CONGRATULATIONS
PETER J. STANG RECIPIENT OF THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE
ACS Publications congratulates Peter J. Stang, Editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) and distinguished professor of chemistry at the University of Utah. Professor Stang was named by President Obama as a recipient of the National Medal of Science, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. Government on a scientist or engineer. Professor Stang was cited by the White House “for his creative contributions to the development of organic supramolecular chemistry and for his outstanding and unique record of public service.” “I am very humbled, honored and pleased,” said Professor Stang. “To date, I have had approximately 100 postdoctoral and Ph.D. students as well as some undergraduate researchers whom I mentored, and this recognizes their work too.” In addition to receiving the National Medal of Science, Professor Stang is a Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, an American Academy of Arts & Sciences Fellow, and an American Chemical Society Fellow.
JACS: the Preeminent Journal in Chemistry and Interfacing Areas As Editor of JACS since 2002, Professor Stang leads a team of nearly 25 Associate Editors, all active researchers, setting the highest standards of editorial excellence and driving impressive growth in citations. As reported in the Journal Citation Reports® by Thomson Reuters, the journal received 369,164 total cites and a 9.019 Impact Factor in 2010. JACS is the flagship journal of the ACS and the most-cited journal in chemistry.
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