| Nickname | BMSS |
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| Predecessor | Mass Spectrometry Panel of the Hydrocarbon Research Group |
| Established | 1964 |
| Founders | Alan Quayle |
| Type | charity |
| Registration no. | Charity registration number 281330 |
| Legal status | Charity |
| Purpose | Education |
| Headquarters | Northwich, Cheshire |
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Official language | English |
Secretary General | Dr Mark P. Barrow |
Chair | Dr Andy Ray[1] |
Vice-Chair | Dr Mike Morris |
Treasurer | Dr Rhodri Owen |
| Awards | BMSS Medal,Aston Medal |
| Website | www |
TheBritish Mass Spectrometry Society is a registeredcharity founded in 1964 that encourages participation in every aspect ofmass spectrometry.[2] It aims to encourage participation in all aspects of mass spectrometry on the widest basis, to promote knowledge and advancement in the field and to provide a forum for the exchange of views and information. The first foundations of the BMSS were laid in 1949 with the establishment of the Mass Spectrometry Panel by the Hydrocarbon Research Group.
The society's annual meeting is held in the first week of September as well as regular special interest group meetings (Lipidomics, MALDI & Imaging, Ambient Ionisation, Environmental & Food Analysis) through the year, in locations throughout the United Kingdom. Locations of the society's annual meetings beginning in 1965:
In 1985, the Society used the proceeds from the 10thInternational Mass Spectrometry Conference to establish 7 Beynon PhD Studentships. In 2007, the Society announced they would initiate summer studentship projects and in 2012 they announced BMSS research grants.[3]
The management of the Society is vested in an Executive Committee made up of Officers and General Members, they also act as Trustees of the Society.[5] There are currently 10 officers of the Society namely the Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer, General Secretary, Meetings Secretary, Papers Secretary, Education Officer, Publicity Secretary, Special Interest Group Co-ordinator, and Digital Communications Officer.[6]
In 1987 the society announce the establishment of theAston Medal to be awarded to “individuals deserving special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to knowledge in the biological, chemical, engineering, mathematical, medical, or physical sciences relating directly to mass spectrometry”.
In 2002 theBMSS Medal was established by the society “to recognise sustained contributions by individual members of the British Mass Spectrometry Society to the development of mass spectrometry, primarily within the UK.”[7]
The BMSS awards prizes to early career members during its annual meeting, named in honour of prominent past members.
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