Welcome to the Society For Applied Spectroscopy!

In 1954 a number of spectroscopists, recognizing the existence of several regional societies of spectroscopists, organized a committee to promote a stronger exchange of information among these societies.  The efforts of this committee resulted in the formation of the Federation of Spectroscopic Societies on March 1, 1956 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

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• 2024 SAS Elections will be held October 1-30, 2024. All current members will receive a voting link on October 1. Be sure your membership is current! You can view all of the nominees for President-Elect and Governing Board Delegates here.

• SAS Members! If you changed jobs and email address, please reach out to the Executive Director, Angela Gordon, at [email protected] to update your information. You don't want to miss out on SAS news!

• ATTENTION ALL SPECTROSCOPISTS! SAS IS LOOKING FOR AN INDEPENDENT ADVERTISING SALES REPRESENTATIVE. FIND MORE INFORMATION HERE.

• Check out the SAS events at SciX here! Keep checking as we add more information up until the meeting in October.