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NOMINATIONS FOR 2009 ACS NATIONAL AWARDS THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL Society ACS Award for Affordable Green Chemawards program is one of the means by which istry sponsored and supported through the society meets its obligation "to encourage...an endowment by Rohm and Haas. This the advancement of chemistry in all its branch- award recognizes outstanding scientific es, the promotion of research in chemical sci- discoveries that lay the foundation for enence and industry, [and] the improvement of vironmentally friendly products or manuthe qualifications and usefulness of chemists." facturing processes at a cost comparable to The continuing excellence of the ACS awards or less than that of current technologies or program requires that a number ofhighly discoveries that deliver new applications qualified chemistry professionals be nominatedwith compelling cost-benefit profiles. The and that great care be taken inpreparing the primary goal of the award is to identify and nominations. recognize discovery of new eco-friendly chemistries with the potential to enable ACS Award for Achievement in Research products or manufacturing processes that for the Teaching & Learning of Chemistry are less expensive than existing alternatives. sponsored by Prentice Hall Publishers.
This award recognizes outstanding contributions to research that have increased the understanding of chemical pedagogy and led to improved teaching and learning of chemistry. This award recognizes research contributions involving a significant body of work rather than a single project or contribution.
NOMINATING PROCEDURE FOR ACS NATIONAL AWARDS Nominations for the national awards administered by ACS to be presented in 2 0 0 9 are being solicited. Forms for nominations and supporting information as well as a detailed description of ACS national awards are available online at chemistry.org/awards. Any individual may submit a nomination for an award, unless that individual is a member of the selection committee for the same award. However, selection committee members may submit nominations for other awards. Nominations and inquiries concerning awards should be directed t o the Office of the Awards Programs, e-mail:
[email protected]. The deadline date for all nominating material for 2 0 0 9 ACS National Awards is Nov. 1,2007. Earlier transmittal is encouraged.
ACS Award for Computers in Chemical & Pharmaceutical Research sponsored by Accelrys. This award recognizes and encourages the use of computers in the advancement of the chemical and biological sciences. ACS Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science & Technology sponsored by Air Products & Chemicals in memory of Joseph J. Breen. This award encourages 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 Corporation Associates. This award recognizes a single inventor for the successful application of research in chemistry and/or chemical engineering that contributes 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, 2009, must have been granted for the work that the nomination proposes to recognize. A copy of the patent must be submitted with the nominating documents. ACS Award for Creative Research & Applications of Iodine Chemistry sponWWW.CEN-0NLINE.ORG
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sored by SQM S.A. This award supports, promotes, and motivates global research in iodine chemistry and develops its use and knowledge through applications. A nominee must have performed outstanding and creative research related to iodine chemistry or its applications. Applications of iodine chemistry may include, but are not limited to, its uses in medicine, catalysis, food, and photography. This award will be granted without regard to age or nationality. ACS Award for Creative Work in Fluorine Chemistry sponsored by SynQuest Laboratories and Honeywell. A nominee must have made an outstanding contribution or contributions to the advancement of the field of fluorine chemistry. ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry sponsored by Aldrich Chemical. A nominee must have accomplished outstanding creative work in synthetic organic chemistry that has been published. ACS Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry sponsored by Strem Chemicals. A
nominee must have demonstrated extensive contributions to the advancement of inorganic chemistry including teaching, writing, research, and administration. The nominee must be a member of AGS. ACS Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences sponsored by the Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation.
This award recognizes significant accomplishments in the U.S. by individuals in stimulating students, especially those currently underrepresented in the profession, to elect careers in the chemical sciences and engineering. A nominee may come from any professional setting: academia, industry, government, or other independent facility. ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences sponsored by the Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation. This award recognizes significant accomplishments in the U.S. by individuals in stimulating women to elect careers in the chemical sciences and engineering. A nominee may come from any professional setting: academia, industry, government, or other independent facility.
fields of chromatography, with particular consideration given to development of new methods.
ACS Award for Research at an Under graduate Institution sponsored by Research Corp. This award recognizes research that constitutes advances in sci ence as evidenced by refereed publications with undergraduate coauthors in leading scientific research journals, external re search grant support, and the subsequent professional development of students who have participated in the research program. The award is 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 predomi nantly undergraduate institution.
ACS Award in Colloid & Surface Chem istry sponsored by Procter & Gamble.
A nominee must be a resident of North America and must have made outstanding scientific contributions to colloid and/or surface chemistry. Recognition will also be given to originality and independence of thought and to the technological impact of the nominee's contribution. ACS Award in Industrial Chemistry spon sored by the ACS Division of Business Development & Management. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to chemical research in the industrial context. Significant creative contribution to chem istry in any field of chemical, chemical en gineering, pharmaceutical, or biomedical research is appropriate. Any chemical re searcher whose primary employer was in dustrial when the work was done, and who was based in North America, is eligible.
ACS Award for Team Innovation spon sored by Corporation Associates. This award recognizes a multidisciplinary team, consisting of neither fewer than two nor more than five members, that has success fully moved an innovative idea to a product now in commercial use. The work must have been carried out primarily in the U.S., and the technical accomplishments of the team must be documented as a publication or patent.
ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry spon sored by Aldrich Chemical. A nominee
ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry spon sored by Battelle Memorial Institute. A
must have accomplished outstanding re search in the preparation, properties, reac tions, or structure of inorganic substances. Special consideration will be given to the independence of thought and originality shown.
nominee must be a resident of the U.S. or Canada and must have made an outstand ing contribution to analytical chemistry, pure or applied. Special consideration will be given to the independence of thought and the originality shown and to the impor tance of the work when applied to public welfare, economics, or humanity's needs and desires. ACS Award in Applied Polymer Science sponsored by Eastman Chemical. This award recognizes and encourages 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 ίο-year period preceding the date of selec tion. Preference in the selection process will be given to avoid specific areas of tech nology that have been recognized by the granting of this award in the two preceding years. ACS Award in Chromatography spon sored by Supelco. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to the
ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry sponsored by Dow Chemical Co. Foun dation. This award recognizes a recent advancement having a major impact on research in organometallic chemistry. A nominee must have carried out outstand ing research in the preparation, reactions, properties, or structure of organometallic substances. Preference will be given to U.S. citizens. ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry spon sored by ExxonMobil Chemical. A nomi nee must have made outstanding contribu tions to polymer chemistry. ACS Award in Pure Chemistry sponsored by Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity and the Alpha Chi Sigma Educational Founda tion. This award recognizes and encourag es fundamental research in pure chemistry carried out in North America. Nominees must have been born after April 30,1973, and must have accomplished research
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of unusual merit for an individual on the threshold of their career. ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials sponsored by E. I. du Pont de Nemours &
Co. This award recognizes creative work in the chemistry of materials. Particular em phasis will be placed on research relating to materials of actual or potential techno logical importance where a fundamental understanding of the chemistry associated with materials preparation, processing, or use is critical. ACS Award in Theoretical Chemistry sponsored by IBM. This award recognizes innovative research in theoretical chemis try that either advances theoretical meth odology or contributes to new discoveries about chemical systems. Emphasis in the selection process will be on work character ized by depth, originality, and scientific significance. Award for Volunteer Service to the Amer ican Chemical Society sponsored by ACS. This award recognizes the volunteer efforts of individuals who have served ACS, contributing significantly to the goals and objectives of the society. The volunteerism to be recognized may include a variety of activities, including but not limited to the initiation or sponsorship of a singular en deavor or exemplary performance as com mittee member or chair, as an elected divi sion or local section officer, or service in the leadership role in regional meeting(s). The individual nominee will have been a member of ACS for at least 15 years. Past and present members of the board of direc tors and staff are ineligible for this award. Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemis try sponsored by Organic Reactions Inc. and Organic Syntheses Inc. The award is granted to an individual without regard to nationality for outstanding contributions to research in organic chemistry defined in its broadest sense. Arthur W. Adamson Award for Distin guished Service in the Advancement of Surface Chemistry sponsored by ACS.
This award recognizes distinguished ser vice in the advancement of surface chem istry, including teaching, writing, research, and administration. Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry sponsored by
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Alfred Bader. This award recognizes out standing research accomplishments at the interface between biology and organic or inorganic chemistry. Special consideration will be given to applications of the funda mental principles and experimental meth odology of chemistry in areas of biological significance.
the ages of 36 and 49, four age 50 or older, and two 35 and younger before April 30 of the award year. Elias J. Corey Award for Outstanding Original Contribution in Organic Syn thesis by a Young Investigator spon sored by the Pfizer Endowment Fund.
This award is granted to an individual under the age of 40 on Feb. 1,2007, who has demonstrated outstanding creativity in the field of synthetic organic chemis try. A nominee must have accomplished research that is of exceptional merit and adds value to the field. Special consider ation will be given to the application of such novel chemistry toward the synthesis of natural products and organic molecules of medicinal importance and to the dis covery of novel reactions or processes with broad utility.
Earle B. Barnes Award for Leadership in Chemical Research Management spon sored by Dow Chemical Co. This award recognizes the outstanding achievements of an individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and creativity in promoting the sciences of chemistry and chemical engineering in research manage ment. A nominee must be a citizen of the U.S. Ronald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetic Chemistry sponsored by the Ronald Breslow Award Endowment.
F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry sponsored by the F. Albert Cotton Endowment Fund. This award recognizes outstanding synthetic accomplishment in the field of inorganic chemistry and shall be granted without limit of age or nationality. Creativity and imagination will be especially valued.
This award recognizes outstanding contri butions to the field of biomimetic chemis try. Special consideration will be given to individuals who are scientifically active. Herbert C. Brown Award for Creative Research in Synthetic Methods spon sored by the Purdue Borane Research Fund and the Herbert C. Brown Award Endowment. This award recognizes and encourages outstanding and creative contributions to research resulting in the discovery and development of novel and useful methods for chemical synthesis in any area of chemistry.
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.
James Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching sponsored by Thermo Electron. This award recog nizes an outstanding high school chemistry teacher at the national level. A nominee must be actively engaged in the teaching of chemistry in a high school (grades 9-12). Arthur C. Cope Award sponsored by the Arthur C. Cope Fund. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to the field of organic chemistry. The signifi cance of the work must have become ap parent within the preceding five years. Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards spon sored by the Arthur C. Cope Fund. This award recognizes and encourages out standing achievements in the field of or ganic chemistry. Ten Arthur G. Cope Schol ars will be named annually: four between
Frank H. Field & Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spec trometry sponsored by Waters Corp. This award recognizes outstanding achieve ment in the development or application of mass spectrometry. In even-numbered years, the award will be presented for the development of applications of mass spectrometry; in odd-numbered years, for advances in techniques or fundamental processes in mass spectrometry. Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal sponsored by the Francis P. GarvanJohn M. Olin Medal Endowment. A nomi nee must be a woman, a U.S. citizen, and have performed distinguished service to chemistry. James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public sponsored by ACS. A nominee must have
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made noteworthy presentations through a medium of public communication to in crease the American public's understand ing of chemistry and chemical progress. This information shall have been dissemi nated through the press, radio, television, films, the lecture platform, books, or pam phlets for the lay public. Ernest Guenther Award in the Chemistry of Natural Products sponsored by Givaudan. A nominee must have accomplished outstanding work in analysis, structure elucidation, or chemical synthesis of natu ral products. Special consideration will be given to the independence of thought and the originality shown. Ε. Β. Hershberg Award for Important Discoveries in Medicinally Active Sub stances sponsored by Schering-Plough Research Institute. This award recognizes and encourages outstanding discoveries in the chemistry of medicinally active sub stances. The discovery for which the award is given should have been made during the past two decades. The award is granted without regard to age or nationality of the recipient. Joel Henry Hildebrand Award in the Theoretical & Experimental Chemistry of Liquids sponsored by ExxonMobil Research & Engineering. This award rec ognizes distinguished contributions to the understanding of the chemistry and phys ics of liquids. Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry sponsored by Merck Research Laboratories. This award recognizes and encourages outstanding achievements in the chemistry, biochemistry, and biophys ics of peptides. Claude S. Hudson Award in Carbohy drate Chemistry sponsored by National Starch & Chemical. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to carbohydrate chemistry whether in education, research, or applications. The award is granted with out regard to age or nationality. E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial & En gineering Chemistry sponsored by Exxon Mobil Research & Engineering. A nomi nee must have accomplished outstanding research of a theoretical or experimental nature in the fields of industrial chemistry or chemical engineering.
Nakanishi Prize sponsored by the Nakanishi Prize Endowment. This award recognizes and aims to stimulate sig nificant work that extends chemical and spectroscopic methods to the study of im portant biological phenomena. The prize is awarded to an individual without regard to age or nationality for outstanding scientific achievement. Special consideration will be given for work that has contributed broadly on an international scope.
George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education sponsored by Rohm and Haas. A nominee must have made out standing contributions to chemical educa tion considered in its broadest meaning. This includes the training of professional chemists; the dissemination of reliable in formation 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 maybe in the fields of teaching, organi zation and administration, influential writing, educational research, the meth odology of instruction, establishment of standards of instruction, and public enlightenment. Preference is given to U.S. citizens.
Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry spon sored by Mallinckrodt Baker. This award recognizes an outstanding graduate stu dent and his or her preceptor(s) in the field of chemistry, as 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 nomina tions. The award will recognize only work done while the nominee was a graduate student.
Priestley Medal sponsored by ACS. This medal recognizes distinguished service to chemistry and maybe awarded to mem bers and nonmembers of the society and to representatives of any nation. Current members of the ACS Board of Directors are ineligible to receive this award.
James Flack Norris Award in Physical Or ganic Chemistry sponsored by the ACS Northeastern Section. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to physical organic chemistry.
Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry sponsored by the ACS Divi sion of Nuclear Chemistry & Technology.
A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to nuclear or radiochemistry or to their applications.
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 petro leum and its products. Special consideration will be given to the independence of thought and the originality shown. Charles Lathrop Parsons Award spon sored by ACS. This award recognizes outstanding public service by a member of ACS. A nominee must be a member of ACS and a citizen of the U.S. and must have per formed outstanding public service. Neither the scientific reputation nor the record of scientific achievement of a member affects her or his eligibility for this award, which— unlike most ACS awards—is not directed toward recognition of scientific accom plishment or stature. The public service to be recognized maybe performed either as a part of or completely outside the regular duties and activities of the nominee's em ployment. Current members of the ACS Board of Directors are ineligible to receive this award.
Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis sponsored by the Gabor A. & Judith K. Somorjai En dowment Fund. This award recognizes outstanding theoretical, experimental, or developmental research resulting in the advancement of understanding or appli cation of catalysis. E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy sponsored by ACS. The award recog nizes outstanding accomplishments in fundamental or applied spectroscopy in all fields in 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. •
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continuedfrompage 2 significant? What results are reproducible? What results make sense? If Fve under stood EFSA's analysis correctly, current uses of bisphenol A in food-contact appli cations are safe. As an ACS member, I would hope that C&EN would exercise more care in de ciding which opinions to publish. The disclaimer at the bottom of the page is not enough. C&EN should not publish such one-sided articles. Cynthia Bennett Alzey, Germany
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THE DEBATE on open access to publica tions supported by governmental sources has several sides, each with credible argu ments. An option that many publishers (including the American Chemical Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and Else vier) are adopting is to give authors an option to pay $2,000-^3,000 to allow im mediate access to their article (C&EN, July 3,2006, page 8). The ACS "AuthorChoice" fee ranges from $1,000 to $3,000. From one viewpoint, this is laudable; however, this system tremendously favors big labs with big funding that can afford essentially nonscientific expenditures. This is a return of the bad old days of exorbitant page charges. Are the funding agencies ready to pony up an additional $12,000 a year (assuming four publica tions per year per grant) to subsidize the expenses of private enterprises? Will publishers waive or reduce the fees to labs with modest funding? Should the articles have the word "ADVERTISEMENT" em blazed across the top for the first year? Is it worth the money to garner a few more citations, or could this be considered buy ing citations? Will submissions lacking the latest references be excused for lack of open access? I neither publish nor review for jour nals run by for-profit corporations or for journals with exorbitant charges (page or subscription). Though I am reasonably well-funded at present, Fd rather spend the nearly $16,000 a year on something scien tifically productive and don't really mind fewer citations here and there. Charles M. Drain New York City
