Welcome to The Adhesion Society website. If you have an interest in adhesion there will be something within these pages to stimulate your interest whether an old hand or a newcomer to the business. 

As the new guy on the block it seems appropriate to mention a little of my background. I have concentrated on the application of surface analysis methods of XPS and ToF-SIMS to adhesion phenomena going back some three decades at  the University of Surrey in England. As someone who has been attending Adhesion Society Meetings for more than twenty years it is still with some trepidation that I approach the role of President, having seen over the last two years as Vice-President the tremendous amount of work that goes on behind  the scenes to make the Society what it is today.

Winner of 2009 Award for Excellence:   We are very pleased to announce that the 2009 Award for Excellence in Adhesion Science, sponsored by 3M, is made to Professor J Herbert Waite of the University of California at Santa Barbara for major contributions to the field of bioadhesion. Presentation of the award will be made during a session in his honor on the Sunday afternoon of the 32^nd Annual Meeting of The Adhesion Society Inc. in Savannah, Georgia (February, 15–18, 2009) ............ (see more)

Adhesive and Sealant Council Awards:  Nominations are being solicited for The Outstanding Young Adhesion Scientist Award and The Outstanding Young Adhesion Technologist Award.  Through the generous support of the Adhesive and Sealant Council, the Adhesion Society will present awards targeted for young scientists and engineers working in adhesion science and technology.  These awards are intended to recognize outstanding young (35 or under) scientists and technologists in the field of adhesion and adhesives.  If you work with, or know of a person who you think qualifies for one of these awards please consider nominating them.  The awards are open to both members and non-members.