AN INVITATION to JOIN the POLYMER Division of the American Chemical Society

We invite you to participate in the many activities and benefits of The Division of Polymer Chemistry - one of the largest and most active non-profit, international groups devoted to the advancement of Polymer Science.

PUBLICATIONS

POLYMER PREPRINTS

TWO volumes per year of 600-800 pages - the most widely circulated polymer journal in the world which contains the papers given at the Division Sessions at the National ACS Meetings. It issues in advance of each meeting. You have extended abstracts of the papers 6 to 18 months before they are published in other journals. For more information, see the Polymer Preprints page.

Division members and affiliates receive access to the Web-based version of Polymer Preprints.

NEWSLETTER

(June and October) - describes the many activities of the Division and announces polymer-related scientific meetings worldwide.

BOOKS

The Division typically publishes 3-5 books per year of interest to polymer scientists and are available at a discount rate.

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SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

The Division sponsors 7 to 9 symposia on new research areas at every American Chemical Society National Meeting. In addition, the Division cooperates closely with other Divisions of the American Chemical Society in arranging jointly sponsored, interdisciplinary symposia.

• Biennial Polymer Symposium - a special symposium held on even years at different locations featuring plenary lectures on the most significant new developments, including the DIVISION OF POLYMER CHEMISTRY AWARD address.

• International Polymer Symposia - symposia held jointly with non-U.S.A. polymer organizations to promote exchange of ideas and technology.

        For more detailed information see the Sponsored Meetings page.

• Topical Workshops - focused workshops at very reasonable cost, dealing with the state-of-the-art in specialized areas of polymer science.

• Graduate Student Meeting - a low cost scientific meeting focussing on the work of graduate students and Graduate Student Travel Awards.

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EDUCATION

POLYED, our educational committee, offers a variety of programs, including:

• Tutorials - Division provides free tutorials in selected symposia areas.

• Visitation Committee - presents workshops and live demonstrations of experiments for educators.

• Core Course Reports - Provide course material on Polymer Chemistry for inclusion within core college courses, such as organic, physical and analytical chemistry.

• Undergraduate Summer Scholarships - designed to stimulate undergraduate interest in summer research in Polymer Science.

• Summer Student Employment Program - provides students the opportunity for a work-training assignment in polymers in industry.

• Summer Sabbatical Program - provides summer work-training experience in the polymer industry to university or college faculty members.

More information can be found on the POLYED page.

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ELECTRONIC INFORMATION

POLY Discussion List - electronic information exchange of polymer topics, ideas, meetings, and assistance.

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