What is the goal of the Division of Space Chemistry?
IN SUMMARY
In cooperation with other ACS Units, to play through symposia and discussions with appropriate organizations a leading role in
- Identifying new solutions furthering long duration space flight and exploration.
- The creation of technologies, processes, and standards towards performing chemistry in primarily microgravity environments.
- Enabling new chemistry-based inventions that contribute to the economy.
- Educating and communicating with public policy makers and the general public about the importance of chemical research to further developments through space research.
Cooperation with Divisions
The success of addressing and solving space related problems requires close cooperation with various ACS Division. The following examples give some insight but not the full list for the needed planned cooperation.
ENFL, FLUO, I&EC, INOR, PHYS, POLY, PMSE, RUBB for developing more powerful space vehicle, and rugged materials for them, space stations and colonies.
AGFD, AGRO, BIOL, CHAS, GEOC, TOXY, ENVR, MEDI for life conditions in space and colonies.
ANYL, BIOT, CATL, COLL, ORGN for chemical synthesis in space and colonies.
BMGT, CHAL, SCHB for the business and economic aspects of life in space and colonies.
Current and future plans
- Flow Chemistry Congress, November 2016, Miami, US
- 253rd ACS Annual Meeting, April 2017, San Francisco, US