1^5 years of innovative breakthroughs in chemistry and chemical engineering that have transformed our world
TECHNOLOGY MILESTONES A s the Presidents of the American Chemical Get involved! Shape public awareness of Society in 2000 and in 2001, Dr. Daryle H. Busch chemistry's contributions to our worldand Dr. Attila E. Pavlath want your help to Join us in identifying these Technology enhance the public image of chemistry. In 2001, the ACS Milestones by submitting a completed will honor its 125th anniversary and a new century. This nomination f o r m t o the ACS Office of special opportunity will allow us to highlight the major Industry Relations no later than technological breakthroughs in chemistry and chemical engiOctober 1, 2000. neering that have improved the quality of life through the last 125 years.
To get your nomination form:
Celebrate t h e importance of chemistry t o our lives Our Technology Milestones project will highlight the role of chemical science in society's remarkable progress since 1876. Educational materials for the general public and a Fall 2001 event will increase public awareness of chemistry's role in developing the innovative technologies that have improved our modern world. We need your help to identify significant technological advances that have transformed our modern world. Technology Milestones Selection Committee Paul S. Anderson (The Dupont Pharmaceuticals Co.) Edwin Chandross (Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies) John P. Cherry (U.S. Department of Agriculture) Jon Eklund (Smithsonian Institution) Bruce A. Finlayson (University of Washington) Jeanette Grasselli Brown (Ohio University) L Louis Hegedus (ATOFINA Chemicals, Inc.) Ned D. Heindei (Lehigh University) Barrie Hesp (Pfizer Central Research) Attila E. Pavlath (U.S. Department of Agriculture) Edwin P. Przybylowicz (Eastman Kodak, retired) Douglas J. Raber (National Research Council) Alan Schriesheim (Argonne National Laboratories) Robert Sievers (University of Colorado) Jeffrey Sturchio (Merck & Co., Inc.)
Daryle H. Busch ACS President, 2000
Submit an online nomination or download a f o r m at www.acs.org/milestones. Call our ACS Fax-on-Demand Service at 1-877-2.2.7-0505 ( t o l l free) and request document #5001. This automated number is only accessible f r o m the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Mail a request for a nomination f o r m t o Technology Milestones, Office of Industry Relations, American Chemical Society, 1155 Sixteenth Street, N W , Washington, DC, 20036 USA. E-mail: milestones(a)acs.org Telephone: 1-202-872-6320. AMERICAN CHEMICAL S O C I E T Y 1876-2001
Attila E. Pavlath ACS President, 2001
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