Mycological Society of America
Encyclopedia
The Mycological Society of America (MSA) is a learned society
that serves as the professional organization of mycologists (scientist
s who study fungi) in the U.S.
and Canada. It was founded in 1932. The Society's constitution states that "The purpose of the Society is to promote and advance the science of mycology and to foster and encourage research and education in mycology in all its aspects." Members of the MSA meet annually to exchange information and build understanding of fungi.
is the official scholarly journal of the Mycological Society of America. Six issues are published each year; members receive a subscription as a benefit of membership. Both members and non-members are invited to submit scholarly manuscripts for publication. As of 2002, Mycologia issues are available to subscribers online as well as in print.
Inoculum is the Society's bimonthly newsletter. Published in print through 2006, as of 2007 Inoculum is published online only, and is freely accessible through the MSA website.
The Mycological Society of America also publishes Mycologia Memoirs, an occasional series of scholarly monographs on aspects of fungal biology.
Learned society
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that serves as the professional organization of mycologists (scientist
Scientist
A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...
s who study fungi) in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada. It was founded in 1932. The Society's constitution states that "The purpose of the Society is to promote and advance the science of mycology and to foster and encourage research and education in mycology in all its aspects." Members of the MSA meet annually to exchange information and build understanding of fungi.
Publications
MycologiaMycologia
Mycologia is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes papers on all aspects of the fungi, including lichens. It first appeared as a bimonthly journal in January of 1909, published by the New York Botanical Garden under the editorship of William Murrill. It became the official journal of...
is the official scholarly journal of the Mycological Society of America. Six issues are published each year; members receive a subscription as a benefit of membership. Both members and non-members are invited to submit scholarly manuscripts for publication. As of 2002, Mycologia issues are available to subscribers online as well as in print.
Inoculum is the Society's bimonthly newsletter. Published in print through 2006, as of 2007 Inoculum is published online only, and is freely accessible through the MSA website.
The Mycological Society of America also publishes Mycologia Memoirs, an occasional series of scholarly monographs on aspects of fungal biology.
Membership
In 2006 MSA membership included about 1190 members drawn from 51 different countries. The society's constitution states that "Membership in the Society shall be open to persons or organizations who share the stated purposes of the Society." Members are eligible for many different annual awards that recognize scholarship, pedagogy, and research potential. The Mycological Society of America may bestow honorary membership on particularly distinguished mycologists who reside outside North America.Honorary members
- 1951, Ernst A Gäumann, Switzerland d.1963 – Mycologia 57:1-5, 1965
- 1955, Franz Petrak, Austria d.1973
- 1965, G.C. Ainsworth, United Kingdom d.1998 – Mycologia 91(4): 714, 1999; J.A. von Arx, Netherlands d.1988; C.T. Ingold, United Kingdom; Grace M. Waterhouse, United Kingdom d.1996
- 1966 Lilian E. Hawker, United Kingdom d.1991; J.A. NannfeldtJohn Axel NannfeldtJohn-Axel Nannfeldt , born 18 January 1904 in Trelleborg and deceased 4 November 1985 in Uppsala, was a Swedish botanist and mycologist....
, Sweden d.1985 – Mycologia 78: 692-693, 1986 - 1973, M.B. Ellis, United Kingdom d.1996; Roger HeimRoger HeimRoger Heim was a French botanist specialising in mycology and tropical phytopathology. He was known for his studies describing the anatomy of the mushroom hymenium, the systematics and phylogeny of higher fungi , the mycology of tropical fungi such as...
, France d.1979 – Mycologia 72:1063-1064, 1980; Keisuke Tubaki, Japan - 1983, R.W.G. Dennis, United Kingdom d.2003; R. Kühner, France d.1996 – Mycologia 91(4): 707, 1999; Emil MüllerEmil Müller-Biography:Born in Lanškroun, he studied mathematics and physics at the University of Vienna and Vienna University of Technology. In 1898 he defended his dissertation at the University of Königsberg with Wilhelm Franz Meyer. One year later he received his habilitation at the same university...
, Switzerland; C.V. Subramanian, India - 1985, John Webster, United Kingdom
- 1987, Colin Booth, United Kingdom; Gastón GuzmánGastón GuzmánGastón Guzmán is a Mexican mycologist and anthropologist. He is considered the world's foremost authority on the genus Psilocybe.He was born in Xalapa, Veracruz, in 1932....
, Mexico; Meinhard Moser, Austria d.2002 - Inoculum 53(6):14. 2002. - 1988, Leif RyvardenLeif Ryvarden-Academic career:He was born in Bergen as a son of Einar Norberg Johansen and Hjørdis Randulff . he changed his last name from Johansen to Ryvarden in 1956. In 1961 he married teacher Ingbjørg Alise Eia Barstad....
, Norway - 1989, Nils Fries, Sweden d.1994 – Inoculum 46(3): 3, 1995.
- 1992, E.J.H. Corner, United Kingdom d.1996 – Mycologia 90(4): 732, 1998; Vera Holubová-Jechová, Czech Republic d.1993 – Ceská Mykologie 47(1): 83, 1993.
- 1993, Lennart Holm, Sweden; Erast ParmastoErast ParmastoErast Parmasto is a noted Estonian mycologist, bioscientist and botanist . He became a member of the Estonian Institute of Zoology and Botany in 1950 and served as its director from 1985-1990...
, Estonia; Josef Poelt, Austria d.1995 – Inoculum 46(3): 3, 1995; Jorge E. Wright, Argentina - 1994, David L. Hawksworth, United Kingdom; Brian C. Sutton, United Kingdom; Joseph Wessels, Netherlands
- 1995, Karl Esser, Germany
- 1996, Junta Sugiyama, Japan; Anthony P.J. Trinci, United Kingdom
- 1997, Walter Gams, Netherlands
- 1998, Ludmila Marvanová, Czech Republic; Roy Watling, United Kingdom
- 2000, David J. Read, United Kingdom
- 2001, Birgitt Nordbring-Hertz, Sweden; John Pitt, Australia
- 2002, Ove E. Eriksson, Sweden
- 2003, Jeremy Burdon, Australia; Tsuguo HongoTsuguo Hongowas a Japanese mycologist who specialized in the biogeography and taxonomy of Agaricales.Hongo entered the Department of Biology at what is now Hiroshima University in 1943, where he studied botany until graduating in 1946 with a B.Sc....
, Japan; Egon Horak, Switzerland - 2004, Rob Samson, The Netherlands
- 2005, Franz Oberwinkler, Germany
- 2006, Michael Wingfield, South Africa
- 2007, Jan Stenlid, Sweden
- 2008, Angela Restrepo, Colombia; Gioconda San-Blas, Venezuela
External links
- Official webpage of the Mycological Society of America.
- Mycologia, the scholarly journal of the MSA.
- North American Mycological AssociationNorth American Mycological AssociationThe North American Mycological Association , is a non-profit organization of amateurs and professionals who are interested in fungi, including mushrooms, morels, truffles, molds, and related organisms...
, MSA's sister society for amateur mycologists http://www.namyco.org/