Professional Organizations Council

  • Access to soft matter societies, laboratories, groups, and other companies for updates on cutting edge research and potential collaborative projects
  • Participate in developing the soft matter workforce in the Americas, and access to this workforce
  • Input to educational program – short courses oriented to particular industrial interest
  • Input to sessions/topics/round table discussions at the  International Soft Matter Conference 2024 (ISMC2024), and other events
  • Connect and network between groups in their country and other countries in the region or globally within hemisphere
  • Advertise job postings and open positions for students, faculty and postdocs on the SMAA website (that is now being built – www.soft-matter.com)
  • Advertise company and its products and discounts for booth/expo at the meeting