Professionals and Graduate Students

 

 

Connect

Join thousands of your peers and colleagues at meetings throughout the country and across the globe, from the Annual Meeting to local meetups. Stay in touch and exchange new ideas through AMS Community. Collaborate on projects, papers, and committees, both online and in person, that make a difference.

Learn

Access cutting-edge research through top-ranking journals and publications, including free access to all 13 AMS Journals Online, complimentary subscriptions to the award-winning Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society and Physics Today, and discounts on Weatherwise, the Journal of Geoscience Education, and publications of the American Geosciences Institute.

Share

Let the world know about your work by publishing in our journals or presenting at our meetings. Provide your expertise as a peer reviewer or volunteer editor for our journals. Or reach out in person through Weatherfest and our Education and Policy programs.

Lead

Demonstrate your commitment to the profession and push your community to the next level. Take part in the organization as an editor or peer reviewer or as a member of one of our boards or committees.

Teach

Lead in the classroom, whether you're a K–12 teacher or a college professor, using the authoritative sources and training programs of the AMS Education Program, including online and undergraduate courses and summer workshops created with the National Weather Service and the U.S. Naval Academy.

Advance

Build the career you've always dreamed of. With great networking opportunities, industry-specific job postings, professional development courses, and internationally respected credentials, AMS helps you get ahead while making a difference.

Member Benefits

Member

For professionals throughout the weather and climate enterprise who have demonstrable professional or scholarly expertise in the atmospheric or related sciences, technologies, applications, or services, whether or not this expertise is a source of livelihood.

  • Complimentary access to AMS Journals Online! Read all of AMS’s peer-reviewed scientific journals—consistently ranked near the top of their fields in impact factor—for FREE!
  • An enhanced digital subscription to AMS’s flagship magazine, the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS), where you can read weather-related articles, book reviews, and program announcements and learn about upcoming AMS sponsored or cosponsored meetings, symposia, and workshops
  • A subscription to Physics Today, the most influential and closely followed physics magazine in the world
  • Access to the AMS Community platform, which allows you to connect and share with other AMS members
  • Members’ only access to webinar recordings. Webinars are organized and presented by industry leaders and cover a broad range of weather, water, and climate topics.
  • Discounted registration fees for AMS Annual Meetings and specialty meetings
  • Get a leg up on the competition with priority access to our Online Career Center
  • Access to the AMS Career Advising Portal, where members can schedule time with a career adviser and access other career resources
  • Greatly reduced subscription rates to Weatherwise magazine, and the Journal of Geoscience Education
  • A subscription to News You Can Use, our biweekly, members-only, electronic newsletter that highlights topics in meteorology and the related sciences from sources around the world
  • Shape the future of the Society by voting in AMS elections
  • Discounted certification application and renewal fees for broadcasters and consultants
  • Stay current on emerging research and expand technical knowledge by participating in discounted AMS short courses and workshops
  • Reciprocal memberships with peer organizations, including the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, the Chinese Meteorological Organization, the Indian Meteorological Society, the Meteorological Society of Japan, the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences, and the Royal Meteorological Society

Variable Dues

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Member, Graduate Student

A heavily discounted membership for those who meet the qualifications for Member and are also enrolled at least half-time at an accredited institution of higher learning. The AMS encourages Members who are pursuing a second bachelor’s degree to join this membership class.

  • Complimentary access to AMS Journals Online! Read all of AMS’s peer-reviewed scientific journals—consistently ranked near the top of their fields in impact factor—for FREE!
  • An enhanced digital subscription to AMS’s flagship magazine, the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS), where you can read weather-related articles, book reviews, and program announcements and learn about upcoming AMS sponsored or cosponsored meetings, symposia, and workshops
  • A subscription to Physics Today, the most influential and closely followed physics magazine in the world
  • Access to the AMS Community platform, which allows you to connect and share with other AMS members
  • Members’ only access to webinar recordings. Webinars are organized and presented by industry leaders and cover a broad range of weather, water, and climate topics.
  • Enjoy discounted registration fees for AMS Annual Meetings and specialty meetings; as a Member, Graduate Student, you are also eligible to apply for student travel grants
  • Get a leg up on the competition with priority access to our Online Career Center
  • Access to the AMS Career Advising Portal, where members can schedule time with a career adviser and access other career resources
  • Greatly reduced subscription rates to Weatherwise magazine, and the Journal of Geoscience Education
  • A subscription to News You Can Use, our biweekly, members-only, electronic newsletter that highlights topics in meteorology and the related sciences from sources around the world
  • Shape the future of the Society by voting in AMS elections
  • Discounted certification application and renewal fees for broadcasters and consultants
  • Stay current on emerging research and expand technical knowledge by participating in discounted AMS short courses and workshops
  • Reciprocal memberships with peer organizations, including the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, the Chinese Meteorological Organization, the Indian Meteorological Society, the Meteorological Society of Japan, the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences, and the Royal Meteorological Society

 $20 per year

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Interested in Teacher, Associate, Emeritus, or other membership types? View our Special Memberships page.