E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, sponsored by ExxonMobil Research & Engineering. A nominee
must have accomplished outstanding research of a theoretical or experimental nature in the fields of industrial chemistry or chemical engineering.
medal recognizes distinguished service to chemistry and may be awarded to members or nonmembers of the society and to representatives of any nation. Current members of the ACS Board of Directors are ineligible to receive this award. Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry, sponsored by the ACS Division of Nuclear Chemistry & Technology.
Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry, sponsored by Avantor Performance Materials.
This award recognizes an outstanding graduate student and his or her preceptor(s) in the field of chemistry, broadly defined. The graduate student nominee must have completed a Ph.D. degree dissertation in chemistry within the 12-month period before the deadline for receipt of nominations. The award will recognize work done only while the nominee was a graduate student. James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry, sponsored by the ACS Northeastern Section. A nominee must
A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to nuclear or radiochemistry or to their applications. Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis, sponsored by the Gabor A. & Judith K. Somorjai Endowment Fund. This award recognizes
outstanding theoretical, experimental, or developmental research resulting in the advancement of understanding or application of catalysis. George & Christine Sosnovsky Award for Cancer Research, sponsored by the George & Christine Sosnovsky Endowment Fund. This award recognizes out-
have made outstanding contributions to physical organic chemistry. George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry, sponsored by the George A. Olah Endowment. A nominee
must be a resident of the U.S. or Canada and have accomplished outstanding research in the chemistry of hydrocarbons or of petroleum and its products. Special consideration will be given to the independence of thought and the originality shown. George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education, sponsored by Cengage Learning and friends and colleagues of George and Jeanne Pimentel. A nominee
Priestley Medal, sponsored by ACS. This
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ics or physical chemistry within the prior 10 years. A nominee must be a U.S. resident.
must have made outstanding contributions to chemical education considered in its broadest sense. This includes 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 be in the fields of teaching, organization and administration, influential writing, educational research, the methodology of instruction, establishment of standards of instruction, and public enlightenment. Preference is given to U.S. citizens.
standing achievements in the elucidation of the chemical and biochemical pathways underlying human cancers, leading to the discovery and development of improved cancer therapeutics. E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy, sponsored by the ACS Division of Physical Chemistry. The award recognizes out-
standing accomplishments in fundamental or applied spectroscopy in all fields of chemistry. Ahmed Zewail Award in Ultrafast Science & Technology, sponsored by the Ahmed Zewail Endowment Fund established by Newport Corp. This award recognizes
outstanding and creative contributions to fundamental discoveries or inventions in ultrafast science and technology in areas of physics, chemistry, biology, or related fields.
VIDEO ON CHEMISTS WITH DISABILITIES WINS AWARD An American Chemical Society video entitled “Chemists with Disabilities: We All Can” is one of three winning entries in a competition sponsored by the Campaign for Disability Employment (CDE), a col-
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laborative of leading disability and business organizations that is funded by the Department of Labor. Entries were intended to show the diversity of skills offered by people with disabilities, highlight their positive contributions to employers, and challenge misconceptions about disability and employment. The ACS video “shares the value and talent that chemists with disabilities bring to the workplace and communicates that chemists with disabilities are an underutilized resource,” according to CDE. It also “demonstrates ACS’s leadership on the issue of disability employment and the benefits of fostering a work culture welcoming of the talents of all individuals,” the Department of Labor notes. The video was produced by Adam Dylewski of ACS Digital Services, a unit within the Office of Public Affairs, and by the society’s Committee on Chemists with Disabilities (CWD). CDE will use the video to support its national effort to increase the employment of people with disabilities.—SLR ROLE MODEL
CWD Chair Karl S. Booksh was featured in the video.
PERCY NEYMAN AWARDEES ANNOUNCED Paint manufacturer Sherwin-Williams has named scientists Morgan S. Sibbald and Rev Tomko as the recipients of its annual Percy Neyman Award, which is named after the company’s first chemist. The award recognizes employee activities and behaviors that drive technical discovery and achievement.—LW LINDA WANG compiles this section. Announcements of awards may be sent to
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