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ACS Solicits Nominations for 32 Awards in 1985 Nominations for awards administered by the society to be presented in 1985 now are being solicited, including nominations for two new awards and two awards that are not given annually—the Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry sponsored by Organic Reactions Inc. and Organic Syntheses Inc., and the Charles Lathrop Parsons Award. The two new awards are the Frank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry sponsored by Extranuclear Laboratories Inc., and the ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry sponsored by Dow Chemical Company Foundation (C&EN, April 11, page 52). 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 depends on the number of highly qualified nominees proposed and the care with which the nominations are prepared. Nominations, which may be made by anyone not on the award committee, must be postmarked no later than midnight March 1,1984. • ACS Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology sponsored by Air Products & Chemicals Inc. This 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 which will reduce health risk factors. • ACS Award for Creative Invention sponsored by the Corporation Associates. To recognize individual inventors for successful applications of research in chemistry and/or chemical engineering which contribute to the material prosperity and happiness of people. A nominee must be a resident of the United States or Canada. A patent must have been granted for the work to be recognized and it shall have been developed during the 17 years ending Jan. 1, 1985. A copy of the patent must be submitted with the nominating documents.
• ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry sponsored by Aldrich Chemical Company Inc. A nominee must have accomplished outstanding creative work in synthetic organic chemistry that has been published during the five years ending Jan. 1, 1985. • 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 sponsored by an Anonymous Donor. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to
nuclear or radiochemistry or to their applications. • ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry sponsored by Fisher Scientific Company. A nominee must be a resident of the United States 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 Company is intended to recognize and encourage the achievements of scientists who are active in the fields of polymer and polymer materials research. The recipient will be selected primarily on the basis of scientific contributions made to
Nominating procedure for ACS awards A nomination may be made by any individual (except a member of the award committee). It must include (1) a biographical sketch of the nominee (including date of birth), (2) list of publications and patents, (3) specific identification of the work on which the nomination is based, and an evaluation and appraisal of the nominee's accomplishments, particularly the work to be recognized by the proposed award. 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, and such reprints do not exceed five (titles). 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. A written statement of renomination must be submitted if the previous nominee is to be considered by the current selection committee. It is possible to update any previous nomination on file with the American Chemical Society. Six copies of the supplemental material are required. Nominations and inquiries concerning awards should be directed to Awards Program, American Chemical Society, 1155—16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, and postmarked no later than midnight March 1, 1984. Earlier transmittal is encouraged. "Awards Administered by the American Chemical Society" (Bulletin 7), describing awards to be presented in 1985, is available upon request from the Awards Program office at ACS headquarters' address listed above. October 3, 1983 C&EN
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ACS News the technology of plastics, coatings, polymer composites, adhesives, and related fields during the 10-year period preceding date of selection. Preference will be given to avoid repeating specific areas of technology whenever recognized by the grant of this award in the two preceding years. • ACS Award in Chemical Education sponsored by Union Carbide Corporation. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to chemical education considered in its broadest meaning, including the training of professional chemists; the dissemination of reliable 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. • ACS Award in Chromatography sponsored by SUPELCO INC. A nominee must have made outstanding contribution to the fields of chromatography, with particular consideration given to developments of new methods. • ACS Award in Colloid or Surface Chemistry sponsored by Kendall Company. A nominee must be a resident of the United States or Canada and must have made outstanding scientific contributions to colloid or surface chemistry. Special consideration will be given to areas which have not been recently recognized; to the independence of thought and the originality shown; and to the technological impact of the nominee's contribution. • ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry sponsored by Monsanto Company. A nominee must have accomplished outstanding research in the preparation, properties, reactions, or structure of inorganic substances. Special consideration shall be given to the independence of thought and originality shown. • ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry sponsored by the Dow Chemical Company 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 Lubrizol Corporation. A nominee must be a resident of the United States 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 shall be given to the independence of thought and the originality shown. • ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry sponsored by Mobil Chemical Company. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to polymer chemistry. 46
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• ACS Award in Pure Chemistry sponsored by Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity recognizes and encourages fundamental research in pure chemistry carried out in North America by young men and women. Nominees must have been born after April 30, 1949, and must have accomplished research of unusual merit for an individual on the threshold of his/her career. • ACS Award in Separations Science and Technology sponsored by Rohm & Haas Company 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 Contemporary Technological Problems sponsored by Mobay Chemical Corporation recognizes outstanding contributions to the chemistry of contemporary technological problems by rewarding creativity and diligence in the pursuit of scientific solutions to the important issues of our times. Any field of chemical, chemical engineering, or biochemical research is appropriate as long as it is of general interest and reflects the concerns of modern society. • Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry sponsored by Organic Reactions Inc. and Organic Syntheses Inc. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to research in organic chemistry defined in its broadest sense. • Earle B. Barnes Award for Leadership in Chemical Research Management sponsored by Dow Chemical Company. A nominee must have demonstrated oustanding leadership and creativity in promoting the sciences of chemistry and chemical engineering in research management. A nominee must be a citizen of the United States. • James Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching sponsored by Ethyl Corporation 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 identified. 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 in the following year and remains a candidate for three successive years unless (a) he or she is selected as a recipient of the Conant Award, or (b) his or her nomination is withdrawn by the nominating section. One of the regional winners or candidates will be selected as the 1985 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 for consideration 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 9 through 12) either in the territory of the local section making the nomination or in an adjacent territory within the geographic region but not assigned to any local section. The
deadline for receipt of nominations for regional awards is Jan. 1,1984. 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 under the auspices of a regional award committee established for this purpose. Nominations made by local sections in a region not having regional competition any year will be judged with one another and the winner placed in competition for the national award. • The Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry sponsored by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & 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 Extranuclear Laboratories Inc. recognizes outstanding achievement in the development or application of mass spectrometry. In 1985 the award will be granted for advances in the development of techniques or fundamental processes. • Garvan Medal sponsored by Olin Corporation. A nominee must be a woman, a citizen of the United States, and have performed distinguished service to chemistry. • 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. • The Ernest Guenther Award in the Chemistry of Essential Oils and Related Products 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. • Joel Henry Hildebrand Award in the Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry of Liquids sponsored by Shell Companies Foundation Incorporated recognizes distinguished contributions to the understanding of the chemistry and physics of liquids. • Claude S. Hudson Award in Carbohydrate Chemistry sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories and Kelco, Divisions of Merck & Co. Inc. recognizes outstanding contributions to carbohydrate chemistry, whether in education, research, or applications. • E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry sponsored by Exxon Research & Engineering Company. A nominee must have accomplished outstanding research of a 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 Chemical Co. recognizes an outstanding graduate student and his/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. • The James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry sponsored by the Northeastern Section, ACS. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to physical organic chemistry. • Charles Lathrop Parsons Award. A nominee must be a member of the American Chemical Society and a citizen of the United States, and must have performed outstanding public service. This award is not directed toward recognition of scientific accomplishment or
stature. The public service to be recognized may be performed either as a part of or completely outside the regular duties and activities of the nominee's employment. Current members of the ACS Board of Directors are ineligible to receive this award.
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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.
Oct. 27 University of South Florida, Tampa, Fla. Jay Worrell, Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, Fla. 33620
Oct. 6 Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y. Roger Rowlett, Department of Chemistry, Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y. 13346 Oct. 7 Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio William Feld, Department of Chemistry, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio MORNING 8:30—Registration and name tag distribution 9:00—Opening remarks and introduction of speakers. Local sponsors and Mark Frishberg, ACS Younger Chemists Committee 9:20—What Does a Chemist Do? Part 1 An Overview of Careers in the Chemical Industry A YCC Slide-Tape Presentation Research—Life in the Lab After College. Jill Panetta, Eli Lilly
Oct. 28 Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Fla. Margaret Asirvatham, Department of Chemistry, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Fla. 32307
The ACS Awards Program is being reviewed by an ad hoc study group of the Committee on Science, chaired by Peter Beak. Members' comments and suggestions are invited, and MORNING should be sent to Dr. Peter Beak, Department of 8:30—Registration Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana- 9:00—Welcome and introduction of speakers 9:15—How To Get Your First Job in Chemistry and Where You Champaign, Urbana, III. 61801. Can Go. Alan McClelland, Du Pont
Career Counseling Conferences on Campus Once again this fall the Younger Chemists Committee is presenting regional chemical career counseling conferences (nicknamed Roadshows) on host college campuses throughout the U.S. These programs are designed to describe career opportunities for chemists in industry and government and are aimed at undergraduate and graduate students and their faculty in chemistry and chemicalrelated fields. Advance registration for these programs is required since attendance is limited by lecture hall seating capacity. The registration fee is $3.00 (payable to the appropriate host college except for the University of South Florida where the check should be made payable to the Tampa Bay Subsection, ACS); a luncheon and two refreshment breaks are provided at no extra charge. If you are interested in hosting a program on your campus in the fall of 1984, or are interested in participating in one of our programs as a speaker, please contact the Younger Chemists Committee in care of its ACS staff liaison, Pamela Ayre, at ACS national headquarters.
1:15—The Chemist as a Science Writer. Rudy Baum, C&EN 1:40—We Are Such Things as Dreams Are Made of: the Self-Employed Chemists. Jim Etherton, Zalco Labs 2:05—Break 2:20—Panel Discussion with all speakers
Scaleup—Life in the Pilot Plant. Thomas Sopko, Lubrizol 10:35—Break 10:55—Looking for Employment Timing, Resumes, Rating Forms, and THE Interview. Mark Frishberg, Eastman Chemicals Division; Comments from other speakers Noon—Luncheon workshop with the speakers AFTERNOON 1:30—What Does a Chemist Do? Part 2 Chemical Marketing, Susan Call, IBM Instruments Environmental Chemical Applications. Leslie Woods, Monsanto Additional Topic(s) to be announced 2:45—Break 3:05—Things You Rarely Talk About in School Panel Discussion with Individual Presentations Probable Topics: Change Is the Name of the Game—Adjustments to Work and Life After College What You Need To Know To Be Successful—Besides Chemistry What To Expect from Your Supervision—and Vice Versa Speakers: Ray D'Alonzo, Procter and Gamble; Robert Wingfield, G. D. Searle 4:30—Formal Program Ends—Informal Discussions
Oct. 17 University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore. Ralph Bamhard, Department of Chemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore. 97403 Oct. 18 Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, Calif. Gerald Van Hecke, Department of Chemistry, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, Calif. 91711 MORNING 8:30—Registration 9:00—Introduction 9:10—Getting a Job: the Right Way, the Wrong Way, and How I Got My Job. Jan Zdybak, Georgia Pacific 9:35—Chemical Careers in a Technically Oriented Company. Speaker to be announced, U.S. Borax 10:00—Commercialization of New Technology in a Big Corporation. Bill Beaulieu, Phillips Petroleum Research 10:25—Break 10:40—How Did I Get Into Management? John King, Chevron Research 11:05—The Role of the Chemist in Basic Industry. John Johnson, Martin-Marietta Co. 11:30—Sales and Marketing in the Chemical Industry. Gerry Berg, Badische Co. 11:55—Lunch
9:50—Problems in the Transition from Academics to Industry. Speaker to be announced 10:25—Break 10:45—Your First Few Years: Variety Is the Spice of Life. Rose Shoffner, Lorrilard Research Center 11:20—What Good Was My Ph.D.? Analytical Chemistry in the Plant. Manny Carvalho, Ciba Geigy 11:55—Luncheon AFTERNOON 1:30—Nontraditional Careers Forensic Science. Ed Whittaker, Dade County Crime Laboratory Environmental Chemistry. Speaker to be announced Marketing and Sales. Speaker to be announced 3:35—Open Forum 4:30—Formal Program Ends—Informal Discussion
Oct. 27 Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, N.M. John Kenney, Department of Chemistry, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, N.M. 88130 Oct. 28 University of Texas at Austin Craig S. Wilcox, Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, Austin, Tex. 78712 MORNING 8:30—Registration 9:00—The Varied World of Chemical Employment. Nancy Jackson, University of Texas, Austin 9:10—Traditional Careers Variety of Careers in Research. Jana Florea, Conoco Technical Sales. Charles PutnH, Conoco Analytical Chemistry—More Than Quality Control. Keith Bruce, Southern Union Refining Co. Management Careers. Donna McNabb, Crown Zellerbach 10:30—Discussion 10:50—Break 11:00—Transitions from School to Industry and Beyond Film: Young Chemists in Transition Safety Issues in an Industrial Laboratory. Donna McNabb, Crown Zellerbach Communication Skills. Speaker to be announced B.S. or Ph.D.? Ray Carroll, Cities Service Co. 12:00—Discussion 12:15—Lunch AFTERNOON 1:30—Chemical Employment Issues Panel Discusssion including all speakers Topics: Who Do I Call ACS Employment Aids Hqw To Get a Foot in the Door Resumes THE Interview 3:00—Break 3:20—Not So Usual Careers Own Your Own Business. Jim Etherton, Zalco Labs Life in the Crime Laboratory. Speakers to be announced Texas Department of Public Safety The Sky's the Limit 5:00—Formal Program Ends October 3, 1983 C&EN
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