American Oil Chemists Society
- American Oil Chemists Society
The American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) is an international professional organization based in Urbana, Illinois USA that deals with the science and technology-related to fats, oils, surfactants, and other related materials.
Founded in 1909, AOCS has 4000 members in 90 countries who are active in a total of [http://www.aocs.org/member/division/ twelve divisions and six sections,] of which only two of the sections are in the United States. At its annual meetings, AOCS gives out a total of 34 [http://www.aocs.org/member/awards/ awards] , broken down into five service (including fellow), three scientific, twelve sectional/ divisional, and fourteen student (excluding one that has been discontinued as of 2006).
AOCS has published over 100 books, as well as, four important journals related to edible oil chemistry: "Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society (JAOCS)", "Lipids", "Journal of Surfactants and Detergents", and "International News on Fats, Oils, and Related Materials (INFORM)."
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* [http://www.aocs.org/ Official website]
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