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The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a Learned Society ( Professional Association ) in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the Chemical sciences." The organisation carries out research, publishes Journal s, books and databases, as well as hosting conferences, seminars and workshops. It is the professional body for chemistry in the UK, with the ability to award the status of Chartered Chemist (CChem) to suitably qualified candidates. The headquarters of the Society are at Burlington House , Piccadilly , London . It also has offices in Thomas Graham House in Cambridge where ''RSC Publishing'' is based. HISTORY The RSC was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Chemical Society , the Royal Institute Of Chemistry , the Faraday Society and the Society For Analytical Chemistry . DIVISIONS AND FORUMS The Society is organised around 5 Divisions and 4 Forums, based on subject areas, and Local Sections, both in the United Kingdom and overseas. Divisions and Forums cover broad areas of chemistry but also contain many special interest groups for more specific areas.
There are 12 Subjects Groups not attached to a Division or Forum. LOCAL SECTIONS There are 35 local sections covering the United Kingdom and the Republic Of Ireland . In countries of the Commonwealth Of Nations and many other countries there are Local Representatives of the Society and often some activities. PUBLICATIONS The Society is a Not-for-profit publisher: surplus made by its publishing business is invested to support its aim of advancing the chemical sciences. In addition to an extensive list of for a list) covering all areas of chemistry, the Society publishes:-
LIBRARY The Society has a large chemical library, including online access for members, housed at Burlington House. MEDALS AND AWARDS The RSC awards a variety of medals and prizes each year that include awards for excellence in any area of chemistry, in specialist areas or for achievement at particular stages of a chemist's career. {Link without Title} Medals are awarded centrally by the RSC and by the divisions of the organisation. There are also awards that are administered by RSC interest groups. The centrally awarded medals include the Meldola Medal and prize which is awarded to a British chemist who is under 32 years of age for promising original investigations in chemistry and the Corday-Morgan Medal and prize which consists of three separate awards made for the most meritorious contributions to experimental chemistry (including computer simulation). Previous winners of the Meldola Medal include C.K. Ingold (1921, 1922), C.N. Hinshelwood (1923), R.H. Stokes (1946), D.H. Williams (1966) and J. Evans (1978). The 2005 recipients are R.J. Allen and M.L. Clarke. The Corday-Morgan Medal and prize awardees include D.H.R. Barton (1949), R.S. Nyholm (1950), F. Sanger (1951), J.W. Cornforth (1953), R.E. Richards (1954) and G. Porter (1955). Later awardees include many of the current leaders of the chemistry community in the United Kingdom. The 2005 recipients are B.G. Davis, H.H. Fielding and P.A. Gale. The Faraday Division annually awards the Marlow Medal and Prize for contributions to Physical Chemistry or Chemical Physics by members of the Faraday Division under the age of 32. Recent recipients include Andrew-Orr-Ewing , (1999), Jonathan A Jones , (2000), Helen Fielding (2001), Jonathan Essex (2002), Daren Caruana (2003), Jonathan Reid (2004), Julie Macpherson (2005) and Fred Manby (2006). SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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