Talk:Royal Australian Chemical Institute

FRACI CChem
Are FRACI and CChem independent? Is one more prominent than the other? Are FRACI automatically also CChem? Would a person's name be written with the letter FRACI and CChem (both) following it? (If so, then in what order, and in what contexts?) Cesiumfrog (talk) 00:10, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
 * They are independent in a sense but CChem is only granted to Fellows or Members. http://www.raci.org.au/membership explains it. Not all Members can be CChem. CChem is independent in another sense. I have been granted the right to use the term CChem by both the Royal Australian Chemical Society and the UK based Royal Society of Chemistry. Yes, both are given after a person's name in the order FRACI CChem. -- Bduke   (Discussion)  02:14, 29 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Curious, there's no pathway from FRACI to FRACI-CChem?
 * So: any chem graduate can be an MRACI (literally everyone can be an associate); anyone with an actual career in chemistry becomes a CChem pretty much automatically; it is only the FRACI titles that indicate any particular eminence. (So once someone becomes FRACI I guess most no longer bother to advertise themselves as CChem?) Cesiumfrog (talk) 03:39, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Anybody becoming a FRACI will likely have become a CChem before. If not they can apply at the same time, or possibly later. All the Fellows I know add both FRACI and CChem after their names when they bother to add anything. Note that RACI has been revising its membership in recent times to increase membership and attract people who are chemists but perhaps have a greater loyalty to another organisation, such as teachers or people in more specialised or cross-discipline areas. Also they are still fighting to get CChem more recognised, for example as a prerequisite for senior positions in government analytical laboratories. CChem is not, I think automatic. You have to demonstrate professional competence. At least I did way back. Why are you interested in this? -- Bduke   (Discussion)  04:09, 29 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Because of another contested (bio) article here, whose topic happens to be a FRACI. Particularly in question is which accolades are noteworthy enough to mention in the article body, which should be listed after the name in the lead, and how far they go to establishing notability (to justify that article's existence) overall. General thoughts? Cesiumfrog (talk) 04:53, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
 * It would help if you told what article you are talking about. Bed now down in Oz. -- Bduke   (Discussion)  12:04, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

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I have created a template - Template:User member RACI for RACI members and fellows to put on their user page. --Bduke (talk) 03:23, 11 February 2021 (UTC)