ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering and the ACS Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Division and the ACS Cellulose and Renewable Materials Division are seeking nominations for the 3rd annual ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Lectureship awards.
The awards will recognize and honor the contributions of three early career investigators from around the world who are doing exceptional research that impacts sustainability, green chemistry, or green engineering. The awards are intended to be global in scope, reflecting the global author base and readership of ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. One recipient will be chosen from each of the following three regions: The Americas, Europe/Middle East/Africa, and Asia/Pacific.
These ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Lectureship awards will be presented in a special symposium session of the ACS Industrial & Engineering Chemistry and ACS Cellulose and Renewable Materials Divisions at the 257th ACS National Meeting in Orlando, FL (March 31 – April 4, 2019) to honor the recipients. The Lectureship award winners will each receive an award plaque, $1,000 USD honorarium, and assistance with travel and lodging costs.
Nomination Eligibility:
- Nominees are eligible for one of the three awards based on:
- The affiliation with a geographical region of their current home scientific institution:
(1) The Americas; (2) Europe, the Middle East or Africa; (3) Asia or the Pacific. - Being 10 years or less from initial academic appointment (for faculty members); or being 10 years or less from last professional training (e.g., Ph.D. or postdoc) for industrial and other non-academic scientists.
- The affiliation with a geographical region of their current home scientific institution:
- Preference may be given to nominees who have published at least one article in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering and to nominees that are members of one of the Divisions.
- Self-nominations are permitted.
Required Nomination Materials*:
- Name and affiliation of nominee
- Name and affiliation of lead nominator
- Nominee’s CV with strict 3-page maximum (including, but not limited to, academic or professional appointments, education, awards and other honors, synergistic activities associated with sustainability)
- List of nominee’s top 10 contributions to sustainable chemistry and engineering (publications, patents, or other) with a 50 word maximum description of the significance or impact of each (e.g., citations and/or downloads of publications, licensing information of patents, or other). For the top 3 contributions, provide full text of the contribution (e.g., provide full text of a research article or full text of a patent)
- Candidate self-statement, 2 pages maximum, describing nominee’s specific contributions to sustainable chemistry and engineering that are deserving of the award
- Letters of support (2 maximum in addition to the lead nomination letter, i.e., 3 letters total)
- It is required that at least one nominator or supporting letter writer be a member of at least one of the partnering ACS Divisions, i.e., the I&EC or CELL Divisions. Proof of a nominator’s division membership must be included with the nomination package. To join, CLICK HERE!
*Only the materials listed here will be considered by the selection committee
The selection committee will consist of ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering editors as well as representatives from the CELL and I&EC Divisions. The committee primarily assesses research achievements and contributions that impact sustainability and green chemistry and/or green engineering, as well as service to the field and community and engagement with the journal. The winners will be announced in early Fall 2018.
Complete nomination packages and questions regarding the lectureship should
be sent to: Award.ACSSustainable@acs.org.
Previous winners of the ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Lectureship Awards include:
2018 – Ning Yan, National University of Singapore (Asia and the Pacific)
2018 – Rafael Luque, University of Cordoba (Europe, the Middle East or Africa)
2018 – Fengqi You, Cornell University (The Americas)
2017 – Jinlong Gong, Tianjin University (Asia and the Pacific)
2017 – Helen Sneddon, GlaxoSmithKline (Europe, the Middle East or Africa)
2017 – Gregg Beckham, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (The Americas)
American Chemical Society Publications 2018
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