The Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies or FACSS is a

scientific society A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and science. Membership may ...

incorporated on June 28, 1972, with the goal of promoting

research Research is "creativity, creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular att ...

and

education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...

analytical chemistry Analytical chemistry studies and uses instruments and methods to separate, identify, and quantify matter. In practice, separation, identification or quantification may constitute the entire analysis or be combined with another method. Separati ...

. The organization combined the many smaller meetings of the individual societies into an annual meeting that includes all of analytical chemistry. The meetings are intended to provide a forum for scientists to address the development of analytical chemistry,

chromatography In chemical analysis, chromatography is a laboratory technique for the separation of a mixture into its components. The mixture is dissolved in a fluid solvent (gas or liquid) called the ''mobile phase'', which carries it through a system (a ...

, and

spectroscopy Spectroscopy is the field of study that measures and interprets the electromagnetic spectra that result from the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and matter as a function of the wavelength or frequency of the radiation. Matter wa ...

. The society's main activity is its annual

conference A conference is a meeting of two or more experts to discuss and exchange opinions or new information about a particular topic. Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always decisions, are the main p ...

held every fall. These conference offer plenary sessions, workshops, job fairs, oral presentations, poster presentations, and conference networking events. The conference was held internationally for the first time in 1999 when it was hosted in Vancouver, BC. The annual conference is often discussed in the journal Applied Spectroscopy,

Spectroscopy Magazine ''Spectroscopy'' is a trade magazine published since 1985. ''Spectroscopy'' has an editorial goal to promote and support the use of spectroscopic instrumentation in applied research, environmental testing, quality control, and the life sciences. ...

, and American Pharmaceutical Reviews. "Applied Spectroscopy" At the 2011 FACSS Conference in Reno, NV, the FACSS organization changed the name of the annual conference to SciX. The firs
SciX Conference
presented by FACSS was held in Kansas City, MO in 2012. The name change was discussed in Spectroscopy in fall 2011:

More information about the new name can be found at scixconference.org

Awards

FACSS presents several awards to both students and professionals. These awards honor scientists who have made significant contributions to the field of Analytical Chemistry. *FACSS Student Award and Tomas A. Hirshfeld Awar
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Sponsoring societies

American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 155,000 members at all d ...

Analytical Division * AES Electrophoresis Society *

American Society for Mass Spectrometry The American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) is a professional association based in the United States that supports the scientific field of mass spectrometry. As of 2018, the society had approximately 10,000 members primarily from the US, bu ...

* Anachem * Coblentz Society * Council for Near-Infrared Spectroscopy * Infrared Raman and Discussion Group *

International Society of Automation The International Society of Automation (ISA), formerly known as The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society, is a non-profit technical society for engineers, technicians, businesspeople, educators and students, who work, study or are int ...

Analysis Division * The North American Society for

Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a type of atomic emission spectroscopy which uses a highly energetic laser pulse as the excitation source. The laser is focused to form a plasma, which atomizes and excites samples. The formation of ...

Royal Society of Chemistry The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a learned society (professional association) in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemistry, chemical sciences". It was formed in 1980 from the amalgamation of the Chemical Society, the Ro ...

Analytical Division *

Society for Applied Spectroscopy The Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS) is an organization promoting research and education in the fields of spectroscopy, optics, and analytical chemistry. Founded in 1958, it is currently headquartered in Frederick, MD. In 2006 it had about 2 ...

* The Spectroscopical Society of Japan

Conferences

* 2015 (forthcoming) Providence, RI, September 27-October 2, 2015 * 2014 (forthcoming) Reno, NV, September 28-October 3, 2014 * 2013 (forthcoming) Milwaukee, WI, September 29-October 3, 2013, which will be the 40th annual meeting of the FACSS organization * 2012 - Kansas City, MO * 2011 - Reno, NV *2010 - Raleigh, NC *2009 - Louisville, KY *2008 - Reno, NV *2007 - Memphis, TN *2006 - Lake Buena Vista, FL *2005 - Quebec City, Canada *2004 - Portland, OR *2003 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL *2002 - Providence, RI *2001 - Detroit, Michigan *2000 - Nashville, Tennessee *1999 - Vancouver, BC *1998 - Austin, TX Accompanying each conference, attendees receive a final program book of abstracts which includes the schedule of talks, profiles of award winners, a list of exhibitors, and much more. Copies of these final programs for all forty of the conferences held by FACSS are available for download as .pdf files from the FACSS website, unde
Past Events

References

External links

American Chemical Society- Analytical Division

AES Electrophoresis Society

American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Anachem

Coblentz Society

Council for Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Infrared Raman and Discussion Group

International Society of Automation- Analysis Division

The North American Society for Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Royal Society of Chemistry - Analytical Division

Society for Applied Spectroscopy

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