The American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) is a professional association based in the United States that supports the scientific field of mass spectrometry. As of 2012, the society had approximately 8,500 members primarily from the US, but also from around the world. The society holds a large annual meeting, typically in late May or early June as well as other topical conferences and workshops. The society publishes the Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry.
The Society recognizes achievements and promotes academic research through four annual awards. The Biemann Medal and the Award for a Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry both are awarded in recognition of singular achievements or contributions in fundamental or applied mass spectrometry, with the Biemann Medal being focussed on individuals who are early in their careers. The Ronald A. Hites Award is awarded for outstanding original research demonstrated in papers published in the Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. The Research Awards are given to young scientists in mass spectrometry, based on the evaluation of their proposed research.
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
Measuring Mass: From Positive Rays to Proteins
The Society holds an annual conference in late May or early June as well as topical conferences (at Asilomar State Beach in California and Sanibel Island, Florida) and a fall workshop, which is also focused on a single topic.
Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics
Conferences have been held yearly since 1953.
1st, Pittsburgh, PA, 1953
2nd, New Orleans, LA, May, 1954
3rd, San Francisco, CA, 1955
4th, Cincinnati, OH, May 1956
5th, New York City, 1957
6th, New Orleans, LA, 1958
7th, Los Angeles, CA, 1959
8th, Atlantic City, NJ, June 1960
9th, Chicago, IL, June 1961
10th, New Orleans, LA, June, 1962
11th, San Francisco, CA, May 1963
12th, Montreal, Canada, May 1964
13th, St. Louis, MO, 1965
14th, Dallas, TX, 1966
15th, Denver, CO, May, 1967
16th, Pittsburgh, PA, 1968
17th, Dallas, TX, 1969
18th, San Francisco, CA, May, 1970
19th, Atlanta, GA, May, 1971
20th, Dallas, TX, 1972
21st, San Francisco, CA, May 20-25, 1973
22nd, Philadelphia, PA, 1974
23rd, Houston, TX, 1975
24th, San Diego, CA, 1976
25th, Washington, DC, 1977
26th, St. Louis, MO, 1978
27th, Seattle, WA, June 3-8, 1979
28th, New York City, 1980
29th, Minneapolis, MN, May 24-29, 1981
30th, Honolulu, HI, 1982
31st, Boston, MA, 1983
32nd, San Antonio, TX, 1984
33rd, San Diego, CA, 1985
34th, Cincinnati, OH, June 8-13, 1986
35th, Denver, CO, May 24-29, 1987
36th, East Lansing, MI, June 5-10, 1988
37th, Miami Beach, FL, May 21-26, 1989
38th, Tucson, AZ, June 3-8, 1990
39th, Nashville, TN, May 19-24, 1991
40th, Washington, DC, May 31 – June 5, 1992
41st, San Francisco, CA, May 30 – June 4, 1993
42th, Chicago, IL, May 29, June 3, 1994
43rd, Atlanta, GA, May 21–26, 1995
44th, Portland, Oregon, 1996
45th, Palm Springs, California, June 1–5, 1997
46th, Orlando, FL, May 31 - June 4, 1998
47th, Dallas, TX, June 13-17, 1999
48th, Long Beach, California, June 11-15, 2000
49th, Chicago, IL, May 27-31, 2001
50th, Orlando, Florida, June 2–6, 2002
51st, Montreal, Canada, June 8–12, 2003
52nd, Nashville, Tennessee, May 23–27, 2004
53rd, San Antonio, TX, June 5–9, 2005
54th, Seattle, Washington, May 28 – June 1, 2006
55th, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 3–7, 2007
56th, Denver, Colorado, June 1–5, 2008
57th, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 31 – June 4, 2009
58th, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 23–27, 2010
59th, Denver, Colorado, June 5–9, 2011
60th, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 19–24, 2012
61st, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 9–13, 2013
62nd, Baltimore, Maryland, June 15–19, 2014
63rd, St. Louis, Missouri, May 31 - June 4, 2015
64th, San Antonio, Texas, June 5–9, 2016
Future Scheduled
65th, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 4–8, 2017
66th, San Diego, California, June 3–7, 2018
67th, Atlanta, Georgia, June 2–6, 2019
68th, Denver, Colorado, June 14-18, 2020
69th, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 6-10, 2021
