Ernest Guenther Award in the Chemistry of Natural Products
Sponsor: Givaudan
Purpose: To recognize and encourage outstanding achievements in the analysis, structure elucidation, and chemical synthesis of natural products.
Nature: The award consists of $6,000, a medallion, and a certificate. Up to $2,500 for travel expenses to the meeting at which the award will be presented will be reimbursed. The medallion will be presented during the award address.
Eligibility: A nominee must have accomplished outstanding work in the analysis, structure elucidation, and chemical synthesis of natural products. Special consideration will be given to the independence of thought and originality. 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: Givaudan has supported the award since 1992. Givaudan acquired Fritzsche Dodge and Olcott in 1990. The award was established in 1948 by Fritzsche Dodge and Olcott Inc., in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the company.
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
2014 Dennis P. Curran
2013 Kuniaki Tatsuta
2012 Stephen Hanessian
2011 Robert M. Williams
2010 Michael T. Crimmins
2009 Peter Wipf
2008 David G.I. Kingston
2007 Dale L. Boger
2006 William H. Fenical
2005 Satoshi Omura
2004 William R. Roush
2003 Steven V. Ley
2002 John W. Daly
2001 Yoshito Kishi
2000 Pierre Potier
1999 Kenji Mori
1998 G. Robert Pettit
1997 Kenneth L. Rinehart
1996 K. C. Nicolaou
1995 Jon C. Clardy
1994 Paul J. Scheuer
1993 Amos B. Smith, III
1992 Leo A. Paquette
1991 C. Dale Poulter
1990 Barry M. Trost
1989 Henry Rapoport
1988 Paul A. Wender
1987 Wolfgang Oppolzer
1986 Clayton H. Heathcock
1985 David E. Cane
1984 Jerrold Meinwald
1983 Karel Wiesner
1982 Paul A. Grieco
1981 Samuel J. Danishefsky
1980 Sukh Dev
1979 James A. Marshall
1978 Koji Nakanishi
1977 Robert E. Ireland
1976 A. Ian Scott
1975 S. Morris Kupchan
1974 Gunther Ohloff
1973 William G. Dauben
1972 Guy Ourisson
1971 Ernest Wenkert
1970 Duilio Arigoni
1969 John W. Cornforth
1968 Elias J. Corey
1967 George A. Sim
1966 Albert J. Eschenmoser
1965 Konrad E. Bloch
1964 Oscar Jeger
1963 Arthur J. Birch
1962 E. R. H. Jones
1961 C. F. Seidel
1960 Carl Djerassi
1959 Frantisek Sorm
1958 George H. Buchi
1957 Sir Derek H. R. Barton
1956 Herman Pines
1955 Hans Schinz
1954 A. R. Penfold
1953 Max Stoll
1952 Yves-Rene Naves
1951 Edgar Lederer
1950 A. J. Haagen-Smit
1949 John L. Simonsen
