ACS National Award Sponsors

The ACS is honored to partner with the following organizations to recognize and celebrate the achievements of scientists throughout the chemistry community.

Current Award Sponsors

SponsorAward Name
ACSJames T. Grady - James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public
ACSCharles Lathrop Parsons Award
ACSAward for Volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society
ACS Corporation AssociatesACS Award for Creative Invention
ACS Corporation AssociatesACS Award for Team Innovation
ACS Division of Analytical ChemistryACS Award in Analytical Chemistry
ACS Division of Computers in ChemistryACS Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research
ACS Division of Fluorine ChemistryACS Award for Creative Work in Fluorine Chemistry
ACS Division of Industrial & Engineering ChemistryACS Award in Industrial Chemistry
ACS Division of Nuclear Chemistry & TechnologyGlenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry
Aerodyne Research and the ACS Division of Environmental ChemistryACS Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology
Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity and the Alpha Chi Sigma Educational FoundationACS Award in Pure Chemistry
AvantorNobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry
Colgate-Palmolive CompanyACS Award in Colloid Chemistry
DowEarle B. Barnes Award for Leadership in Chemical Research Management
DowFrederic Stanley Kipping Award in Silicon Chemistry
DowACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.ACS Award for Encouraging Underrepresented and Economically Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences
DuPontACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials
Eastman Chemical CompanyACS Award in Applied Polymer Science
ExxonMobil Technology & Engineering CompanyACS Award in Polymer Chemistry
ExxonMobil Technology & Engineering CompanyE. V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Gilead Sciences, Inc.Alfred Burger Award in Medicinal Chemistry
Givaudan Flavors CorporationErnest Guenther Award in the Chemistry of Natural Products
The Journal of Chemical Physics and the ACS Division of Physical ChemistryIrving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics
Merck Research LaboratoriesE. B. Hershberg Award for Important Discoveries in Medicinally Active Substances
Merck Research LaboratoriesRalph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry
MilliporeSigmaACS Award in Chromatography
MilliporeSigma (a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany)ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
MilliporeSigma (a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany)ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Reactions, Inc. and Organic Syntheses, Inc.Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry
Phi Lambda UpsilonNational Fresenius Award
The Procter & Gamble CompanyACS Award in Surface Chemistry
Research Corporation for Science AdvancementACS Award for Research at an Undergraduate Institution
Strem Chemicals part of Ascensus SpecialtiesACS Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry
Waters CorporationFrank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry

The ACS is grateful to the following endowment donors whose generosity will bring recognition and prestige to generations of outstanding chemists.

Endowment Donors

Endowment DonorEndowed Award Name
ACS and Estate of J. Lynn FordhamPriestley Medal
ACS Division of Chemical Education and the Board of Publications that supports The Journal of Chemical Education and ChemEd XGeorge C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education
ACS Division of Energy & FuelsHenry H. Storch Award in Energy Chemistry
ACS Division of Physical Chemistry and friends and colleagues of E. Bright WilsonE. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy
ACS Division of Physical Chemistry and othersPeter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry
ACS Exams InstituteACS Award for Achievement in Research for the Teaching and Learning of Chemistry
ACS Northeastern SectionJames Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry
Amgen Inc., Eli Lilly and Company, and Merck & Co. Inc., and friends and colleagues of David A. EvansDavid A. Evans Award for the Advancement and Education of Organic Synthesis
Alfred R. Bader and Isabel BaderAlfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry
Ronald Breslow, family, friends and colleagues ofRonald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetic Chemistry
Arthur C. CopeArthur C. Cope Award
Arthur C. CopeArthur C. Cope Scholars Awards
F. Albert CottonF. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry
Francis P. Garvan and the Olin Corporation Charitable TrustFrancis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal
Harry Gray, and friends and colleagues ofHarry Gray Award for Creative Work in Inorganic Chemistry by a Young Investigator
Kathryn C. HachKathryn C. Hach Award for Entrepreneurial Success
M. Frederick Hawthorne, Diane Hawthorne, UCLA and friends and colleagues ofM. Frederick Hawthorne Award in Main Group Inorganic Chemistry
Vladimir N. and Barbara IpatieffIpatieff Prize
The Journal of Chemical Education and ChemEd XJames Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching
Josef MichlJosef Michl ACS Award in Photochemistry
Koji Nakanishi, friends and colleagues ofNakanishi Prize
Newport CorporationAhmed Zewail Award in Ultrafast Science and Technology
Pfizer, Inc.Elias J. Corey Award for Outstanding Original Contribution in Organic Synthesis by a Young Investigator
Purdue Borane Research Fund and othersHerbert C. Brown Award for Creative Research in Synthetic Methods
Rohm and HaasACS Award for Affordable Green Chemistry
Morris S. Smith Foundation and the Dow Chemical CompanyGeorge A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry
Gabor A. and Judith K. SomorjaiGabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis