ACS Award for Team Innovation

Purpose

To highlight the value and importance of technical teams and teamwork to the chemical and allied industries by recognizing a multidisciplinary team for successfully moving an innovative idea to a product in commercial use now.

Description

The award will consist of a cash award of $6,000 which will be shared equally by all team members. Each team member will receive a certificate and a certificate will also be provided to the employers of the team.

Eligibility

This award recognizes the team responsible for a commercialized innovation.

The team shall be multidisciplinary in nature and consist of not fewer than two (2) members. The nominated team must include at least one ACS member in good standing and the accomplishments of the team must be documented in the technical literature as a publication(s) or a patent(s).

The output of the team must demonstrate impact by the commercialization of a product or process that is of a special value to society and be of a nature that could only be achieved by professionals working together effectively as a team. The rate of commercialization of the team's output will also be considered in the selection of the recipients of this award. The commercialization effort should have occurred with no major adverse impact to human health and the environment (no serious fire and explosion or employee injuries, for example) and the product should provide users with realistic health, safety, and environmental protection consistent with its intended use.

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 of the team members.

Deadline

November 1 (Annual Review)

How to Apply

The nomination period is open from July 1 to November 1 annually. Learn more about submitting a nomination for the ACS National Awards.

Sponsor

Sponsored by ACS Corporation Associates

History

The award was established in 1994 with financial support from the Committee on Corporation Associates of the American Chemical Society.