About AFS

What is AFS?

This is the acronym for the American Filtration & Separations Society, a technical educational nonprofit organization started in 1987 to provide a forum for exchange of information among engineers, scientists, and technologists in all areas of the fluid/particle separation field.

AFS Vision Statement

The society's mission is:

To promote the recognition of fluid-particle processing as a branch of science and engineering.
To conduct seminars related to fluid-particle separation.
To educate (1) in universities and (2) for practicing engineers.
To promote technology transfer.
To solve problems in separation.
To identify significant R&D areas.
To interact in society.
To conduct analysis of testing procedures.
To apply fluid/particle separation science.

Filtration Journal

Filtration Journal
Paper Submission

AFS Board of Directors

The AFS Board of Directors meets twice a year and is the governing body of AFS. Six board members are elected each year. They serve a two year term. The presidents of active AFS chapters are also voting members of the AFS Board of Directors.

AFS Awards

2012 Honorees

Fellow Member Award - Dr. K-J Choi
Senior Scientist Award – Dr. Christine Sun
Young Scientist Award - Dr. Mathias Stolarski
New Product Award - IFTS for its Global Fuel Water Separation Filter Efficiency Test Stand
Engineering Merit Award - Porex for its TMF 61 Tube Module

AFS Committees

The AFS bylaws names specific committees and outlines their responsibilities. This is a list of the current committees and their chairpersons.

Past Chairs of AFS

AFS was founded September 16, 1987 at Donaldson Company in Minneapolis, MN

1988 Scott Yaeger, Gelman Sciences, Inc. *
1989 Ric Herrera, Donaldson Company *
1990 Edward C. Gregor, Gelman Sciences, Inc. *
1991 Harry Sandstedt, Reemay, Inc. *