Contact ORG
The ACS Office of Research Grants provides financial support to researchers; the current portfolio includes the ACS Petroleum Research Fund, Herman Frasch Foundation for Chemical Research grants, the Irving S. Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowships grants, and the Irving S. Sigal Global Mobility Awards.
General Inquiries
Office of Research Grants
American Chemical Society
1155 Sixteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 872-4481
Fax: (202) 872-6319
Email: org@acs.org
Program Inquiries
ACS Petroleum Research Fund: prfinfo@acs.org
Herman Frasch Foundation Grants: fraschinfo@acs.org
Irving S. Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowships: sigalinfo@acs.org
Irving S. Sigal Global Mobility Awards: globalmobility@acs.org
For specific information:
Dr. Joerg Schlatterer
Director, Office of Research Grants
Manages and provides strategic guidance and leadership for the integrated research portfolio supported by the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund, Irving S. Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowship, and Herman Frasch Foundation.
Phone: (202) 872-8734
Email: j_schlatterer@acs.org
Dr. Thomas Clancy
Program Manager
Manages review of ACS PRF research proposals in the areas of Polymer Science, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering (Panels 7 and 9), and supervises grant management for those proposals awarded grants. He is also the Program Manager for Herman Frasch Foundation for Chemical Research.
Phone: (202) 872-6093
Email: t_clancy@acs.org
Dr. Dean A. Dunn
Program Manager
Manages review of ACS PRF research proposals in the areas of Geochemistry, Geology, and Geophysics (Panels 2 and 8).
Phone: (202) 872-4083
Email: d_dunn@acs.org
Dr. Askar Fahr
Program Manager
Manages review of ACS PRF research proposals in the areas of Physical Organic/Mechanistic Chemistry and Chemical Physics/Physical Chemistry (Panels 4 and 6), and supervises grant management for those proposals awarded grants. He is also the Program Manager for Irving S. Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowships.
Phone: (202) 872-6207
Email: a_fahr@acs.org
Dr. Laura Fernandez
Program Manager
Manages review of ACS PRF research proposals in the areas of Surface Science and Materials Science (Panels 5 and 10), and supervises grant management for those proposals awarded grants.
Phone: (202) 872-6154
Email: l_fernandez@acs.org
Dr. Allegra Liberman-Martin
Program Manager
Manages review of ACS PRF research proposals in the areas of Synthetic Organic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry (Panels 1 and 3), and supervises grant management for those proposals awarded grants.
Phone: (202) 872-6987
Email: a_liberman@acs.org
Mr. David Riper
Research Database Manager
Manages the Office of Research Grants Salesforce Proposal and Grant Administration System and ensures the operational availability, security, and data quality of systems and processes related to proposal submission, external review of proposals, grant administration, and PRF Annual Report.
Phone: (202) 872-4482
Email: d_riper@acs.org
Ms. Temima Katz
Finance and Grants Manager
Manages all financial grant management activities including initiating new grants, grant payments, project monitoring, and closeout.
Phone: (202) 872-6353
Email: t_katz@acs.org
Ms. Patricia Haizlip
Grants Administrator
Assists the Finance and Grants Manager with the administration of ACS PRF grants.
Phone: (202) 872-4483
Email: p_haizlip@acs.org
Ms. Marie Edwards
Grants Administrator
Manages proposal submissions for Panels 2, 7, 8 & 9 and edits reviews for the proposals submitted to these Panels.
Phone: (202) 872-6278
Email: k_edwards@acs.org
Ms. Shari-Joi Nicholson
Grants Administrator
Manages proposal submissions for Panels 3, 5 & 10 and edits reviews for the proposals submitted to these Panels.
Phone: (202) 776-8141
Email: s_nicholson@acs.org
Ms. Helina Kebede
Office Administrator
Manages the business activities of the Office of Research Grants and Petroleum Research Fund Committee.
Phone: (202) 872-4600
Email: h_kebede@acs.org
Ms. Kailynne Johnson
Grants Administrator
Manages proposal submissions for Panels 1, 4 & 6 and edits reviews for the proposals submitted to these Panels.
Phone: (202) 776-8141
Email: k_johnson@acs.org
