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ACS Solicits Nominations for 43 Awards in 1992 Nominations for awards administered by the society to be presented in 1992 are being solicited, including nominations for four nonannual awards. The biennial awards scheduled for presentation in 1992 are the Alfred Burger Award in Medicinal Chemistry sponsored by SmithKline Beecham, the Frederic Stanley Kipping Award in Organosilicon Chemistry sponsored by Dow Corning Corp., and the Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics sponsored by the General Electric Foundation. The Ipatieff Prize, presented every three years, is also scheduled for presentation in 1992. The ACS awards program is one of the most visible means by which the society meets its obligation "to encourage . .. the advancement of chemistry in all its branches; the promotion of research in chemical science and industry, [and] the improvement of the qualifications and usefulness of chemists/' The continuing excellence of the ACS awards program requires that a number of highly qualified candidates be nominated and that great care be taken in preparing the nominations. Nominations may be made by anyone not on the award committee. Except for the Cope Scholar Awards and the James Bryant Conant Award, they must be postmarked no later than midnight, Feb. 1, 1991. Cope Scholar and Conant Award nominations must be postmarked by midnight, Dec. 1,1990. • ACS Award for Computers In Chemistry sponsored by Digital Equipment Corp. This award is intended to recognize and encourage the use of computers in the solution of problems in research, development, or education in chemical sciences. • ACS Award for Creative Advances In Environmental Science & Technology sponsored by Air Products & Chemicals Inc. This 32
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award is intended to encourage creativity in research and technology or methods of analysis to provide a scientific basis for informed environmental control decision-making processes, or to provide practical technologies that will reduce health risk factors. • ACS Award for Creative Invention sponsored by the Corporation Associates. This award is intended to recognize individual inventors for successful applications of research in chemistry and/or chemical engineering that contribute to the material prosperity and happiness of people. A nominee must be a resident of the U.S. or Canada. A patent, developed during the 17 years ending Jan. 1, 1992, must have been granted for the work the nomination proposes to recognize. A copy of the patent must be submitted with the nominating documents. • ACS Award for Creative Work in Fluorine Chemistry sponsored by PCR Inc. A nominee for this award must have made an outstanding contribution or outstanding contributions to the advancement of the field of fluorine chemistry. • ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry sponsored by Aidrich Chemical Co. Inc. A nominee must have accomplished outstanding creative work in synthetic organic chemistry, published during the five years ending Jan. 1, 1992. • ACS Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry sponsored by Malllnckrodt Inc. A nominee must have demonstrated extensive contributions to the advancement of inorganic chemistry. Activities recognized by the award may include such fields as teaching, writing, research, and administration. A nominee must be a member of the American Chemical Society. • ACS Award for Nuclear Chemistry. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to nuclear or radiochemistry or to their applications. • ACS Award for Research at Undergraduate Institutions sponsored by Research Corp. This award recognizes a chemistry faculty member whose research in an undergraduate institution has achieved wide recognition, as evidenced by such factors as publications with undergraduate coauthors, external grant support, and subsequent professional development of students who have participated in the research program. The award will be given for significant work over a long period of time rather than for a specific, limited project. A nominee must be a tenured faculty member of a
predominantly undergraduate (non-Ph.D.granting) institution. • ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry sponsored by Fisher Scientific Co. A nominee must be a resident of the U.S. or Canada and must have made an outstanding contribution to analytical chemistry, pure or applied. Special consideration will be given to the independence of thought and the originality shown, or to the importance of the work when applied to public welfare, economics, or humanity's needs and desires. • ACS Award in Applied Polymer Science sponsored by Phillips Petroleum Co. The award is intended to recognize and encourage the achievements of scientists who are active in the fields of polymer and polymeric materials research. The recipient will be selected primarily on the basis of scientific contributions made to the technology of plastics, coatings, polymer composites, adhesives, and related fields during the 10-year period preceding the date of selection. Preference in the selection process will be to avoid specific areas of technology that have been recognized by the grant of this award in the two preceding years. • ACS Award in Chromatography sponsored by SUPELCO Inc. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to the fields of chromatography, with particular consideration given to development of new methods. • ACS Award in Colloid or Surface Chemistry sponsored by Kendall Co. A nominee must be a resident of the U.S. or Canada and must have made outstanding scientific contributions to colloid or surface chemistry. In evennumbered years the award will be presented for advances in colloid chemistry; in odd-numbered years for contributions in surface chemistry. • ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry sponsored by Monsanto Co. A nominee must have accomplished outstanding research in the preparation, properties, reactions, or structure of inorganic substances. Special consideration will be given to the independence of thought and originality shown. • ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry sponsored by the Dow Chemical Co. Foundation recognizes a recent advancement that Is having major impact on research in organometallic chemistry. A nominee must have shown outstanding research in the preparation, reactions, properties, or structure of organometallic substances. Preference will be given to U.S. citizens.
• ACS Award in Petroleum Chemistry sponsored by Amoco Foundation. A nominee must be a resident of the U.S. or Canada and have accomplished outstanding research in the chemistry of petroleum or in fundamental research that contributes directly and materially to the knowledge of petroleum and its products. Special consideration will be given to the independence of thought and the originality shown. • ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry sponsored by Mobil Chemical Co. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to polymer chemistry. • ACS Award in Pure Chemistry sponsored by Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity. The award recognizes and encourages fundamental research in pure chemistry carried out in North America. Nominees must have been born after April 30, 1956, and must have accomplished research of unusual merit for an individual on the threshold of his or her career. • ACS Award in Separations Science & Technology sponsored by Rohm & Haas Co. This award recognizes outstanding accomplishments in fundamental or applied research directed to separations science and technology covering all fields including biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, and medicine. • ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials sponsored by Du Pont Co. The award recognizes creative work in the chemistry of materials. Particular emphasis will be placed on research relating to materials of actual or potential technological importance where a fundamental understanding of the chemistry associated with materials preparation, processing, or use is critical. • Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry. The award recognizes outstanding research accomplishments that are at the interface between biology and organic or inorganic chemistry. Special consideration will be given to applications of the fundamental principles and experimental methodology of chemistry in areas of biological significance. • Earle B. Barnes Award for Leadership in Chemical Research Management sponsored by Dow Chemical Co. A nominee must have demonstrated outstanding leadership and creativity in promoting the sciences of chemistry and chemical engineering in research management. A nominee must be a U.S. citizen. • Alfred Burger Award in Medicinal Chemistry sponsored by SmithKline Beecham. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to research in medicinal chemistry. • James Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching sponsored by Ethyl Corp. This award recognizes outstanding teachers of high school chemistry at both the regional and national levels. Regional awards may be made annually, one in each of the ACS meeting regions, provided qualified teachers are nominated. Regional recipients will be candidates for the James Bryant Conant Award. • The National Award. Each winner of an ACS Regional Award automatically becomes a candidate for the James Bryant Conant Award and remains a candidate for three successive years unless (a) he or she is selected recipient
of the Conant Award, or (b) his or her nomination is withdrawn by the nominating section. One of the regional winners will be selected 1992 recipient of the Conant Award. • The Regional Award. Formal nominations for this award are submitted only by an ACS local section. Individuals wishing to propose a candidate may submit such nominations to the ACS local section in their locality. A nominee must be actively engaged in the teaching of chemistry in a high school (grades nine through 12) either in the territory of the local section making the nomination or in adjacent territory within the geographic region but not assigned to any local section. The deadline for submission of nominations for 1991 regional awards is Dec. 1, 1990. All nominations must be sent to the national Awards Office where they will be distributed to the award committee of the participating region. The selection of the regional recipient is made by a regional award committee established for this purpose. If only one nomination is received in any region, that nom-
inee will become a candidate for the national award. • Arthur C. Cope Award. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to the field of organic chemistry. The significance of the work must have become apparent within the preceding five years. • Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award. The award is intended to recognize and encourage outstanding achievements in the field of organic chemistry. Recipients of the Arthur C. Cope Award are ineligible. Nominations must be submitted by Dec. 1, 1990. • The Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry sponsored by Du Pont Co. A nominee must have accomplished outstanding research of a theoretical or experimental nature in the field of physical chemistry. • The Frank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry sponsored by Extrel Corp. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in
Nominating procedure for AC i Awards A nomination may be made by any individual, except a member of the award committee. It must include the following: (1) a letter specifying the work to be recognized by the proposed award, (2) an evaluation and appraisal (of not more than 1000 words) of the nominee's accomplishments, (3) a biographical sketch of the nominee (including date of birth), (4) a list of patents and/or publications authored by the nominee. Seconding letters are not necessary. Only those that contain factual information about the candidate not provided in the nominating document will be transmitted to the award committee. In no case will more than two such supporting letters be included. In general, text or reference books shall not be included as part of a nominating document. However, a publisher's descriptive brochure, an abstract, or pertinent but short extracts and/or reviews of books may be included. Six copies of the complete nominating document (including no more than five reprints or other supplementary materials), letter-size and unbound, must be furnished for distribution to members of the award committee. Reprints may be included as documentary evidence provided the subject treated is restricted to the work on which the nomination is based. Reprints cannot be returned. Great care should be taken in the preparation of the evaluation of the
nominee's accomplishments. An analysis of patents filed by the nominee is especially valuable. In listing publications, indicate the specific contribution of the nominee to those publications of which he or she may be coauthor. The awards program is operated on an annual basis. Except for the Priestley Medal and James Bryant Conant Award, nominations are not extended automatically from year to year for those candidates not selected for an award. To reactivate a nomination on file in the awards office, a written statement of renomination must be submitted. Only three successive (annual) letters of renomination will be accepted. Subsequently, nominators will be required to submit a new document conforming to the 1000-word limit on nominations. Nominations and inquiries concerning awards should be directed to Awards Program, American Chemical Society, 1155—10th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. Except for the Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award and the James Bryant Conant Award, nominations must be postmarked no later than midnight, Feb. 1,1991. Earlier transmittal is encouraged. "Awards Administered by American Chemical Society" (Bulletin 7), describing awards to be presented in 1992, is available upon request from the Awards Program office at ACS headquarters' address listed above.
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ACS News the development or application of mass spectrometry. In 1992 the award will be granted in recognition of the development of applications of mass spectrometry. • Grady-Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public. A nominee must have made noteworthy presentations through a medium of public communication to increase the American public's understanding of chemistry and chemical progress. This information shall have been disseminated through the press, radio, television, films, the lecture platform, or books or pamphlets for the lay public.
theoretical or experimental nature in the fields of industrial chemistry or chemical engineering. • Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry sponsored by J. T. Baker Inc. The award recognizes an outstanding graduate student and his or her preceptors) in the field of chemistry, as broadly defined. The graduate student nominee must have completed a Ph.D. dissertation in chemistry within the 12-month period before the deadline for receipt of nominations. The award will recognize only work done while the nominee was a graduate student.
liable information about chemistry to prospective chemists, to members of the profession, to students in other fields, and to the general public; and the integration of chemistry into our educational system. The activities recognized by the award may lie in the fields of teaching (at any level), organization and administration, influential writing, educational research, the methodology of instruction, establishment of standards of instruction, and public enlightenment. Preference shall be given to U.S. citizens.
• Garvan Medal sponsored by Olin Corp. A nominee must be a woman, a U.S. citizen, and have performed distinguished service to chemistry. • The Ernest Guenther Award in the Chemistry of Essential Oils & Related Prod* ucts sponsored by Fritzsche Dodge & Olcott Inc. A nominee must have accomplished outstanding work in analysis, structure elucidation, chemical synthesis of essential oils, isolates, flavors, and related substances. Special consideration will be given to the independence of thought and the originality shown.
• James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry sponsored by the ACS Northeastern Section. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to physical organic chemistry.
• Priestley Medal. The medal, given to recognize distinguished services to chemistry, may be awarded not only to members of the society, but to nonmembers and to representatives of any nation. Members of the ACS Board of Directors are ineligible to receive this award.
• George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education sponsored by Union Carbide Corp. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to chemical education considered in its broadest meaning. This includes the training of professional chemists; the dissemination of re-
• Henry H. Storch Award in Fuel Chemistry sponsored by Exxon Research & Engineering Co. The award recognizes distinguished contributions in the past five years to fundamental or engineering research on the chemistry and utilization of coal or related materials. D
• Joel Henry Hildebrand Award in the Theoretical & Experimental Chemistry of Liquids sponsored by Du Pont Co. The award recognizes distinguished contributions to the understanding of the chemistry and physics of liquids. • Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories. The award recognizes and encourages outstanding achievements in the chemistry, biochemistry, and biophysics of peptides.
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• Claude S. Hudson Award in Carbohydrate Chemistry sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to carbohydrate chemistry, whether in education, research, or applications. • Ipatieff Prize. This award recognizes outstanding chemical experimental work in the field of catalysis or high pressure. A nominee must have been born after April 30, 1952. • Frederic Stanley Kipping Award in Organosilicon Chemistry sponsored by Dow Corning Corp. A nominee must have achieved distinction in research in organosilicon chemistry during the preceding 10 years. The measure of this achievement should focus primarily on the nominee's publications in the field of organosilicon chemistry. It may also include consideration of contributions to the related field of organometallic chemistry, particularly embracing the elements of Group IV. • Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics sponsored by the General Electric Foundation. The award recognizes an outstanding contribution to chemical physics or physical chemistry within the preceding 10 years. A nominee must be a U.S. resident. • E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry sponsored by Exxon Research & Engineering Co. A nominee must have accomplished outstanding research of a 34
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1991 Gordon Research Winter and Spring Conferences The 1991 Winter Gordon Research Conferences will be held from Jan. 7 to March 8 at the Doubletree Hotel, Ventura, Calif.; and from Jan. 7 to Feb. 22 and March 4-8 at the Casa Sirena Marina Hotel, Oxnard, Calif. Meetings will be held in the morning and evening, leaving afternoons available for recreation, reading, or participation in discussion groups. Since it is to the advantage of all participants to attend a conference for an entire week, a fixed fee has been set that covers registration fee, double room with bath, local tax, and meals for five conference days. Conferee, double occupancy is $450 ($400 if postmarked three weeks prior to the conference); conferee, single occupancy $560 ($510 if postmarked three weeks prior to the conference); guest, double occupancy $340 ($290 if postmarked three weeks prior to the conference). The fixed fee will be charged regardless of the length of time a participant attends a conference. Conferences will also be held from April 28 to May 10 in San Miniato, Italy. The conferee fixed fee for double occupancy is $600 ($550 if postmarked three weeks prior to the
conference). Requests for applications for the conferences or for any additional information should be addressed to Alexander M. Cruickshank, Gordon Research Conferences, Gordon Research Center, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, R.I. 02881, phone (401) 783-4011, fax (401) 783-7644. DOUBLETREE HOTEL Jan. 7-11—Polymers Jan. 14-18—Composites Jan. 21-25—Electrochemistry Jan. 28-Feb. 1—Metals in Biology Feb. 4-8—Protons and Membrane Reactions Feb. 11-15—Glycoproteins and Glycolipids Feb. 18-22—Kallikreins and Kinins Feb. 25-March 1—Superconductivity March 4-8—Structures, Energetics, and Reaction Dynamics of Gaseous Ions CASA SIRENA MARINA HOTEL Jan. 7-11—Quantitative Genetics Jan. 14-18—Temperature Stress in Plants Jan. 21-25—Enzyme Organization and Cell Function Jan. 28-Feb. 1—Agricultural Sciences Feb. 4-8—Mammalian DNA Repair Feb. 11-15—Fibronectin Feb. 18-22—Angiotensin March 4-8—Chemistry of Supramolecules and Assemblies SAN MINIATO, ITALY April 28-May 3—Biology of Aging May 5-10—Polymer Waste Management
