Established | 1924[1] |
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Type | Nonprofit professional society (IRS exemption status): 501(c)(3)[2] |
Purpose | Academy will strive to embrace all disciplines of science and help ensure the scholarly and ethical pursuit of all scientific endeavors[3] |
Headquarters | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Area served | Pennsylvania and Worldwide |
Method | Memberships, grants, and endowments |
Key people | Andre Walther, President, Tammy Tintjer, President-Elect, Matthew Wallace, Immediate Past-President |
Website | pennsi.org |
The Pennsylvania Academy of Science was founded and organized on April 18, 1924, and is an independent non-profit organization that strives "to embrace all disciplines of science and help ensure the scholarly and ethical pursuit of all scientific endeavors."[3] Today the Pennsylvania Academy of Science has members throughout the United States and in other countries. The current president is Andre Walther of Cedar Crest College and the President-Elect is Tammy Tintjer of King's College. Matthew Wallace of East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania serves as Immediate-Past President.