The Indian Chemical Society is a
scientific society
A learned society ( ; also scholarly, intellectual, or academic society) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and sciences. Membership may be open to a ...
dedicated in the field of
chemistry
Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...
from
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
. It was established in 1924 with
Prafulla Chandra Ray
Sir Prafulla Chandra Ray (also spelled Prafulla Chandra Roy; ''Prôphullô Côndrô Rāẏ''; 2 August 1861 – 16 June 1944) was an Indian chemist, educationist, historian, industrialist and philanthropist. He established the first moder ...
as its founding president.
The same year the society started to publish its "Quarterly Journal of Indian Chemical Society" (1924– 1927) which is currently known as Journal of Indian Chemical Society.
Fellows
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Animesh Chakravorty
Indian Chemical Society – North Branch
To serve more efficiently towards the scientific objective of the society, on the 3rd day of March 2020 ICS has launched th
Indian Chemical Society – North BranchProf. Jatinder K Ratan is the President an
Dr. Shivendu Ranjanas Vice President of ICS-North Branch. ICS-North branch ha
Prof. Vickram Jeet Singh as Secretary an
Dr. Nandita Dasgupta as Joint Secretary.
References
Chemistry societies
Scientific organisations based in India
Scientific organizations established in 1924
1924 establishments in British India
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