In addition, the EAS provides an ongoing education program that includes technical short courses and professional development workshops for laboratory scientists, as well as general-interest sessions directed at the public, especially students and their chemistry teachers.
The Governing Board each year also honors a Young Investigator who is making an impact on the field of analytical chemistry.
In 1973, the EAS was suspended to support the emerging FACSS (Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies), whose meetings were held at a similar time of the year.
At the same meeting, the EAS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Separations Science was presented to Professor Csaba Horvath.
Currently, the EAS presents the six major awards listed above to distinguished scientists from around the world at the annual Symposium.
Although the Eastern Analytical Symposium started as a regional meeting, where persons interested in practical analytical chemistry from laboratories in the Northeast could meet to discuss problems of common interest, it has grown to international stature, with attendance from analysts from laboratories in companies and universities across the world.
As the 21st century has dawned, EAS continues to provide an inclusive home for practical analytical studies, to educate about the latest technologies, and to inform its audience about the current state of analysis.