SCI CELEBRATES DIAMOND JUBILEE London Meeting to Mark 75th Anniversary of Society of Chemical industry
NEWS V O L 3 4 , NO. 25
JUNE 18, 1956
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D UBINTG t k e week of July 9 to 14, the Society of Chemical Industry will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a b i g meeting in London. T h e founding a n d growth of SCI, whose interests lie primarily in the field of indixstrial chemistry, parallel closely the tremendous developments in t h e chemical a n d chemical process industries, not only in Great Britain b u t in o t h e r nations as well. SCI, although primarily a British organization, has international interests a n d sections i n countries outside Great Britain. T h e American section, for example, was founded in 1894, 13 years after the parent society w a s established. SCI also h a s groups covering such fields as agriculture, chemical engineering, corrosion, fine chemicals, food, microbiology, oils and fats, pesticides, plastics and polymers, and road building materials. A m o n g SCI's objectives are the fostering of better international understanding b y interchange of knowledge i n the field of chemical and allied industries through publications a n d joint meetings; b y awards for outstanding accomplishments; by providing a forum for discussing major problems of administration, production, and research; by publication of critical reviews; b y promoting contacts between experts in related fields; and by offering leadership on a national and local scale in areas where the organization can b e helpful. T h e steady growth of SCI a n d its sections indicates that i t h a s been successful in meeting a need. T h e t h e m e of t h e 75th annual meeting of SCI will b e appropriately, "Achievements of Industrial Chemistry," in which speakers will review major advances of the past 25 years a n d forecasts of t h e next 2 5 . H a v i n g recently celebrated our own Diamond Jubilee ( 1951 ) , w e of the A C S can appreciate t h e pride our sister organization has in its many notable accomplishments. T h e SCI unquestionably h a s exerted a bénéficiai effect o n the chemical process industries of Great Britain. I t has provided outstanding scientific a n d technological leadership from'its very inception. SCI, for example, h a s a substantial publication program. Since 1882 it has issued on a. monthly basis The Journal of Applied Chemistry, formerly called The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry. Another monthly is t h e Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. S C I also publishes o n a weekly basis Chemistry and Industry affectionately known to m a n y as "Blue Bits." Another major publication effort is represented by Annual Heports on the Progress of Applied Chemistry. F r o m t h e time of its establishment, the American section of S C I has envisioned its role as a body interested in the industrial applications of chemistry. In fulfilling this objective, it has worked closely w i t h the AMERICAN C H E M I C A L SOCIETY.
I n fact, many of its members are active
in the A C S . Charles F. Chandler, a founding member of A C S , and chairman of the American section of SCI, was the first American to become president of SCI. Other famous Americans who h a v e been presidents of SCI are William H . Nichols, Ira Kemsen, Marston T. Bogert, Arthur D . Little, Wallace P. Cohoe, a n d Francis J. Curtis. Awards granted by t h e American section are well known to the American chemical profession. In 1906, for example, the chemical industry celebrated t h e 50th anniversary of the birth of the coal tar industry. In that year trie first Perkin Medal w a s given to Sir William H . Perkin, discoverer of the first coal tar dye. This coveted a w a r d has since been granted annually to chemists and chemical engineers whose n a m e s are synonymous with the development of our chemical industry. T h e award is given for outstanding work in applied chemistry. Another a w a r d is the Chemical Industry Medal, first presented in 1906. At that time it was knpwn as the Grasselli Medal. This is given for conspicuous service to applied chemistry. Based o n advance registrations, w e feel that t h e 75th anniversary celebration will b e a -well attended a n d highly successful· meeting. We welcome this opportunity to extend o u r congratulations to SCI.
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