UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc., ACS (POLY)

since 1951

Address of the Main Office:

Virginia Tech, 410 Davidson Hall, M.C. 0279, Blacksburg, VA 25061, USA

Phone:

+1-540-231-3029

FAX:

+1-540-231-2588

E-Mail:

nbyerly@vt.edu

Homepage:

http://www.polyacs.org/

1.           President/Chairman:

Name:

Katheleen O. Havelka

Term:

One year

Affiliation:

The Lubrizol Corporation

2.           Vice-President(s)/Chairman Elect.

Chair-Elect:

Name:

James A. Moore

Affiliation:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institue

Vice-Chair:

Name:

Eric J. Amis

Affiliation:

National Institute of Standards

3.           Main Objectives:

The objective of POLY is to promote all aspects of polymer chemistry through

1)

fostering high quality meetings and publications that serve the needs of the polymer community;

2)

promoting research at the frontiers of polymer chemistry;

3)

fostering interdisciplinary research by nurturing interactions with other disciplines, ACS divisions, and societies;

4)

contributing to education of scientific community and public at large on significance of polymers.

4.           Main Activities:

1)

Sponsoring national and international scientific meetings, symposia, workshops and tutorials

2)

Promotion of excellence in basic polymer research

3)

Publication of POLYMER PREPRINTS

4)

Promotion of scientific education in polymer science

5)

Publication of books based on scientific symposia

5.      Publication(s):

1)

Periodical(s)

1) Polymer Preprints - 2 issues per year

2) Polymer Division Newsletter - 2 issues per year

2)

Book(s) (already published)

Over 100

6. Meeting(s)

As part of the American Chemical Society two National Meetings in March/April and August/ September (attendance at National Meetings about 10,000)

1)

Divisional Programming

2)

3-4 Workshop annually

3)

Intersociety Meetings

4)

Joint International Meetings

5)

Polymer Biennial Symposium

6)

Graduate Student Meeting

7. Award(s)

1)

Herman F. Mark Division of Polymer Chemistry Award

2)

Paul J. Flory Polymer Education Award

3)

Carl S. Marvel-Creative Polymer Chemistry Award

4)

Distinguished Service Award

5)

Industrial Sponsors Award

8.      Number of Members:

1)

Individual members

7,500

2)

Supporting Company associate

20

9.      Annual Membership Fee(s)/year:

1)

Individual member

Regular

US$

30

(ACS member)

Student

US$

20

(ACS member)

2)

Supporting Company

US$

1,000

3)

Others, if any

US$

50

(Non-ACS member)

4)

Overseas mailing charge

US$

10

10.         Annual Budget:

$550,000

11.         Postdoctoral fellowship, international exchange programs:

Symposiums recognation - Excellence In Graduate Polymer Research

Graduate Student Travel Awards Program

12.         Comments on the trends in polymer science:

13.         Chemical Society:

Name:

American Chemical Society

Address:

1155 Sixteenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036, USA

Phone:

+1-202-872-4600

FAX:

+1-202-872-6338

E-Mail:

service@acs.org

Homepage:

http://www.acs.org/