The International Federation of Societies for Microscopy (french: Fédération internationale des sociétés de microscopie électronique; es, Federación Internacional de Sociedades de Microscopia Electrónica; german: Internationaler Verband der Gesellschaften für Elektronenmikroskopie) is an

international non-governmental organization An international non-governmental organization (INGO) is an organization which is independent of government involvement and extends the concept of a non-governmental organization (NGO) to an international scope. NGOs are independent of government ...

representing

microscopy Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view objects and areas of objects that cannot be seen with the naked eye (objects that are not within the resolution range of the normal eye). There are three well-known branches of micr ...

. It currently has 37 national members and 9 associate members, which are split into three regional committees, the Committee for Asia-Pacific Societies of Microscopy, the

European Microscopy Society The European Microscopy Society is an international learned society which represents the field of microscopy in Europe. It was founded in 1998 following the disbanding of the ''Committee of European Societies of Electron Microscopy'' (which was ...

and the Interamerica Committee for Societies for EM.

History

The IFSM was created in October 1951 by the

International Council for Science The International Council for Science (ICSU, after its former name, International Council of Scientific Unions) was an international non-governmental organization devoted to international cooperation in the advancement of science. Its members ...

(ICSU) as the ''Joint Commission for Electron Microscopy''. In July 1955, it became an independent federation following the meeting of national societies representing

electron microscopy An electron microscope is a microscope that uses a beam of accelerated electrons as a source of illumination. As the wavelength of an electron can be up to 100,000 times shorter than that of visible light photons, electron microscopes have a hi ...

from the nations of Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, the Netherlands, Scandinavia (Denmark, Sweden and Norway), Switzerland and the United States, forming the ''International Federation of Electron Microscope Societies'', with the view of furthering international co-operation between microscopists. In 1958, the federation changed its name to the ''International Federation of Societies for Electron Microscopy'' following the joining of national societies representing Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Italy and Spain. In 1976 it joined the International Council for Science. In 2002, the word "Electron" was dropped creating the current name ''International Federation of Societies for Microscopy''.

Presidents

Bodo von Borries Bodo von Borries (born 22 May 1905 in Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany — died 17 July 1956 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia) was a German physicist. He was the co-inventor of the electron microscope. Von Borries studied electrical en ...

, 1954–1955. *

Ernst Ruska Ernst August Friedrich Ruska (; 25 December 1906 – 27 May 1988) was a German physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986 for his work in electron optics, including the design of the first electron microscope. Life and career Erns ...

, 1956–1957. *

Thomas F. Anderson Thomas Foxen Anderson (February 7, 1911 – August 11, 1991) was an American biophysical chemist and geneticist who developed crucial techniques for using electron microscopes. Anderson pioneered use of the electron microscope to study viruses. H ...

, 1958–1961. * Noboru Higashi, 1962–1965. * Gaston Dupouy, 1966–1969. *

Vernon Ellis Cosslett Vernon Ellis Cosslett, FRS (16 June 1908 – 21 November 1990) was a British microscopist. The eighth child (of six sons and five daughters) of Welsh cabinet maker and carpenter, later clerk of works on the estate of the Earl of Eldon at Stowe ...

, 1970–1973. * Don W. Fawcett, 1974–1977. * Jan B. Le Poole, 1978–1981. * Hatsujiro Hashimoto, 1982–1985. * Gareth Thomas, 1986–1989. * Elmar Zeitler, 1990–1993. *

Arvid Maunsbach Arvid, Arved, Arnvid or Arvydas is a male given name, most common in Scandinavia but also in Iran and Lithuania. In Scandinavia it is derived from Old Norse and means "forest of eagles" or 'eagle wood'. Arvid is a royal male name that is composed ...

, 1994–1997. President of the

Nordic Microscopy Society The Nordic Microscopy Society (SCANDEM) is a learned society for the promotion of microscopy in the Nordic countries. It was founded on 16 October 1948 at the Research Institute of Experimental Physics in Stockholm, Sweden and was originall ...

(SCANDEM) 1977–1980. *

Archie Howie Archibald "Archie" Howie (born 8 March 1934) is a British physicist and Emeritus Professor at the University of Cambridge, known for his pioneering work on the interpretation of transmission electron microscope images of crystals. Born in 1 ...

, 1998–2001. *

David Cockayne David John Hugh Cockayne FRS FInstP (19 March 1942 – 22 December 2010) was Professor in the physical examination of materials in the Department of Materials at the University of Oxford and professorial fellow at Linacre College from 2000 to ...

, President from 2003 to 2007 (or 2002-2005), vice-president 1994–1997 and 2007–2010. *

Christian Colliex The French physicist Christian Colliex (b. 1944) is known for his pioneering work on the use of electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) in transmission electron microscopy. Born in 1944, Colliex graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure d ...

, president 2006–2009. Later Vice President. *

C. Barry Carter C. Barry Carter is a professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut. He is a CINT Distinguished Affiliate Scientist at Sandia National Laboratories and editor-in-chief of the ''Journal of Ma ...

, President 2010–2013. Current Vice President. *Kazuo Furuya, 2014–2017. Current Vice President *Angus Kirkland, 2018–present

Membership

European Microscopy Society

Listed below are the bodies which are members of the

. All those listed have reciprocal membership agreements. It has 28 member countries.

National bodies

Armenian Electron Microscopy Society Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

(AEMS) *

Austrian Society for Electron Microscopy Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the country Austria, for example: ...

(ASEM) *

Belgian Society for Microscopy Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct language ...

(BSM) * Croatian Microscopy Society (CMS) * Czechoslovak Microscopy Society (CSMS) * Dutch Society for Microscopy (NVvM) * Electron Microscopy and Analysis Group (

Institute of Physics The Institute of Physics (IOP) is a UK-based learned society and professional body that works to advance physics education, research and application. It was founded in 1874 and has a worldwide membership of over 20,000. The IOP is the Physica ...

) (EMAG) * French Microscopy Society (SFµ) *

German Society for Electron Microscopy The German Society for Electron Microscopy (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Elektronenmikroskopie, abbreviated DGE) is a learned society founded in 1949 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Ernst Brüche suggested that an association dedicated to electron microsco ...

(DGE) * Hellenic Microscopy Society (HMS) * Hungarian Society for Microscopy (HSM) * Israel Society for Microscopy (ISM) *

Italian Society of Microscopical Sciences Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

(SISM) * Microscopical Society of Ireland (MSI) *

(SCANDEM) * Polish Society for Microscopy (PTMi) * Portuguese Society for Microscopy (SPMicros) *

Romanian Electron Microscopy Society Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

(REMS) *

Royal Microscopical Society The Royal Microscopical Society (RMS) is a learned society for the promotion of microscopy. It was founded in 1839 as the Microscopical Society of London making it the oldest organisation of its kind in the world. In 1866, the society gained it ...

(RMS) * Serbian Society for Microscopy (SSM) * Slovene Society for Microscopy (SDM) *

Spanish Society for Microscopy Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

(SME) * Swiss Society for Optics and Microscopy (SSOM) * Turkish Society for Electron Microscopy (TEMD)

Other societies

* Bulgarian National Committee for Electron Microscopy * European Microbeam Analysis Society (EMAS) * Greek Society of Electron Microscopy *

* Latvian Society for Electron Microscopy * Rumanian National Committee for Electron Microscopy *

Russian Academy of Sciences The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across t ...

* Scottish Microscopy Group (SMG)

References

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