Aims and Scope

The American Carbon Society, formerly the American Carbon Committee, was established in 1957 with the express purpose of organizing U.S. conferences on carbon. Today, the aims and scope of the American Carbon Society are considerably more diverse than those envisioned by its founders.

The Society promotes interdisciplinary research and technology in the field of carbon science. Moreover, the Society sponsors a Triennial Conference on Carbon, a major international conference encompassing all areas of carbon science. In the intervening years, the society sponsors workshops which provide a forum for reporting and discussing single topic carbon research in a more focussed manner than that afforded by the triennial conferences.

The Society promotes carbon science and technology through its Graffin Lecture series, and recognizes excellence in carbon science through the SGL and Pettinos Awards. Student participation at Society-sponsored conferences is recognized through the Mrozowski and Walker Awards.

CARBON, an international journal, is sponsored by the American Carbon Society. CARBON is now a monthly publication of approximately 160 pages per issue which publishes papers from numerous foreign countries.