Pittsburgh; 

 Tennessee; Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul) ; 

 Washington ; Western. 



Purpose: To advance the profession of chem- 

 istry in the United States. 



Membership: Fellows, individuals who have 

 a degree and ten years' experience; Members, 

 degree and three years' experience ; Associates, 

 degree ; Life members ; Honorary ; Emeritus. 

 Fellows, 2,127; Members, 297; Associates, 244; 

 Life, 36 ; Honorary, 47 ; Emeritus, 106. Total 

 membership 2,857. 



Meetings : Annual ; monthly chapter meetings. 



Professional activities: Medal is given for 

 noteworthy and outstanding service to the sci- 

 ence of chemistry or to the profession of the 

 chemist in America ; student awards are made 

 by the chapters. 



Publications: Chemist, monthly, $4. Editor: 

 V. F. Kimball. 



