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Funding & Awards

ACS Award in Industrial Chemistry

Award at a Glance

TypeAward

Recipient Industry, Chemistry Professional

Category National Awards

Amount$5,000 + expenses

DeadlineNovember 1, 2022

Contactawards@acs.org

Purpose

To recognize outstanding contributions to chemical research in the industrial context. Significant creative contribution to chemistry in any field of chemical, chemical engineering, pharmaceutical, or biochemical research is appropriate.

Description

The award consists of $5,000 and a certificate. Up to $2,500 for travel expenses to the meeting at which the award will be presented will be reimbursed.

Eligibility

Any chemical researcher whose primary employer was industrial when the work was done and who was based in North America is eligible for the award. 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 (Presented Biennially in Even-Numbered Years)

How to Apply

The nomination period is open from July 1 to November 1 biennially in even-numbered years. Learn more about submitting a nomination for the ACS National Awards.

Sponsor

ACS Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry

History

Akzo Chemicals, Inc. established the award in 1989 and sponsored it until 2000. The ACS sponsored the award in 2001 and 2002. The ACS Division of Business Development and Management began sponsoring the award in 2003 and partnered with the Society of Chemical Manufactures and Affiliates, Inc. (SOCMA) from 2007 to 2010 to sponsor the award. ACS Division of Business Development and Management and the ACS sponsored the award in 2011. The ACS Division of Business Development and Management and the ACS Division of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry sponsored the award from 2012 to 2015. The ACS Division of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry began sponsoring this award in 2016.

Contact Information

ACS National Awards Program
American Chemical Society
1155 16th Street NW | Washington, DC 20036
Email: awards@acs.org

2022 Recipient Jerzy Klosin (Center) is Presented with His Award by Angela K. Wilson, ACS President (Left) and Sponsor Representative George Stanley (Right)

Photo by EPNAC.com

Past Recipients

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