Kathryn C. Hach Award for Entrepreneurial Success
Sponsor: Kathryn C. Hach Award Fund
Purpose: To recognize outstanding entrepreneurs who have created a commercially viable business within the chemical enterprise. Starting with a good idea, sustained by passion, fueled by persistence and hard work, the award recipient created something where nothing existed before. The awardee is recognized for creating a new product, service, company or industry based on the transforming power of chemistry to improve people’s lives. The hallmark of this contribution is impact: positive impact on people’s lives and positive impact on the economy by creating chemistry jobs that produce a significant economic benefit.
Nature: The award will consist of $20,000, a certificate, and a feature article in an official ACS publication (e.g., C&EN) on the awardee(s) and his/her business. Up to $2,500 for travel expenses to the meeting at which the award will be presented will be reimbursed.
Eligibility: Only ACS members are eligible for this award. Nominees may include individual entrepreneurs or teams (maximum three individuals). If a team wins the Award, a cash award of $20,000 will be shared equally by all team members; the team member(s) who travel to the meeting will also share the $2,500 for travel expenses. The award will be granted regardless of race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, presence of disabilities, or educational background.
Deadline: November 1 (annual review).
Establishment & Support: The award was established in 2012 and is supported through the Kathryn C. Hach Award Endowment.
Contact Information
Awards Office
American Chemical Society
1155 16th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036-4801
Phone: 202-872-4409
Fax: 202-776-8008
awards@acs.org
Recipient
2021 Craig Hawker
2020 Paul Schimmel
2019 Jack N. Driscoll
2018 Javier Garcia Martinez
2017 David R. Walt
2016 Scott Allen, Anthony R. Eisenhut, and Geoffrey W. Coates
2015 Terry L. Brewer
2014 Joseph M. DeSimone, Benjamin W. Maynor, Jason P. Rolland
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