British Mass Spectrometry Society

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NicknameBMSS
PredecessorMass Spectrometry Panel of the Hydrocarbon Research Group
Established1964
Founders Alan Quayle
Type charity
Registration no.Charity registration number 281330
Legal statusCharity
PurposeEducation
HeadquartersNorthwich, Cheshire
Location
Official language
English
Secretary General
Dr Mark P. Barrow
Chair
Professor Neil Oldham
Vice-Chair
Dr Andy Ray
Treasurer
Dr Mark McDowell
Award(s) BMSS Medal, Aston Medal
Website www.bmss.org.uk

The British Mass Spectrometry Society is a registered charity founded in 1964 that encourages participation in every aspect of mass spectrometry. [1] 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. It is committed to ensuring equal opportunities and reflecting the diversity of the society as a whole. The first foundations of the BMSS were laid in 1949 with the establishment of the Mass Spectrometry Panel by the Hydrocarbon Research Group.

Contents

Conferences

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:

Grants

In 1985, the Society used the proceeds from the 10th International 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. [2]

Publications

Governance

Executive committee

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. [4] 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. [5]

Presidents

Past chairs

Awards

In 1987 the society announce the establishment of the Aston 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 the BMSS 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. [6]

BMSS Medal

Recipients of the BMSS medal are:

Barber Prize

Bordoli Prize

B.N.Green Prize

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References

  1. "BMSS". The British Mass Spectrometry Society. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. "Summer studentships". Labmate online. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. "Mass Matters | BMSS". www.bmss.org.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. "THE BRITISH MASS SPECTROMETRY SOCIETY - Charity 281330". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  5. "S4.2 BMSS Constitution and Byelaws". Welcome to the home of BMSS.
  6. "Member Only Content | BMSS". www.bmss.org.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2021.