The Society: Special Interest Groups and Caucuses within HSS
Society members have formed several Interest Groups dedicated to promoting study of particular aspects of the history of science. These groups are formally recognized and encouraged by the Society, and often organize sessions or special activities during the Society's annual meeting each November. Others sponsor prizes for excellent articles or dissertations on specific fields.
Current Interest Groups include:
- Early Science
- Earth and Environment Forum
- Forum for the History of Human Sciences (FHHS)
- Forum for the History of Science in America (FHSA)
- Forum for the History of Science in Asia (FHSAsia)
- Forum for the History of the Chemical Sciences (FoHCS)
- Forum for the History of the Mathematical Sciences (Karen Parshall, Joseph Dauben)
- Graduate Student and Early Career Caucus
- HSS Women's Caucus
- Physical Science Forum
- Joint Caucus for Socially Engaged Philosophy and History of Science
Regional Groups for the History of Science include:
- Columbia History of Science Group
- Midwest Junto for the History of Science
- Lone Star Historians of Science
- Southern Association for the History of Science and Medicine
- Southern History of Science and Technology
- Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Biology
- Joint Atlantic Seminar in the History of the Physical Sciences