Mission

Committee on Technician Affairs

Encourage, through ACS governance channels and Society resources, the advancement of chemistry-based technicians in the chemical enterprise.

CTA will encourage, through governance channels and Society resources, the advancement of technicians in the chemical enterprise, working to:

Increase the awareness of the important contributions that chemistry-based technicians make to the national economy and to society as a whole
Make technicians relevant to ACS
Make ACS relevant to technicians

CTA is the:

Leader in the recognition of the chemical and process technician field as a profession
Partner with educators and educational institutions in ensuring a highly-qualified technician workforce for the future
Primary source for disseminating information about technicians, their careers within the scientific community and their contributions to science and society
Leader in promoting technical excellence and career development for technicians
Society's advocate for ACS membership for technicians, and the advocate for the Division of Chemical Technicians with the ACS and technicians in general