The New Jersey Academy of Science (NJAS) is a private, nonprofit society of

scientist A scientist is a person who conducts Scientific method, scientific research to advance knowledge in an Branches of science, area of the natural sciences. In classical antiquity, there was no real ancient analog of a modern scientist. Instead, ...

s and others interested in science, with a membership of about 400 individuals in

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, and

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. The academy also includes

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students who are pursuing both graduate and

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degrees in the senior academy, as well as

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students in the junior academy. Founded in 1954, the NJAS is a member of the

American Association for the Advancement of Science The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an American international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific respons ...

and of the

National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the Nati ...

and works with the

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

state government to stimulate education and scientific research throughout the state. The NJAS is headquartered at

Kean University Kean University () is a public university in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey, Union and Hillside, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. Kean University was founded in 1855 in Newark, New Jersey, as th ...

in Union, New Jersey.

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* 1954 establishments in New Jersey Education in New Jersey Learned societies of the United States Scientific organizations based in the United States {{science-org-stub