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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's ELSI Project
Resources for middle and high school students on ethical, legal, and social issues in the sciences.
http://www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/ELSI.html

APS Guidelines for Professional Conduct
Research ethics statement and guidelines from the American Physical Society
http://www.aps.org/statements/02.2.html

On Being A Scientist: Responsible Conduct In Research
Pamphlet that seeks to describe the ethical foundations of scientific practices and some of the personal and professional issues that researchers encounter in their work.
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/obas/

Chemist's Code of Conduct
Adopted by the American Chemical Society in June of 1994, this short document replaces the Chemist's Creed as the official principles of conduct for professional chemists.
http://www.acs.org/membership/conduct.html

Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, De Montfort University
Addresses the social and ethical impacts of information and communication technologies through research and education.
http://www.ccsr.cse.dmu.ac.uk/

NSPE Ethics Resources
Includes codes of conduct, reference resources, case studies, and related articles from the National Society of Professional Engineers.
http://www.nspe.org/ethics/

ASME Society Policy: Ethics
Policy statement of the Board on Professional Practice and Ethics of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, relevant to professional practice and publication. [Adobe Acrobat pdf file]
http://www.asme.org/asme/policies/pdf/p15_7.pdf