What's New at IHSS

The next elections will be held in February-March, 2026. The positions to be elected are: # Vice-President # Board Member   Click here to download the election announcement. Click here to download the CV of candidates.

IHSS & IWA 26 The 23rd Meeting of the International Humic Substances Society (IHSS) and the 9th Specialist Conference on Natural Organic Matter of the International Water Association (IWA) will be held jointly. Orea Congress Hotel, Brno, Czech Republic/Moravia August 23-28, 2026 Web page:

Humic Substances in Ecosystems 12 Pokrzywna, Opawskie Mountains, Poland June 2-5, 2025 More info at https://hse12.uwr.edu.pl/en/

The IHSS Young Investigator Research Grant (YIRG) 2025 is now online. The IHSS YI Research Grant Program aims to promote the careers of young researchers by supporting research of high scientific caliber, and to enhance the career opportunities of their undergraduate/ graduate students, and/or

The IHSS provides limited support for travel and training. The IHSS Training Awards 2024 call is now online. For more info, visit our “Awards” page.

The Board of directors of IHSS is proposing changes to 2 articles of the Bylaws. 1. The Board sees a need to respond to the desire for creation of a category of corporate membership in Article II. 2. The membership meetings have never been

Our LinkedIn page is finally launched! Stay tuned for interesting information, newsflashes and fun-facts on organic matter. Join us at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ihss-international-28b08b2a2/  

The IHSS provides limited support for travel and training. The IHSS Travel Award 2024 is now online (deadline: February, 9th). For more info, visit our “Awards” page.

“The role of NOM and HS in achieving Sustainable Development Goals” Palacongressi, Rimini, Italy August 25-30, 2024 Web page: www.ihss2024.azuleon.org Contact persons: Prof. Claudio Ciavatta (claudio.ciavatta@unibo.it); Prof. Teodoro Miano (teodoro.miano@uniba.it); Prof. Claudio Zaccone (claudio.zaccone@univr.it)   IMPORTANT DATES Registrations open: 15 February 2024 Abstract submission

The next elections will be open in January and will close on March 15th, 2024. The positions to be elected are: # Vice-President # Board Member # Secretary Click here to download the election announcement. Click here to download the CV of candidates.

The ultimate fraction – Chemical characterization of humins from forest vs grassland soils by Rovira et al., Soil Biol. Biochem. 216, 2026, 110118 doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2026.110118 (Link to the article) Abstract Humin, defined as the residual fraction of soil organic matter remaining after alkaline extraction, has

“Natural organic matter and humic substances for sustainable development” Francisco Rozende Auditorium, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago City, Chile August 6-11, 2023 Web page: www.ihss2023.org Contact person: Prof. Dr. Monica Antilen; e-mail: mantilen@uc.cl Deadline for abstract submission (for oral and poster presentations): June

The IHSS Young Investigator (YI) Research Grant 2023 is now online. The IHSS YI Research Grant Program aims to promote the careers of young researchers by supporting research of high scientific caliber, and to enhance the career opportunities of their undergraduate/ graduate students, and/or

The IHSS provides limited support for travel and training. The IHSS Travel Award 2023 is now online. For more info, visit our “Awards” page.

The IHSS provides limited support for travel and training. The IHSS Training Award 2023 is now online. For more info, visit our “Awards” page.

IHSS 2022 Election for Vice-President (President Elect) and Board Member   Dear Member, for the 2022 International Humic Substances Society election, the Society offers you the convenience of on-line balloting. Balloting is open from now until midnight EDT (GMT -4 hours) July, 31st, 2022.

The International Humic Substances Society (IHSS) is dedicated to promoting knowledge and research of natural organic matter in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. A very important function is to facilitate scientific and personal exchange between researchers regardless of their religious beliefs, race, nationality, or socioeconomic

The IHSS provides limited support for travel and training. The IHSS Training Award 2021 is now online. For more info, visit our “Awards” page.

Dear Colleagues, You are cordially invited to join the Sixth International Conference of the CIS IHSS Chapter entitled “Humic Substances and Eco-Adaptive Technologies” (HIT – 2021). HIT-2021 will be held on September 25-29, 2021 in the sailing club “Vodnik” (Dolgoprudny, Moscow region, Russia) in hybrid format: face-to-face

Dear Colleagues: It is with great disappointment that we are announcing the cancellation of the 20th Conference of the IHSS in Estes Park, Colorado, USA and instead we are planning to hold a virtual meeting. Anyone who paid a registration fee will receive a

Interactions of humic substances with organic and inorganic xenobiotics CALL FOR PAPERS for SSS5.3 session co-sponsored by IHSS at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2021 (vEGU21: Gather Online) Virtual meeting, April 19-30, 2021 Conveners: Jerzy Weber, Teodoro Miano, Aleksandra Ukalska-Jaruga The deadline for

On June 9th, 2020, our colleague and Honorary Member of the International Humic Substances Society (IHSS) Dr. Morris Schnitzer passed away at the age of 98 at Hillel Lodge in Ottawa. Morris Schnitzer was one of the pioneers in our knowledge and understanding of

The next elections will be in January and February of 2020. The positions to be elected are: # Vice-President # Board Member # Secretary Click here to download the election announcement.

The IHSS provides limited support for travel and training. The IHSS Travel Award 2020 is now online. For more info, visit our “Awards” page.

Mutual interaction of humic substances with heavy metals, pesticides and PAHs CALL FOR PAPERS for SSS5.7 session co-sponsored by IHSS at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly May 3–8, 2020, Vienna, Austria Conveners: Jerzy Weber, Teodoro Miano, Aleksandra Ukalska-Jaruga The deadline for abstract submission