Association of Greek Chemists

The Association of Greek Chemists (Greek: Ένωση Ελλήνων Χημικών, ΕΕΧ) is the chemical society of Greek chemists.[1] The Association of Greek Chemists is a public legal entity that reports to the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Technology. Its headquarters are in Athens: 27 Kaniggos Street, 10682, Ethans, Greece. It was founded in 1924 in order to act as the Greek government's official advisor on Chemistry related issues.[2]

History

Chemistry was taught in Greece as a category of natural sciences since the 19th century.[3] in 1837, Chemistry was taught in University by the Bavarian Dr Lanterer and later by Al. Venizelos and An. Christomanos. The first public analytical laboratory was founded in Lesbos while the island was under the Turkish occupation. It worked on the ground flour of the island's city council building until 1902. Dr Stefanidis, its founder, called it «αστυχημείο» and its aim was the control of imported food as well as the local adulterations.[4] In 1900, the first Greek Analytical Laboratory is founded at Chania, Crete. It was bombed and destroyed in 1941.The Chemistry Department of the Athens University and the Chemical Engineering department of National Technical University of Athens (Greek: Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο, National Metsovian Polytechnic), sometimes known as Athens Polytechnic are founded in 1918. Six years later, Zoe Mela (Macedonian fighter's Pavlos Melas' daughter) wrote the Association of Greek Chemists' founding declaration together with nine more chemists on the 31st of March at her house (17 Asteriou street, Athens). It was then signed by 53 chemists from the Universities and the Rousopoulos Academy on the 4th of August 1924.[5] The first woman, Mrs Melpo Nikolitsa is elected in the Association's committee in 1953. In January 1960, all the chemists-applicants for employment as chemistry secondary education teachers are apoointed by the Ministry of Education. The Association buys its own office on the 14th of June 1963, where the headquarters remain until today.[6]

Membership

Registration in the Association of Greek Chemists is obligatory according to the Law 1804/1988for those who meet the requiremnts. Members can be those that possess a university degree in chemistry or its equivalent. The equivalency to a University chemistry degree is recognised by a special body (DIKATSA) set up by the Ministry of Education. Those obliged to become members fill in an application form, submit a copy of their University degree or its equivalent and pay the membership fees. The current annual membership fee is 60 euros. According to the Association's official profile issued to celebrate its 80 years in 2004, about 25,65% of the registered members are employed in the public sector, 28% in the private sector (industries, consultants, laboratories etc.), 5%are postgraduate students, 21% are unemployed and 18% are retired members.

Flagship magazine

One of the benefits of membership is the receipt of the Association's flagship publication, the chimika chronika (chemical chronicles) magazine. It was published by the AGC from 1936 until 1997. In 1998, it was absorbed by the European Journal of Organic Chemistry and the European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry that were created after the merge of various European Chemistry Journals(the Editorial Board):

The magazine has changed its name twice in the past: Chimika Chronika (1936-1968), Chimika Chronika Epistemonike Ekdosis (1969-1970), Chimika Chronika New Series (1972-1997). It can include commercial advertising.

Funding Announcements

The Association's website is used to announce available funding by government or private bodies.[7]

Affiliations

The AGC is affiliated with a number of professional bodies such as the Panhellenic Association of Industrial Chemists, the Panhellenic Association of Shipping Chemists, the Association of employees of the General Chemistry Laboratory,

References

  1. ↑ "Association of Greek Chemists". Evisa. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "AGC identity". EEX. Association of Greek Chemists. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "AGC history". EEX. Association of Greek Chemists. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "eex history". EEX. Association of Greek Chemists. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "EEX history". EEX. Association of Greek Chemists. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "EEX History". EEX. Association of Greek Chemists. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Enosis Ellinon Chimikon". Association of Greek Chemists. AGC. Retrieved 16 June 2015.

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