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The article reports that the American Chemical Society Division of Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering is seeking nominations for the 2008 Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings. The award is given to a scientist who made outstanding achievements and contributions to coatings science, technology and engineering. The deadline of nominations is on September 1, 2007.

The article reports that the American Chemical Society is seeking nominations for three $30,000 grants funded by the Astellas USA Foundation's Astellas Awards program. The requirements should include a brief explanation why the nominee should be considered for the award, a list of publications and/or patents, a biography of the nominee and two letters of support from scientific colleagues familiar with the nominee's work. The deadline of submission is on October 1, 2007.

The article reports that the North Jersey section of the American Chemical Society is soliciting nominations for the 2008 Award for Creativity in Molecular Design and Synthesis. The nominations should include a letter describing the nominee's achievements, a brief biography and curriculum vitae and a list of the nominee's important published works.

The article reports that the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Environmental Chemistry has announced the winners of the 2007 Undergraduate Student Awards in Environmental Chemistry. The award is given to students who have shown excellence in environmental chemistry and science. They include: Eryn C. Andrews from the University of Nevada, Daniel Breetz from the University of Cincinnati and Michael Keen from the University of South Florida.

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 announces awards given by the American Chemical Society to institutions at which pioneering discoveries in chemistry occurred including Harvard University's department of chemistry and chemical biology, Rockefeller University, and University of Chicago's chemistry department.

The article reports on the presentation of the 2007 Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award to Anne M. Mayes, Toyota Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mayes was recognized for her ability to blend theoretical and experimental studies to elucidate the behavior of polymers. She is currently studying general molecular assembly principles to create new nanostructured polymeric materials.

The article reports on the presentation of the 2006 American Chemical Society Akron Section Award to Kay M. Brummond, an associate professor of chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. Brummond was recognized for her research on the development of synthetic methods with an emphasis on organometallic processes. Strategies for the preparation of small organic molecules on a solid support are also being developed Brummond.

The article reports on the recognition award which will be given to almost 1,000 members who have rendered valuable service to the American Chemical Society (ACS) in the U.S. ACS will give the awards to members who have been with the society for 50 years. The honors include a special pin and a 50-year membership card, which entitle holders for free attendance in all the society's meetings. There will also be local section awards for it's 50-year members who will be given certificates.

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.

Information about the topics discussed during the meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) of Directors which was held on November 30 to December 3, 2006 in Arlington, Virginia is presented. They include the approval of the 2007 capital budget, election of Judith L. Benham as chair of the board, and approved the awarding of the 2007 ACS Public Service Awards to two individuals.

The article reports on Waters Corp.'s sponsorship of two national awards of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Outstanding accomplishments in the fields of separation science and technology and mass spectrometry are recognized by the awards. A message of thanks for Waters Corp. was presented by ACS Board Committee on Grants & Awards Chair C. Gordon McCarty.

The article reports on the Society of Chemical Industry's search for nominations for the 2007 Gordon E. Moore Medal which recognizes innovations made by industrial scientists. The eligibility requirements are presented. The presentation of the award will be on September 11, 2007 during Innovation Day at the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Contact information on the submission of nominations is provided.

The article reports that the 2006 National Chemical Technician Award is given to Robert Krystosek, a senior research technologist at Dow Chemical Co. of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Midland Section. The $1,000 honorarium was given during the ACS meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. He implemented facilities and engineering changes to add new polar-chemistry capabilities to Dow's high-throughput research efforts that positively affecting the R&D programs of several Dow businesses.

The article provides information related to the awards given by the American Chemical Society (ACS) in the U.S. The 2006 Fred Basolo Medal was given to Ivano Bertini, professor of general and inorganic chemistry at the University of Florence. ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry accepts nominations for the David W. Robertson Award for Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry. ACS Dayton and Columbus Sections welcome nominees for the Paterson-Crane Award.

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.

The article reports that the American Chemical Society's Division of Professional Relations has started on accepting nominations for the 2006 Henry A. Hill Award in the U.S. The award is in recognition for distinguishable achievements of professionals in chemical industry. The announcement for the winner will be on January 2007.

The article reports on the 20th Gustavus John Esselen Award given to Richard D. Dimarchi, Professor and Gill Distinguished Chair in Biomolecular Sciences at Indiana University, Bloomington and chairman of Ambrx Inc. The Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society recognizes his achievement in scientific and technical work. Dimarchi's career background is provided.

The article reports on the acceptance of nominations for the 2006 Shirley B. Radding Award of the Santa Clara Valley, California Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Contributions to industrial or applied chemistry and to the local, regional and national levels of the ACS are recognized. Qualifications for nominees are discussed.

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 on the award of an American Chemical Society National Chemical Landmark to the Columbia dry-cell battery manufactured by the predecessor of Energizer Co., National Carbon Co. Attendees of the designation ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio; Business history; Influence of the technology on the development of modern consumer goods.

Announces the winners of Carbohydrate Chemistry Award from the American Chemical Society for 2005. C. Fred Brewer, professor of molecular pharmacology and of microbiology and immunology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University, New York city; Todd L. Lowery of the Ohio State University; Zhongwu Guo of Cleveland's Case Western Reserve University.

Reports on the American Chemical Society's (ACS) commemorative ceremony to honor soil microbiologist Selman A. Waksman on May 24, 2005.. ACS President William F. Carroll's presentation of a commemorative bronze plaque to Timothy M. Casey, dean of academic and student programs at Cook College, Rutgers University; Waksman's contribution to the discovery of a number of antibiotics.

Reports on the plan of the American Chemical Society Board Committee on Grants & Awards to pilot a program to recognize award sponsors who renew their commitments for an additional five years in the U.S.

Reports on the 2005 ExxonMobil Solid State Chemistry Faculty Fellowship given to Ram Seshadri, an assistant professor in the materials department of the University of California in Santa Barbara. American Chemical Society's Division of Inorganic Chemistry's recognition of Seshadri's contributions to solid-state chemistry by an untenured faculty member at a U.S. institution.

Presents an overview of the 57th Southeast and 61st Southwest Regional Meeting hosted by the American Chemical Society Memphis Section on November 1-4, 2005 in Memphis, Tennessee. Symposium topics; Feature of the Southern Chemist Award Address and the Southeast and Southwest Regional Industrial Innovation Awards symposium; Call for the submission of abstracts for the online program.

Reports on Professor Catherine C. Fenselau as the recipient of the 2005 Hillebrand Prize of the Chemical Society of Washington, the American Chemical Society Washington, D.C. section. Recognition of Fenselau's development of rapid biodetection methods based on mass spectrometry and bioinformatics.

Reports on the 2005 National American Chemical Society Chemical Technician Award given to Eddy Garcia-Meitin of Dow Chemical. Recognition of the technical and communication skills, safety, reliability and leadership of chemical technicians; Garcia-Meitin's expertise in scanning electron microscopy and digital image analysis.

Reports on the selection of Professor D. Edward Glass as recipient of the 2005 Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings of the American Chemical Society Division of Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering. Recognition of outstanding achievements in coatings science, technology and engineering; Glass' expertise in water-soluble polymers and waterborne coatings.

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.

Reports that the American Chemical Society New York Section is accepting nominations for the 2006 William H. Nichols Medal, which recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of chemistry. Components of the award; Nomination forms; Contact information.

Announces that Joan S. Valentine, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles, has received the 2004-05 John C. Bailar Jr. Medal for her outstanding inorganic chemistry research. Academic and career background; Major accomplishments.

Reports that Shuryo Nakai, a professor emeritus in the University of British Columbia's department of food science, has received the 2004 Award for Advancement of Application of Agricultural and Food Chemistry at the American Chemical Society national meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Components of the award; Major accomplishments.

Features Jack R. Norton, a professor of chemistry at New York City's Columbia University who received the 2005 American Chemical Society Award in Organometallic Chemistry. Academic and career background; Major accomplishments.

Features D. Wayne Goodman, the Robert A. Welch Chair in chemistry at Texas A&M University who received the Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis administered by the American Chemical Society for 2005. Career background; Major accomplishments.

Features Stephen J. Benkovic, the Evan Pugh Professor and Eberly Chair in Chemistry at Pennsylvania State University who received the Nakanishi Prize administered by the American Chemical Society for 2005. Career background; Major accomplishments.

Reports on the recognition of Daniel S. Sanders, former president of ExxonMobil Chemical as recipient of the Chemical Industry Medal of the Society of Chemical Industry.

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 that Jurgen F. Strube, supervisory board chairman of chemical firm BASF AG, will receive the International Palladium Medal Award of the American Section of the Societe de Chimie Industrielle on May 26, 2005.

Lists honorable mention awardees and members of the American Chemical Society for the 2003-2004 academic year. Awards to institutions, chapter presidents and faculty advisers; Award categories; Membership to societies, institutes and universities.

Reports that the Committee on Technician Affairs (CTA) has celebrated its 40th anniversary along with the 15th anniversary for the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Chemical Technician Award and the 10th anniversary of the Division of Chemical Technicians in Philadelpia, Pennsylvania. Plans for the ACS Chemical Technology Student award; Response to a request by ACS President-elect William F. Carroll for input into Enterprise 2015; Implementation of the CTA strategic plan.

Reports that the Local Section Activities Committee presented awards for outstanding performance in 2003 by local sections at the 6th Annual ChemLuminary Awards in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Awardees; Awarding of the Local Section Innovative Projects Grant program; Schedule of the Advanced Leadership Conference.

Reports that the Committee on Divisional Activities (DAC) completed its review of 2003 annual reports for division and secretariats. Hosting of DAC's Summit on the Expanding Boundaries of the Chemical Enterprise & Memberships within American Chemical Society; Accomplishments of divisions at the ChemLuminary Awards Ceremony.

Reports on a record of women chemists who will receive the American Chemical Society's (ACS) national awards in 2005 according to the Women Chemists Committee. Number of recipients, nominees and nominators; Review of the results of the inaugural golf classic held at the ACS national meeting in Anaheim, California; Recognition of Eli Lilly & Co. for its long-standing financial support of the travel award program.

Reports that the Board Committee on Grants & Awards voted to accept the recommendation of the Green Chemistry Institute Governing Board for funding grants from the GCI-American Chemical Society (ACS) Petroleum Research Fund Programming Initiative allocation. Renewal of sponsorship by the ACS Division of Nuclear Chemistry & Technology of the Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry & Technology and to put the ACS Award in Separations Science & Technology on hold for the 2006 presentation; Modification of the written procedures for the selection processes of recipients for the Priestly Medal, the Parsons Award and the Volunteer Service Award.

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 on the recognition of American Chemical Society's chief executive officer and executive director Madeleine Jacobs for the American Crystallographic Association's 2004 Public Servant Award in Chicago, Illinois. Contribution of the noncrystallographer to science policy, science funding or communication of crystallography to the general public; Inclusion of her study about the crystal structures.

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.