Society for Amateur Scientists

[archerships]

The Society for Amateur Scientists, a unique collaboration between
world-class professionals and citizen scientists, is dedicated to the
proposition that making discoveries is the birthright of all free
people. We remove the roadblocks that prevent ordinary people from
participating in scientific adventures of all kinds. Now you are
limited only by your own intelligence, drive, and ambition.

Our members include people with no technical training whatsoever all
the way to people with Ph.D.s in one field who want to explore fields
outside their training. Our aim is to get everyone involved to the
limits of their own desire; from tinkering in their own garage to
working on stimulating projects on the front lines of science
regardless of age, ethnicity or background.

We are the world's premiere support organization for amateur
scientists. We define "amateur" to mean anyone who wants to do science
simply for the pleasure of finding things out.

Comments

[ex-antisens.livejournal.com]

i do a lot of amateur chemistry... but i am always knocked down by the arrogance of established academics....

http://www.pervertedlogic.com/antisense/chemistry.htm

http://www.pervertedlogic.com/antisense/yeast.htm

[crasch.livejournal.com]

Yes, scientists can be quite stodgy. The Society for Cryobiology is the main scientific society devoted to the study of low temperature biology. They control whether your paper gets published in Cryobiology, and staff peer review funding committees. From the Society for Crybiology's bylaws:


2.04. Denial of membership and
Discipline of Members

Upon a two-thirds vote of the Governors in office, the Board of
Governors may refuse membership to applicants, or suspend or expel
members (including both individual and institutional members), whose
conduct is deemed detrimental to the Society, including applicants or
members engaged in or who promote any practice or application which
the Board of Governors deems incompatible with the ethical and
scientific standards of the Society or as misrepresenting the science
of cryobiology, including any practice or application of freezing
deceased persons in the anticipation of their reanimation.