Società Chimica Italiana
The Società Chimica Italiana is the professional association and interest group for chemists in Italy . The "Italian Chemical Society" has its seat in Rome .
history
Italian chemists were represented in a number of scientific societies in the 19th century: first in the Società Italiana per il Progresso delle Scienze founded in Pisa in 1839 , then also in various chemical-pharmaceutical societies in Turin (founded 1852), Milan (1861), Florence (1877), Messina and Rome (1880). In 1870 the attempt to set up a national chemical society in Florence failed, but an agreement was reached to found the journal Gazzetta Chimica Italiana , which appeared for the first time the following year.
The Società Chimica di Milano was established in Milan in 1895, the Associazione Chimica Industriale in Turin in 1899 and the Società Chimica di Roma in Rome in 1902 . In 1909 the two societies in Milan and Rome merged to form the Società Chimica Italiana , which, however, was more of an umbrella organization . The company in Milan discontinued its Annuario in favor of the Roman and now joint trade journal. In 1910, the Società Chimica di Napoli also joined the new company .
After the three companies in Milan, Rome and Naples had become independent again in 1919, the Associazione Italiana di Chimica was founded in 1929 , from which the new Società Chimica Italiana emerged in 1947 .
activities
The society promotes research in all areas of chemistry , disseminates scientific knowledge, promotes the study of chemistry in schools and universities and serves the sciences in general. For these charitable purposes, the society organizes courses, seminars and congresses, also through its regional sections and specialist groups, and supports research work and studies. Since 1984 she has been organizing the so-called "Chemical Games" at Italian high schools, which are intended to increase the interest in chemistry among the students. The games also form the selection process for Italian participation in the International Chemistry Olympiad .
Publications
In 1998, Gazzetta Chimica Italiana was merged with journals from other European countries to form the European Journal of Organic Chemistry and the European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry . What remains is the magazine La Chimica & l'Industria with the supplement Il Chimico Italiano .
Prices
For special scientific achievements, the society awards a series of prizes in the form of medals named after Italian chemists such as Stanislao Cannizzaro , Domenico Marotta , Emanuele Paternò , Giulio Natta , Raffaele Piria , Amedeo Avogadro , Enzo Tiezzi , Ivano Bertini and others.