Arthur C. Cope Award
Sponsor: The Arthur C. Cope Fund
Purpose: To recognize outstanding achievement in the field of organic chemistry, the significance of which has become apparent within the five years preceding the year in which the award will be considered.
Nature: The award consists of $25,000, a medallion with a presentation box, and a certificate. Up to $2,500 for travel expenses to the spring national meeting at which the award will be presented and to the fall national meeting to deliver an award address will be reimbursed. The medallion will be presented during the award address.
An unrestricted grant-in-aid of $150,000 for research in organic chemistry, under the direction of the recipient, designated as an Arthur C. Cope Fund Grant, will be made to any university or nonprofit institution selected by the recipient. A recipient may choose to assign the Arthur C. Cope Fund Grant to an institution for use by others for research or education in organic chemistry.
Eligibility: The award will be granted regardless of race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, presence of disabilities, and educational background.
Deadline: November 1 (annual review).
Establishment & Support: In 1972, the ACS Board of Directors accepted responsibility for administering an award created under the terms of the will of Arthur C. Cope.
Contact Information
Awards Office
American Chemical Society
1155 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036-4801
Phone: (202) 872-4575
Fax: (202) 776-8008
awards@acs.org
Recipient
2016 Eric N. Jacobsen
2015 Paul A. Wender
2014 Stuart L. Schreiber
2013 Stephen L. Buchwald
2012 Chi-Huey Wong
2011 Nicholas J. Turro
2010 Kendall N. Houk
2009 Manfred T. Reetz
2008 James F. Stoddart
2007 Jean M. J.FrÉchet
2006 Peter G. Schultz
2005 K.C. Nicolaou
2004 Barry M. Trost
2003 Larry E. Overman
2002 Robert H. Grubbs
2001 George A. Olah
2000 David A. Evans
1999 Ralph F. Hirschmann
1998 Samuel J. Danishefsky
1997 Ryoji Noyori
1996 Robert G. Bergman
1995 George M. Whitesides
1994 John D. Roberts
1993 Peter B. Dervan
1992 K. Barry Sharpless
1991 Gerhard L. Closs
1990 Koji Nakanishi
1989 William S. Johnson
1988 Kenneth B. Wiberg
1987 Ronald Breslow
1986 Duilio Arigoni
1984 Albert J. Eschenmoser
1982 Frank H. Westheimer
1980 Gilbert J. Stork
1978 Orville L. Chapman
1976 Elias J. Corey
1974 Donald J. Cram
1973 Roald Hoffmann and Robert B. Woodward
