National committees
The Academy has established 18 national committees in different disciplines that among others are responsible for contacts with the scientific unions within the ISC (International Science Council).
The national committees’ other aims include:
- promote research and education within their discipline
- promote cooperation with contiguous disciplines
- promote their discipline’s influence in society (education, general public and industry)
- give advice to universities and other parts of the educational system
- give advice to the Academy
Many symposia and statements of opinion are produced in cooperation with the Academy’s other committees and classes. Committee members include researchers as well as representatives from industry, public administration, education and media.
The Academy administers national committees for:
Astronomy
Association: International Astronomical Union, IAU
Chair: Elvire De Beck, elvire.debeck@chalmers.se
Secretary: Jouni Kainulainen, jouni.kainulainen@chalmers.se
Biology
Association: International Union of Biological Sciences, IUBS
Chair: Martin Bergman, martin@v-a.se
Geography
Association: International Geographical Union, IGU
Chair: Veijo Pohjola, veijo.pohjola@geo.uu.se
Geological Sciences
Association: International Union of Geological Sciences, IUGS
Chair: Fanny Hartvig, fanny.hartvig@sweco.se
Secretary: Therese Bejgarn, therese.bejgarn@sgu.se
Geophysics
Association: International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, IUGG and Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research, SCOR
Chair: Per Holmlund, per.holmlund@natgeo.su.se
Website
Global Environmental Change
Association: ISC programmes for global environmental change
Chair: Katarina Gårdfeldt, katarina.gardfeldt@chalmers.se
Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science
Association: Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science, DLMPS/IUHPS
Chair: Kathrin Glüer-Pagin, kathrin.gluer@philosophy.su.se
Secretary: Fredrik Stjernberg
Website
History of Technology and Science
Association: International Committee for Cooperation in the History of Technology, ICOHTEC, and Division of History of Science and Technology of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science, DHST/IUHPS)
Chair: Anna Storm, anna.storm@liu.se
Secretary: Maria Asp, maria.asp@kva.se
Website
Mathematics
Association: International Mathematical Union, IMU
Chair: Samuel Bengmark, samuel@chalmers.se
Secretary: Jonas Bergström, jonasb@math.su.se
Molecular Biosciences
Association: International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, IUBMB, and International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics, IUPAB
Chair: Kajsa Uvdal, kajsa.uvdal@liu.se
Secretary: Elias Arnér, elias.arner@ki.se
Nutrition and Food Sciences
Association: International Union of Nutritional Sciences, IUNS, and International Union of Food Science and Technology, IUFoST
Chair: Tommy Cederholm, tommy.cederholm@pubcare.uu.se
Secretary: Anna Winkvist, anna.winkvist@nutrition.gu.se
Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience
Association: International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, IUPHAR, International Union of Physiological Sciences, IUPS, and International Brain Research Organization, IBRO
Chair: Bryndis Birnir, bryndis.birnir@neuro.uu.se
Secretary: Fredrik Elinder, fredrik.elinder@liu.se
Psychological Sciences
Association: International Union of Psychological Sciences, IUPsyS
Chair: Daniel Västfjäll, daniel.vastfjall@liu.se
Secretary: Fredrik Björklund, fredrik.bjorklund@psy.lu.se
Pure and Applied Chemistry
Association: International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, IUPAC, and International Union of Crystallography, IUCr
Chair: Linda Zellner, linda.zellner@perstorp.com
Secretary: Agneta Sjögren (adjungerad), agneta@chemsoc.se
Pure and Applied Physics
Association: International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, IUPAP
Chair: Jonathan Weidow, jonathan.weidow@chalmers.se
Secretary: Joakim Cederkäll, Joakim.Cederkall@nuclear.lu.se
Radiation Protection Research
Association: not associated with ISC
Chair: Mats Eriksson
Secretary: Mats Isaksson, mats.isaksson@radfys.gu.se
Website
Radio Science
Association: International Union of Radio Science, URSI
Chair: Daniel Sjöberg, daniel.sjoberg@lth.se
Secretary: Joakim Johansson, joakim.johansson@ruag.com
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Association: International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, IUTAM
Chair: Anders Klarbring, anders.klarbring@liu.se
Secretary: Håkan Hallberg, hakan.hallberg@solid.lth.se