Introduction of Chinese Society of PARTICUOLOGY

PURPOSE The Chinese Society of Particuology is a voluntary organization of workers in research, development and application of the science and technology of particles. The Society is dedicated to fostering liaison and exchange among its members through scientific and technical symposia and seminars of both a national and international nature, and to disseminating knowledge on particles through continuing education and publication in the form of scientific transactions and of journals on news and other items of current interest. Its ultimate objective is to serve the country's needs for modernization.

SCOPE The word PARTICUOLOGY is coined to parallel the Chinese title for the science and technology of particles, 颗粒学 (ke-li-xue), by combining the Latin prefix particula for particles and the Greek suffix logia denoting subject of study.

Although paiticuology was practiced for many years in China, as described by Song Ying-Xing in his medieval writing, Tien Kung Kai Wu (天工开物, ca. 1637), such as the winnowing of grain and the panning of iron sand, particuology was recognized only in the relatively recent past as a cross-, inter- and multi-disciplinary subject, absorbing the knowledge of a variety of basic sciences and the accomplishments of a large number of other related technologies. Most of the solid substances occur in nature in the form of particles, such as soil, sand and dust. Food for human consumption often comes in particulate form, such as the grains, beans, salt and cane sugar. Artifacts, such as ground coal, catalysts, cement, fertilizers, pigments, medicines, and explosives are mostly prepared as powders. A study of the basic phenomena related to these materials is of fundamental significance to the related fields of chemical, metallurgical, energy and light industries, as well as environmental protection, national defense and health services. The diversified subject material of particuology is represented by measurement and characterization of particles, formation and agglomeration of particles, separation of particles from gas and liquid, transport of granular solids, fluidization, comminution, pelletization, aerosol science and technology, etc.

ORGANIZATION The China Association of Science and Technology on September 18, 1986 approved the national organization, the Chinese Society of Particuology as a voluntary organization of workers in research, development and application of the science and technology of particles. Following this approval, the Chinese Society of Particuology was inaugurated in Beijing on November 27, 1986, at a meeting of national representatives from research institutes, universities and industries. On July 6, 1996, at the second general assembly of member representatives, a new board of 71 directors was elected, from which a standing committee of 20 members was formed as a governing body of the Society. On November 4, 2002, at the third general assembly of member representatives, a new board of 102 directors was elected, from which a standing committee of 22 members was formed. On August 18, 2006, at the fourth general assembly of member representatives, a new board of 119 directors was elected, from which a standing committee of 35 members was formed.

With the development of twenty years, five subsidiary institutes and six working committees have been organized. CSP now has more than 1500 professional memberships, in addition to 39 corporate members, distributed most of big cities in China. Altogether five subsidiary institutes have been organized since the very beginning to represent the more important disciplines in particuology, in which work has already been going on:
    ● CSP Institute of Particle Characterization
    ● CSP Institute of Aerosol Science and Technology
    ● CSP Institute of Particle Preparation and Treatment
    ● CSP Institute of Fluidization
    ● CSP Institute of Ultra-fine Particles

The 4th Council members

Constituent Institutes

LOCAL SOCIETIES

The Chinese Society of Particuology has cooperated with local commissions and associations of science and technology in organizing local particuology societies. There are 7 local societies disturbing at Shanghai, Xi'an, Hubei, Jiangsu, Hunan, Shandong and Shanxi. The main activities of local societies are to organize meetings or to hold scientific lectures for their members. Local societies also help implement most of the Society's academic and educational programs.

PROSPECT In accordance with China's policy that "...economic development depends on scientific and technologic progress, and scientific and technologic work must be geared to the needs of economic development", greater efforts will be made for bringing about more effective interaction between research and development on the one hand and application on the other. Also, Particuology being a relatively new science and technology in China, greater interaction will be sought in international cooperation.