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| originsfocus = Phycologicalto promote research and Societyteaching ofin Americaphycology

| key_peoplemethod = President: Timothy Nelson =

| area_servedfields = [[Phycology]]

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| endowmentwebsite = https://www.psaalgae.org/

The '''Phycological Society of America''' ('''PSA''') is a professional society, founded in 1946, that is dedicated to the advancement of [[phycology]], the study of [[algae]].<ref name="si">{{cite web|title=Algae Research|url=http://botany.si.edu/projects/algae/links.htm#Organization|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=27 December 2012}}</ref> The PSA is responsible for the publication of ''[[Journal of Phycology]]'' and organizes annual conferences among other events that aid in the advancement of related algal sciences.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Background |url=https://www.psaalgae.org/background |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Phycological Society of America |language=en-US}}</ref> PSA also helps fund the scientific database, [[AlgaeBase]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About AlgaeBase |url=https://www.algaebase.org/about/ |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=AlgaeBase}}</ref>

Membership in the Phycological Society of America is open to anyone from any nation who is concerned with the [[physiology]], [[Taxonomy (biology)|taxonomy]], [[molecular biology]], experimental biology, [[cell biology]], and [[developmental biology]] of related algal sciencesalgae. As of 2012, membership was approximately 2,000 from 63 countries.<ref name="si" />

==Awards and Fellowshipsfellowships==

The PSA offers fourmultiple honorarygrants, fellowships, and awards thatto researchers across different stages of their career. Winners are typically announced at the annual conference:

* The '''[[Harold Charles Bold|Harold C. Bold]] awardAward''', established in 1973, the Bold Award is given for the outstanding graduate student paper(s) presented at the Annual Meeting as determined by the Bold Award Committee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bold Award |url=https://www.psaalgae.org/bold-award |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Phycological Society of America |language=en-US}}</ref>

* The '''[[Gerald W. Prescott]] awardAward''', Theestablished Prescottin Award1983, is given to recognize scholarly work in English in the form of a published book or monograph devoted to phycology published in the last 2 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prescott Award |url=https://www.psaalgae.org/prescott-award |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Phycological Society of America |language=en-US}}</ref>

* The '''[[Luigi Provasoli]] awardAward''', Theestablished Luigiin Provasoli Award1984, is presented annually to the author(s) of the three, or fewer, outstanding papers published in the Journal of Phycology during the previous fiscal year.

* The '''[[Ralph A. Lewin]] Poster Award''', Theestablished Lewinin Award2009, is presented to graduate student members of the PSA for the creation and presentation of an original research poster.

* The '''[[Lewis HansfordHanford Tiffany|L. H. Tiffany]]''' '''Award''', Theestablished L.in H. Tiffany Award2015, is presentedawarded to an individual or team who enhances the awareness or importance of algae through an original work within the previous 3 years.