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ACS 2010 NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS FOLLOWING ARE the recipients of awards
administered by the American Chemical Society for 2010. Vignettes of the award recipients will appear in C&EN in early 2010. With the exception of the Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards, these recipients will be honored at the Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, in conjunction with the 239th ACS national meeting in San Francisco.
sponsored by the Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Robert L. Lichter, Merrimack Consultants. ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences sponsored by the Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Mildred S. Dresselhaus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
ACS Award for Achievement in Research for the Teaching & Learning of Chemistry sponsored by Pearson Education, Michael R. Abraham, University of Oklahoma.
ACS Award for Research at an Undergraduate Institution sponsored by Research Corporation for Science Advancement, Thomas J. Wenzel, Bates College.
ACS Award for Affordable Green Chemistry sponsored and supported through an endowment established by Rohm and Haas, Vincent J. D’Amico, Lummus Global;
ACS Award for Team Innovation sponsored by ACS Corporation Associates, Daniel
Cordova, John H. Freudenberger, Thomas P. Selby, and Thomas M. Stevenson, Du-
Pont Crop Protection.
Emanuel (Emiel) H. van Broekhoven,
Albemarle Catalysts, the Netherlands; and Juha Jakkula, Neste Oil (retired), Finland.
ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry sponsored by Battelle Memorial Institute, Richard P. Van Duyne, Northwestern University.
ACS Award for Computers in Chemical & Pharmaceutical Research sponsored by ACS, Kenneth M. Merz Jr., University of Florida.
ACS Award in Applied Polymer Science sponsored by Eastman Chemical, Andrew J. Lovinger, National Science Foundation.
ACS Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science & Technology sponsored by Air Products & Chemicals in memory of Joseph J. Breen, Kimberly A. Prather, University of California, San Diego.
ACS Award in Chromatography sponsored by Supelco, Udo A. Th. Brinkman, Free University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
ACS Award for Creative Invention sponsored by ACS Corporation Associates, David Walt, Tufts University.
ACS Award in Colloid & Surface Chemistry sponsored by Procter & Gamble, Moungi G. Bawendi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
ACS Award for Creative Work in Fluorine Chemistry sponsored by Honeywell, Russell P. Hughes, Dartmouth College. ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry sponsored by Aldrich Chemical, Ei-ichi Negishi, Purdue University. ACS Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry sponsored by Strem Chemicals, Richard D. Adams, University of South Carolina. ACS Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences
ACS Award in Industrial Chemistry sponsored by the ACS Division of Business Development & Management and the Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates, James A. Cella, GE Global Research (retired). ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry sponsored by Aldrich Chemical, Donald J. Darensbourg, Texas A&M University. ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry sponsored by Dow Chemical Co. Foundation, Clark R. Landis, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry sponsored by ExxonMobil Chemical, Timothy P. Lodge, University of Minnesota. ACS Award in Pure Chemistry sponsored by Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity and the Alpha Chi Sigma Educational Foundation, Phillippe S. Baran, Scripps Research Institute. ACS Award in Separations Science & Technology sponsored by Waters Corp., Janusz Pawliszyn, University of Waterloo, Ontario. ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials sponsored by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Robert D. Miller, IBM Almaden Research Center. ACS Award in Theoretical Chemistry sponsored by Dell Inc., Björn O. Roos, Lund University, Sweden. Award for Volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society sponsored by ACS, Margaret A. Cavanaugh, National Science Foundation. Arthur W. Adamson Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Surface Chemistry sponsored by ACS, Patricia A. Thiel, Iowa State University. Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry sponsored by the Alfred R. Bader Fund, Joan Selverstone Valentine, University of California, Los Angeles. Earle B. Barnes Award for Leadership in Chemical Research Management sponsored by Dow Chemical, John L. LaMattina, Pfizer Global Research & Development. Ronald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetic Chemistry sponsored by the Ronald Breslow Endowment, Stephen J. Lippard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Herbert C. Brown Award for Creative Research in Synthetic Methods sponsored by the Purdue Borane Research Fund and the Herbert C. Brown Award Endowment, Larry E. Overman, University of California, Irvine. Alfred Burger Award in Medicinal Chemistry sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline, Edward C. Taylor, Princeton University. James Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching sponsored by Thermo
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Fisher Scientific, Jeffrey Hepburn, Central Academy, Des Moines, Iowa.
Joel Henry Hildebrand Award in the Theoretical & Experimental Chemistry of Liquids sponsored by ExxonMobil Research & Engineering, Peter J. Rossky, University of Texas, Austin.
Arthur C. Cope Award sponsored by the Arthur C. Cope Fund, Kendall N. Houk, University of California, Los Angeles. Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards sponsored by the Arthur C. Cope Fund, Helen E. Blackwell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christopher J. Chang, University of California, Berkeley; John A. Gerlt, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Arun K. Ghosh, Purdue University; Jeffrey Johnson, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Robert A. Moss, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; Eiichi Nakamura, University of Tokyo, Japan; Matthew S. Sigman, University of Utah; Alice Y. Ting, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Maria-Christina White, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Elias J. Corey Award for Outstanding Original Contribution in Organic Synthesis by a Young Investigator sponsored by the Pfizer Endowment Fund, Mohammad Movassaghi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry sponsored by the F. Albert Cotton Endowment Fund, Lawrence F. Dahl, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry sponsored by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., George C. Schatz, Northwestern University. Frank H. Field & Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry sponsored by Waters Corp., Catherine Costello, Boston University School of Medicine. Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal sponsored by the Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal Endowment, Judith C. Giordan, University of Southern Mississippi, Visions in Education, and Steel City Re. James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public sponsored by ACS, Ron Seely, Wisconsin State Journal. Ernest Guenther Award in the Chemistry of Natural Products sponsored by Givaudan, Michael T. Crimmins, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry sponsored by Merck Research Laboratories, Stephen J. Benkovic, Pennsylvania State University. Ipatieff Prize sponsored by the Ipatieff Trust through Northwestern University, Christopher W. Jones, Georgia Institute of Technology. Frederic Stanley Kipping Award in Silicon Chemistry sponsored by Dow Corning, Yitzhak Apeloig, Technion—Institute of Technology, Israel. Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics sponsored by General Electric Global Research and the ACS Division of Physical Chemistry, A. Welford Castleman Jr., Pennsylvania State University. E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry sponsored by ExxonMobil Research & Engineering, Gregory N. Stephanopoulos, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry sponsored by Mallinckrodt Baker, Sang-Hee Shim (student), Harvard University, and Martin T. Zanni (preceptor), University of Wisconsin, Madison. James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry sponsored by the ACS Northeastern Section, John E. Baldwin, Syracuse University. George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry sponsored by the George A. Olah Award Endowment, Peter C. Stair, Northwestern University. George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education sponsored by Cengage Publishing and ACS, Zafra J. Margolin Lerman, Columbia College Chicago. Priestley Medal sponsored by ACS, Richard N. Zare, Stanford University. Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry sponsored by the ACS Division of Nuclear
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Chemistry & Technology, Lee G. Sobotka, Washington University in St. Louis. Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis sponsored by the Gabor A. & Judith K. Somorjai Endowment Fund, Robert J. Madix, Harvard University. E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy sponsored by Coherent and ACS, George W. Flynn, Columbia University. Ahmed Zewail Award in Ultrafast Science & Technology sponsored by the Ahmed Zewail Endowment Fund established by the Newport Corp., Paul Corkum, National Research Council, University of Ottawa, Ontario.
NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR ASTELLAS GRANTS ACS IS SOLICITING nominations for
three $30,000 grants funded by the Astellas USA Foundation’s Astellas Awards program. Individuals or teams who have significantly contributed to scientific research that improves public health through their contributions in the chemical and related sciences are eligible to apply. Submissions should include a brief description explaining why the nominee should be considered for the award, specifically identifying the contribution to public health that has resulted from the nominee’s work; a list of publications and/or patents demonstrating the impact of the research; a biographical sketch of the nominee; and two letters of support from scientific colleagues familiar with the nominee’s work. Information is available at www.acs. org/awards under the heading “Astellas Awards.” Nominations are due by Oct. 1 and should be sent to
[email protected].
RICHARDS MEDAL JURY SEEKS NOMINATIONS NOMINATIONS ARE invited for the 2010
Theodore W. Richards Medal Award for conspicuous achievement in any area of chemistry. The Richards Medal, first presented in 1932, is awarded every two years by the ACS Northeastern Section. Nomination packages must include a brief curriculum vitae, a list of up to 20 citations of key publications, and a concise nomination letter outlining the conspicu-
AWARDS/MEETINGS
COMP PRESENTS NINE AWARDS THE ACS DIVISION of Computers in
Chemistry (COMP) presented several awards during the ACS national meeting in Washington, D.C. The Hewlett-Packard Outstanding Junior Faculty Awards in Computational Chemistry went to Chia-en Chang, University of California, Riverside; Jose Gascon, University of Connecticut; Donald Hamelberg, Georgia State University; and David Mobley, University of New Orleans. The awards, supported by Hewlett-Packard, assist tenure-track junior faculty members in gaining visibility within the COMP community. Each winner received $1,000 and presented their research at the meeting. The Chemical Computing Group (CCG) Excellence Awards went to Sourav Das, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y.; Fangyu Ding, State University of New York, Stony Brook; James Fells, University of Memphis; Kiumars Shahrokh, University of Utah, Salt Lake City; and Lai Xu, University of California, Los Angeles. The awards, supported by CCG, recognize outstanding research performance by graduate students. Each winner received $1,150 in travel expenses to the national meeting and a one-year license for CCG’s Molecular Operating Environment.
36TH ACS NORTHEAST REGIONAL MEETING THE ACS Connecticut Valley Section will
host the 36th Northeast Regional Meeting (NERM) from Wednesday, Oct. 7, through Saturday, Oct. 10, in Hartford, Conn. Sessions will be held at the Hilton Hotel, which is located approximately 20 minutes from Bradley International Airport. Organizers expect NERM to be a great opportunity for chemists, biochemists, science educators, and students to connect with each other and with chemical companies in the Northeast. TECHNICAL PROGRAM. NERM 2009 will
include approximately 38 scientific symposia, including two honoring Cope Scholars. An updated list of the program can be found at the meeting’s website, member ship.acs.org/n/nerm. Session topics will include organic synthesis and methodology, environmental chemistry, chemical biology, nanotechnology and materials, chemical education, physical chemistry,
green chemistry, climate change, medicinal chemistry, and analytical chemistry. The program of oral presentations will take place in multiple parallel streams starting on Wednesday evening and will continue for full days on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Poster presentations will be given throughout the entire conference; those featuring undergraduate research will be presented on Saturday. SPECIAL EVENTS & EXPO. The Arthur C.
Cope Scholar Symposia will feature two of the 2009 Cope Scholars: Jeffrey W. Bode of the University of Pennsylvania and Linda Hsieh-Wilson of California Institute of Technology. In addition, a number of outstanding industrial and academic chemists will be part of the program. The morning session, in which Hsieh-Wilson will present, will feature five speakers and focus on biological chemistry. The theme of the afternoon session, in which Bode and four other speakers will present, will be synthetic organic chemistry. The Northeast Regional Awards Banquet will be held on Friday from 6 to 8:30 PM. Northeast Regional Awards for Excellence in High School Chemistry Teaching and for Achievements in the Chemical Sciences, as well as the E. Ann Nalley Regional Award for Volunteer Service to ACS and the Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences, will be presented. As part of the Undergraduate Program on Saturday, there will be a simultaneous graduate school recruiting fair, industry exposition, and undergraduDADEROT
ous achievements in chemistry. These materials must be e-mailed in a single PDF attachment to Roy G. Gordon at gordon@ chemistry.harvard.edu. Nominations must be received by Nov. 1.
MARK BARTEAU WINS CATALYSIS AWARD MARK A. BARTEAU, Robert L. Pigford
Chair of Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware, is the winner of the 2009 Michigan Catalysis Society Giuseppe Parravano Memorial Award for Excellence in Catalysis Research for his groundbreaking contributions to catalysis by metal oxides and transition metals. The award, given every other year, recognizes outstanding contributions to catalysis research and technology development. The awards are sponsored by the Memorial Trust Fund for Professor Giuseppe Parravano, which is administered by the Michigan Catalysis Society. ■
HARTFORD HISTORY Designed by
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