Membership
Becoming part of the AOCS community is your first step to boost your personal and professional development. Whether you’re looking to broaden your knowledge, enhance your network, make new friends, or give back to the fats and oils community, AOCS membership opportunities will keep you inspired and motivated. Join us for the journey!
Member Benefits
Whether you are a professional or a student, AOCS offers immediate and rewarding opportunities to broaden your knowledge, take charge of your career, enhance your network, develop leadership skills, and stay inspired.
Membership Types
Membership provides immediate access to a global network of experts in fats, oils, proteins, surfactants and related-materials.
Member and Society News
From helping to manage aflatoxin risk with analytical methods to navigating the future of the fabric and come care industry, AOCS and its members work together to advance the science and technology of oils, fats, proteins, surfactants and related materials.
Member Renewal
Members of AOCS have unique opportunities to collaborate with leading researchers and innovators across industry, academia and government. Renew today to maintain access to all of your AOCS member benefits. You belong here!
Recruit Members
The AOCS Refer-a-Friend program is a great way to share your experiences and help expand our professional community. Take the initiative to help colleagues and friends experience the many benefits and connections that you know first hand AOCS has to offer. They will thank you for it!
Divisions
Divisions are focus-specific communities within AOCS that form the building blocks of the Society. These communities represent diversified interests, share technical expertise, and offer a multitude of educational and networking opportunities specific to each discipline. The combined effect of like-minded professionals working together is limitless.
Sections
AOCS Sections bring the world of fats and oils a little closer to home. Established in key regions around the globe, AOCS Sections provide a local forum for fats and oils professionals—making it easier to exchange information and discover unique opportunities, often in the language of the region.
Common Interest Groups
AOCS Common Interest Groups (CIGs) create those ever-important connections between members who are at the same point in their careers. Whether you are a student, a young professional or a professional educator, an AOCS CIG introduces you to peers to share experiences, insights, concerns and solutions.