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| Catalysis Society | |
|---|---|
| Name | Catalysis Society |
| Type | Learned society |
| Founded | 20th century |
| Headquarters | International |
| Fields | Catalysis |
Catalysis Society The Catalysis Society is an international learned society dedicated to the science and technology of catalysis, linking researchers, industrialists, and educators. It promotes collaboration among members from institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge, Max Planck Society, Imperial College London, and California Institute of Technology and engages with industry partners including ExxonMobil, BASF, Shell plc, Dow Chemical Company, and Johnson Matthey. The Society interfaces with global initiatives and agencies like European Commission, National Science Foundation (United States), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Swiss National Science Foundation, and European Research Council.
The Society traces roots to post-World War II gatherings influenced by figures associated with Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, Wilhelm Ostwald, and later scientists connected to Georges Claude, Sabine Baring-Gould, Frankland, Edward, and laboratories at University of Oxford, ETH Zurich, University of Tokyo, Harvard University, and University of California, Berkeley. Early milestones included meetings linked to conferences at Royal Society, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Institut Français du Pétrole, and workshops inspired by the work of Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Herbert Freundlich, Gustav Kirchhoff, and practitioners from DuPont. The modern Society evolved alongside events such as the World War II industrial chemistry expansion, collaborations represented at United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and the rise of research centers like Argonne National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Membership comprises academics and professionals from universities and companies including Stanford University, Princeton University, Yale University, Columbia University, University of Chicago, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Pennsylvania, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Delft University of Technology, Politecnico di Milano, École Polytechnique, and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. Institutional members often include Pfizer, Merck & Co., GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, and national laboratories such as Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. The Society maintains regional chapters tied to organizations like American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, Society of Chemical Industry, European Federation of Catalysis Societies, and national academies such as Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Sciences (United States).
Programs include technical workshops with partners such as International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and Institute of Physics. The Society runs training initiatives hosted at California Institute of Technology, University of Oxford, ETH Zurich, Technical University of Munich, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology and cooperates with research networks such as Graphene Flagship, Human Frontier Science Program, Horizon 2020, CERN outreach, and innovation hubs like Silicon Valley accelerators. Public-facing programs coordinate with museums and centers including Science Museum, London, Smithsonian Institution, Los Alamos National Laboratory visitor centers, and festivals such as British Science Festival and AAAS Annual Meeting.
The Society administers prize lectures and awards modeled after honors such as the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Wolf Prize in Chemistry, Priestley Medal, Ludwig Mond Award, Royal Society Bakerian Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry Centenary Prize, and national awards like the National Medal of Science and Order of Merit (United Kingdom). Recipients often hail from institutions such as University of Cambridge, Caltech, MIT, ETH Zurich, and corporations including Johnson Matthey and BASF. Honorary lectures have been given at venues including Royal Society, Academia Sinica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, and Fritz Haber Institute.
Research priorities align with themes pursued at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Imperial College London, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Seoul National University and cross-disciplinary programs linked to Materials Project, Human Genome Project style data initiatives, and centers like MIT Energy Initiative. Educational outreach includes summer schools at Lomonosov Moscow State University, University of São Paulo, Indian Institute of Science, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, National University of Singapore, and collaborations with publishers such as Elsevier, Wiley, Springer Nature, and societies like American Chemical Society for textbooks, MOOCs, and curricula.
Major conferences are co-sponsored with bodies such as Gordon Research Conferences, IUPAC Congress, EuCheMS, International Conference on Catalysis, and regional meetings tied to Asia-Pacific Catalysis Conference, North American Catalysis Society, and European Federation of Catalysis Societies events at venues including Sydney Opera House (conference center contexts), Palais des Congrès (Paris), and university campuses. Publications include proceedings, journals and series associated with Journal of Catalysis, ACS Catalysis, Catalysis Today, Chemical Reviews, Nature Catalysis, Science Advances, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Physical Review Letters, and monographs from academic presses like Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press.
Governance follows models seen in organizations like Royal Society, National Academy of Sciences (United States), European Research Council, and International Science Council with elected boards, committees, and advisory councils drawing members from ETH Zurich, University of Cambridge, Harvard University, Stanford University, Max Planck Society, and industry representatives from Shell plc, BASF, ExxonMobil, Dow Chemical Company, and Johnson Matthey. Funding sources include grants from European Commission Horizon Europe, National Science Foundation (United States), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, philanthropic foundations such as Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Wellcome Trust, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, corporate sponsorships, and revenues from conferences and publications.
Category:Scientific societies