Below we've collected the most prominent professional societies in all of science, engineering and healthcare, sorted by category. Many of these may surprise you! We encourage you to contact one or two you are interested in and see how you can get involved in their outreach initiative. If they don't have one, tell them you can start one!

Before you click below: For advice on interacting with professional societies as a student, read Tip #2 of our recent blog post, "How to KILL IT at your next conference"!

Also check out the Outreach Resources page for help in starting your own Outreach initiatives with these societies!

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We've further curated several collections of our own inventions depending on the type of scientist or engineer you're looking for. See these more niche collections below for more ideas!

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Science and engineering professional societies by discipline

Aerospace	Aerospace and Electronics Systems Society of the IEEE
	Aerospace Industries Association
	American Astronautical Society
	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
	Society of Flight Test Engineers
Agricultural	American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Architectural	American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
	Architectural Engineering Institute
	Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA)
	International Council for Building Research Studies and Documentation
	The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
Bioengineering	American Chemical Society
	American Institute of Chemical Engineers Food, Pharmaceutical and Bioengineering Division
	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
	American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
	ASME Bioengineering Division
	American Society For Microbiology
	Biomedical Engineering Society
	Biophysical Society
	IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
	Institute of Biological Engineering
	Society for Biological Engineering
	Society of Industrial Microbiology
Ceramic	The American Ceramic Society
Chemical	American Chemical Society
	American Institute of Chemical Engineers
	Association of Consulting Chemists and Chemical Engineers
	Electrochemical Society
Civil	American Society of Civil Engineers
	Institution of Civil Engineers - UK
Computer	Association for Computing Machinery
	Institute of Electrical and
	Electronics Engineers
	Computer and Automated Systems Association of SME
	IEEE Computer Society
Electrical and Electronics	Institute of Electrical and
	Electronics Engineers
	IEEE Student Concourse
	Institution of Engineering and Technology
	Institution of Electrical Engineers
	Student, Education and Careers Area
Environmental	American Academy of Environmental Engineers
	Air and Waste Management Association
	American Water Works Association
	National Ground Water Association
Geological / Geophysical	American Geologic Institute (AGI)
	American Geophysical Union (AGU)
	Environmental and Engineering
	Geophysical Society (EEGS)
	Geological Society of America (GSA)
	Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)
Industrial	Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
Information Technology	Association for Computing Machinery
	Institute of Electrical and
	Electronics Engineers
	IEEE Computer Society
Manufacturing	Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Materials	The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
	The American Ceramic Society
	Association for Iron & Steel Technology
	ASM - The Materials Information Society
	The Materials Research Society
Mechanical	ASME
	Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Metallurgical, Mineral, or Mining	American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
	The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
	Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration
Naval or Marine	Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Nuclear	American Nuclear Society
	Nuclear Energy Institute
	Society of Nuclear Medicine
Ocean	Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Petroleum	Society of Petroleum Engineers
Plastics	American Institute of Chemical Engineers
	Society of Automotive Engineers
	Society of Manufacturing Engineers
	Society of Petroleum Engineers
	The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
Surveying	American Congress on Surveying and Mapping
	American Society of Civil Engineers
Welding	ASME
	American Welding Society
	Edison Welding Institute
	Society of Manufacturing Engineers
	The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society