Pennsylvania Academy of Science

The Pennsylvania Academy of Science was founded and organized on April 18, 1924, and is an independent non-profit organization that strives "to embrace all disciplines of science and help ensure the scholarly and ethical pursuit of all scientific endeavors."[3] Today the Pennsylvania Academy of Science has members throughout the United States and in other countries. The current president is Andre Walther of Cedar Crest College and the President-Elect is Tammy Tintjer of King's College. Matthew Wallace of East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania serves as Immediate-Past President.

The Pennsylvania Academy of Science, Inc.
Established1924[1]
TypeNonprofit professional society
(IRS exemption status): 501(c)(3)[2]
PurposeAcademy will strive to embrace all disciplines of science and help ensure the scholarly and ethical pursuit of all scientific endeavors[3]
HeadquartersEast Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Area served
Pennsylvania and Worldwide
MethodMemberships, grants, and endowments
Key people
Andre Walther, President, Tammy Tintjer, President-Elect, Matthew Wallace, Immediate Past-President
Websitepennsi.org

History

During the American Association of Academies of Science meeting in December 1923, a group led by E.M. Gress, C.R. Orton, and W.A. McCubbin was formed to determine interest in starting an Academy of Science in Pennsylvania. The efforts that included 2,000 questionnaires culminated in a meeting held on April 18, 1924, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and led by Frank D. Kern and S.H. Derickson. Officers including Otto E. Jennings (President), C.E. McClung (Vice-President), Joseph S. Illick (Secretary), T.L. Guyton (Assistant-Secretary), Frank D. Kern (Treasurer), George H. Ashley (Editor), and J.P. Kelley (Press Secretary) were elected and two committees were formed Nominating and Constitution. Later that year, an Executive Meeting was held in the Senate Caucus Room in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on November 28, 1924, where Pennsylvania Governor Gifford Pinchot attended. The First Annual Meeting was held from April 10 to 11, 1925 in the Senate Caucus Room, and the Constitution of the Academy was adopted.

The early members were prominent in Pennsylvania Science. Otto E. Jennings was a Curator of Botany at the Carnegie Museum[4] and Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh.[4] Frank D. Kern was a professor at the then Pennsylvania State College and now has a graduate building named after him. Gifford Pinchot, who at the time was Governor of Pennsylvania, was the first chief of the United States Forest Service[5] and a forester to George Vanderbilt at his Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina.[6]

Publications

Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science

The first volume of the Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science was published in 1926 [7] and covered the years 1924 to 1926. The Proceedings included meeting minutes and peer-reviewed papers of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science. The Proceedings was published until 1987 [8] at which point the Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science began.

Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science

The Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science began with Volume 62 in 1988,[9] and continues to the present.

Books published by the Pennsylvania Academy of Science

In 1981, The Pennsylvania Academy of Science published Energy, Environment, and Economy[10] and has since published numerous books on various topics of interest to Pennsylvania Scientists.

Programs

Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science

The Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science was formed in 1934 and includes students in grades 7-12 in Pennsylvania. Here students can participate in regional scientific meets and a statewide meet in State College, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Academy of Science Undergraduate and Graduate Research Grants

Every year the Pennsylvania Academy of Science gives research grants to undergraduate and graduate students.

Awards

Darbaker Prize

The Darbaker Prize is awarded to the best paper each year in Microscopial Biology.

Karl F. Orlein Award in Science

This award established by the first president of the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science goes to outstanding papers in the Junior Academy of Science.

D.E. Zappa Engineering Endowment Fund

Honors two Junior Academy of Science State winners each year.

Notable Members
  • Stuart Frost (1891-1980), Professor of Entomology at Pennsylvania State University and Frost Entomological Museum namesake
  • Otto E. Jennings (1877- 1964), Founding Member and first President of the Academy in 1924. Otto was a botanist and Director of the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[11][12]
  • Frank D. Kern (1883-1973), Professor of Biology at Pennsylvania State College, founding member, and President of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science in 1929[13]
  • Clarence E. McClung (1870-1946), Developed the "McClung Model" microscope and published a Handbook of Microscopic Technique. He was the first Vice-President of the Academy in 1924.[14]
  • Assad Panah, PAS President (1998-2000) and National Association of Academies of Science President (2004, 2013-2015)[15]
  • George C. Schoffstall (1929 -1996), PAS President (1976-1978 and 1984-1986) and National Association of Academies of Science President (1981 and 1986). George was also a naval fighter pilot in the Korean War.[16][17]

References
  1. "Pennsylvania Academy of Science". pennsci.org. Pennsylvania Academy of Science. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  2. GuideStar.org New York Academy of Sciences Archived 2015-11-14 at the Wayback Machine, accessed October 28, 2015
  3. "Officers – Pennsylvania Academy of Science". pennsci.org. Pennsylvania Academy of Science. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  4. "Otto Jennings Archives". Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Carnegie Museum. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  5. "Grey Towers National Historic Site". Grey Towers National Historic Site. US Forest Service. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  6. Pinkett, Harold T. (1957). "GIFFORD PINCHOT AT BILTMORE". The North Carolina Historical Review. JStor. pp. 346–357. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  7. "The Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science". Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science. 1 (1): 1. 1926.
  8. "The Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science". Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science. 61 (2). April 1987.
  9. "Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science". Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science. 62 (1). September 1988.
  10. Energy, Environment, and Economy. Easton, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania Academy of Science. 1981. p. 228. ISBN 0-9606670-0-8.
  11. "DR. OTTO E. JENNINGS". The New York Times. The New York Times. 1 February 1964. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  12. "Otto Jennings Archives". Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  13. "History of the Organization". Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science. 1 (1): 9. 1926.
  14. "History of Organization-First Meeting". Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science. 1 (1): 10. 1926.
  15. "Panah recognized by American Junior Academy of Science (News) | University of Pittsburgh at Bradford". www.upb.pitt.edu. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  16. "Dr. George C. Shoffstall Obituary". Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science. 69 (Supplement and Index): 122A. March 1996.
  17. "Dr. George C. Shoffstall President". Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science. 58 (1): 3. 1984.
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