Search

Focuses on the recognition of the Heroes of Chemistry, chemists who have helped people and the environment, at the American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting in Washington D.C. Selection process of the award recipients; Views of ACS president William F. Carroll on the significant contributions of the Heroes of Chemistry in saving lives and change tings for the better; Assessment of the various technological innovations contributed by Colgate-Palmolive Co., ExxonMobil Chemical Co. and Albemarle Corp., IBM Corp., Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, and Novartis AG. INSET: INDIVIDUALS HONORED..

Lists members honored by the American Chemical Society and its local sections for 2005.

Provides information on the 2005 American Chemical Society national award winners in the U.S. Research conducted by chemistry professor K. C. Nicolaou on natural products; Discoveries of professor Donna G. Blackmond in the field of selective catalysis; Expertise of physical organic chemist Weston T. Borden on the electronic structure and properties of di-radicals.

Presents a profile on the recipients of the awards adminstered by the American Chemical Society for 2005. Louis E. Brus, awardee in the field of Chemistry of Materials; Claude S. Hudson Award in Carbohydrate Chemistry recipient, David R. Bundle; E.V. Murphree Award in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry recipient, Mark E. Davis.

Presents the undergraduate program for the 229th national meeting of the American Chemical Society to be held in San Diego, California in March 13 to 17, 2005. Mentoring programs; Demonstrations; Workshops; Symposiums.

Reports on chemistry awards and recognitions presented as of November 22, 2004. Vanadis Award won by Debbie C. Crans, a professor of chemistry at Colorado State University, for advancing vanadium science; American Chemical Society (ACS) Maryland Section's presentation of the 2004 Maryland Chemist Award to Michael F. Summers, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Maryland; Awards presented by the ACS San Diego Section in California.

The article announces several awards given to chemists including the 2010 Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award for Bioorganic & Medical Chemistry to Peter H. Seeberger and 2010 Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award for Organic Synthesis to Brian M. Stoltz.

The article reflects on the major honor in chemistry and chemistry enterprises that will be awarded to Richard N. Zare, Margaret A. Cavanaugh, and Harry B. Gray. He reveals that Zare will be receiving the 2010 Priestly Medal for his remarkable service in chemistry while Cavanaugh will receive her 2010 Award for Volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society on its meeting in Baltimore, Maryland from June 4-6, 2009. It notes that the 2009 Welch Award in Chemistry will be bestowed to Gray.

The article offers news briefs related to the American Chemical Society (ACS). Denis Hochstrasser and Matthias Mann were awarded by the ACS during the 2008 Human Proteome Organisation (HUPO) World Congress. The Colegio de Químicos de Puerto Rico (CQPR) hosted the 28th Congress of the Latin American Federation of Chemical Associations (FLAQ). College and high school educators are invited to apply as mentor for the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad program.

The article reports that the Maryland Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is seeking nominations for the Remsen Award. The award is named in honor of Ira Remsen, the first professor of chemistry and second president of Johns Hopkins University. Remsen Award lecturers are chemists with outstanding achievements in teaching and research in chemistry.

The article reports that the American Chemical Society Georgia Section is seeking nominations for the 2008 Charles Holmes Herty Medal. The award recognizes the work and service of outstanding chemist from the southeastern region of the U.S. Nominees may come from academia, government or industry. They must have resided or worked in the southeast for ten years or more.

The article reports that the American Chemical Society Northeastern Section is accepting nominations for the Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest. The award recognizes a chemical scientist who has contributed to the public well-being and has communicated the positive values of the chemical profession. Information regarding the requirements for nominations and the deadline for submission is also mentioned.

The article reports that the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry has announced its acceptance of nominations for the Fellow Awards, given annually to a chemist and to a chemical engineer who have made innovative contributions. The requirements for the nomination are provided, including the deadline for submission. The award presentation will be made at the spring national meeting of the ACS.

The article reports that the American Chemical Society Division of Professional Relations is accepting nominations for the 2008 Lou Sacco Award and the 2008 Henry A. Hill Award. Both the awards recognize people who served in an exemplary and professional manner. The requirements for the nomination, deadline for submission and contact information are provided.

The article reports on the American Chemical Society (ACS) awards for 2007. Most of the awardees will be honored at the awards ceremony that will be held in conjunction with the 233rd ACS meeting in Chicago, Illinois on March 27, 2007. The Arthur C. Cope Scholar awardees will be honored at the 234th meeting in Boston, Massachusetts in August 19-23.

The article solicits nominees for the Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest by the American Chemical Society's Northeastern Section in the U.S. The award which consists of a check worth $5,000 and a bronze medal will be given to a chemist whose work has promoted the value of the chemical profession and improved the well-being of the public.

Reports on the 25th anniversary celebration by the Committee on Chemists with Disabilities (CWD) in the U.S. Celebration of the event with a gala reception; Participants of the event; Presentation of the first CWD Lifetime Achievement Award to Thomas J. Kucera, the community's first chairman.

Reports that the 2005 William H. Nichols Medal of the American Chemical Society New York Section has been awarded to Richard N. Zare. Popularity of Zare for his research in laser chemistry; Contribution to molecular collision processes and to problems in chemical analysis.

Reports on various awards given to chemists as of April 4, 2005. Victor Snieckus' winning of the Bernard Belleau Award for distinguished research contributions to the field of organic and medicinal chemistry by a scientist residing in Canada; American Chemical Society's Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering (PMSE) Division's naming of Eric J. Amis and David J. Lohse as PMSE Fellows.

Highlights the 229th national meeting of the American Chemical Society to be held in San Diego, California in March 13 to 17, 2005. Presidential events planned; Special symposia; Awards dinner and ceremony;

Reports on the move of American Chemical Society in seeking nominations for its 2005 Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest in the U.S. Provision of award to a chemist whose scientific and technical work has contributed to public welfare; Demonstration of positive values of the chemical profession; Requirement in submitting the nominations.

Reports that John H. Dawson, Carolina Distinguished Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of South Carolina, has received the 2003 Southern Chemist Award. Award presented annually by the American Chemical Society Memphis Section; Mechanistic studies of oxygen-activating heme enzymes and for the use of magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopy to determine the active site structures of heme proteins.

Reports that Julia Y. Chan, assistant professor of chemistry at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, will receive the 2004 ExxonMobil Faculty Fellowship Award in Solid State Chemistry. Grant from ExxonMobil Research & Engineering; Recognition of significant contributions to solid-state chemistry by junior faculty members at the U.S. institutions.

Reports that Allen J. Bard has received the William H. Nichols Medal of the American Chemical Society New York Section on April 15, 2004. Norman Hackerman-Welch Regents Chair; Professor of chemistry at the University of Texas, Austin; Work on the scanning electrochemical microscope.

Reports that the American Chemical Society (ACS) Memphis Section has requested nominations for the 1998 Southern Chemist Award. Criteria for winning award; Identification of ACS local sections; Format for submitting nominations.