AWARDS
field of organometallic chemistry, particularly embracing the elements of Group IV. Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics, sponsored by GE Global Research and the ACS Division of Physical Chemistry.
Nominees must have made an outstanding contribution to chemical physics or physical chemistry within the 10 years preceding the year in which the award is made. Josef Michl ACS Award in Photochemistry, sponsored by the Josef Michl Award Endowment. This award recognizes
excellence in fundamental research in organic or inorganic photochemistry and/or photophysics. E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, sponsored by ExxonMobil Research & Engineering.
Nominees 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 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 only recognize work done while the nominee was a graduate student. James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry, sponsored by the ACS Northeastern Section. Nominees must
have made outstanding contributions to physical organic chemistry. George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry, sponsored by the George A. Olah Award Endowment. Nomi-
nees must be residents 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 the ACS Division of Chemical Education. Nominees must have made
outstanding contributions to chemi-
cal education considered in its broadest meaning. 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. Priestley Medal, sponsored by ACS. This
medal recognizes distinguished service to chemistry and may be awarded to members 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. Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry, sponsored by the ACS Division of Nuclear Chemistry & Technology.
Nominees 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-
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 in chemistry. Ahmed Zewail Award in Ultrafast Science & Technology, sponsored by the Ahmed Zewail Endowment Fund established by Newport Corp. This award recognizes CEN.ACS.ORG
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outstanding and creative contributions to fundamental discoveries or inventions in ultrafast science and technology in areas of physics, chemistry, biology, or related fields.
RONALD BRESLOW WINS AIC GOLD MEDAL For his work communicating the creative side of chemistry, Columbia University chemistry professor Ronald Breslow has won the 2014 American Institute of Chemists (AIC) Gold Medal. Conferred jointly by AIC and the Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF), the Gold Medal is AIC’s highest award and recognizes service to the science of chemistry. “Ronald Breslow combines extraordinary talent in research with a rare ability to tell the story of chemistry to wide and diverse audiences,” says AIC President David M. Manuta. Among Breslow’s research achievements are the synthesis of the cyclopropenyl cation, discovery of antiaromaticity, and establishment of the mechanism of thiamine (vitamin B-1) action. Breslow has also contributed to cancer research by developing a new group of cytodifferentiating agents for use in chemotherapy. “This award is particularly meaningful to me because for most of my career I have devoted myself to trying to make sure that the general public, and young students as well, realizes the creative aspects of chemistry and the practical importance of it,” says Breslow, who is University Professor at Columbia and an American Chemical Society past-president. “There’s still a huge amount to be done in the areas of energy, medicine, and materials. Chemists have the ability and the training to find solutions to our needs and our problems.” Breslow earned a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Harvard University in 1955. After a stint as a postdoc at Cambridge University, he joined the Columbia faculty in 1956. In 1996, while serving as ACS president, Breslow published his widely known book “Chemistry Today and Tomorrow: The Central, Useful, and Creative Science,” which explores chemistry’s contributions to everyday life. He is a past recipient of the ACS Priestley Medal (1999), the U.S. National Medal of Science (1991), and many other accolades. ACS has a national award in his name, the Ronald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetic Chemistry.—LINDA WANG
