Senior Academy (NCAS)
Collegiate Academy (CANCAS)
Student Academy (NCSAS)



General Information

The objective of the North Carolina Academy of Science is to "encourage the advancement of science within the state of North Carolina by promotion of scientific research and by the fostering of education in the sciences". The North Carolina Academy of Science meets these objectives by...

  • Publishing a peer reviewed scholarly journal, the Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science.
  • Fostering and encouraging student involvement in the sciences through support of the Collegiate (CANCAS) and Student Academies (NCSAS).
  • Promoting interactions among scientists and students throughout North Carolina.
  • Providing a forum for exchange of ideas for solving issues important to North Carolina.

The Academy members include individuals from academia, industry, government, and all others who support the objectives and goals of the Academy.

The Academy is managed by a Board of Directors composed of elected and appointed members.

The Academy is supported primarily by individual, institutional, and corporate membership dues and donations.


The North Carolina Academy of Science, Meredith College Department of Biological Sciences, 3800 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC 27606-5298
This web page was last updated on January 31, 2012 by James W Brown