Washington Academy of Sciences

Affiliated Societies

In 1898, the Washington area’s eight scientific societies banded together to form the Washington Academy of Sciences, an umbrella organization designed to facilitate the cooperation among the scientific disciplines. Now, over 100 years later, with over 60 affiliated organizations, the Academy continues to effectively pursue that goal.

We welcome affiliation with any scientific society that has members in the Washington, DC area.  Please contact us for details.

Name and year of affiliation:

Acoustical Society of America, Washington Chapter (1959)
American Association of Physics Teachers, Chesapeake Section (1965)
American Astronomical Society (2012)
American Fisheries Society (1977)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Capital Section (1953)
American Institute of Mining Metallurgical & Petroleum Engineers (1968)
American Meteorological Society (1954)
American Nuclear Society, Washington Section (1960)
American Phytopathological Society (1976)
American Society for Cybernetics (2009)
American Society for Microbiology, Washington Branch (1923)
American Society of Civil Engineers, National Capital Section (1942)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Washington Section (1923)
ASM International, Washington DC Chapter
American Society of Plant Biologists, Washington Section (1966)
Anthropological Society of Washington (1898)
Association for Computing Machinery — The First Society in Computing, Washington Chapter (1985)
Association for Science, Technology and Innovation
Association of Information Technology Professionals (2000)
Association for Science, Technology, and Innovation (1981)
Association for Women in Science, Washington, DC Chapter (1998)
Biological Society of Washington (1898)
Botanical Society of Washington (1902)
Capital Area Food Protection Association (2011)
Chemical Society of Washington (2011)
District of Columbia Council of Engineering and Architectural Societies (2024)
District of Columbia Institute of Chemists
District of Columbia Psychological Association (1975)
Eastern Sociological Society (1982)
Electrochemical Society, National Capital Area Section (1962)
Entomological Society of Washington (1898)
Geological Society of Washington (1898)
Greater Washington Institute of Chemists (1973)
Historical Society of Washington D.C. (formerly Columbia Historical Society) (1899)
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (1976)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Northern Virginia Section (1983)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Washington Section (1912)
Institute of Food Technologists, Washington Section (1961)
Institute of Industrial Engineers (1989)
INFORMS, the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (1966)
International Association for Dental Research (1953)
International Society of Automation (Baltimore/Washington DC Section) (1967)
Marine Technology Society, Washington DC Section (2003)
Mathematical Association of America, Maryland, D.C., Virginia Section (1971)
Medical Society of the District of Columbia (1898)
National Capital Area Skeptics (2011)
National Capital Astronomers (1970)
National Geographic Society (1898)
Optical Society of America, National Capital Section (1966)
Pest Science Society of America
Philosophical Society of Washington  (1898)
Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1952)
Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
Society of American Foresters, Washington Section (1904)
Society of American Military Engineers, Washington Post (1927)
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (1989)
Soil and Water Conservation Society (2004)
Technology Transfer Society, Washington Area Chapter (1997)
Virginia Native Plant Society, Potowmack Chapter (2007)
Washington Evolutionary Systems Society (1997)
Washington History of Science Club (1965)
Washington Paint Technology Group (1975)
Washington Society of Engineers (1907)
Washington Society for the History of Medicine (2003)
Washington Statistical Society (1985)
World Future Society (1999)