Funding & Awards

ACS Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology

Award at a Glance

TypeAward

Recipient Faculty, Industry, Chemistry Professional

Category National Awards

Amount$5,000 + expenses

DeadlineNovember 1, 2023

Contactawards@acs.org

Purpose

To encourage creativity in research and technology or methods of analysis to provide a scientific basis for informed environmental control decision-making processes or to provide practical technologies that will reduce health risk factors.

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

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 (Annual Review)

How to Apply

The nomination period is open from July 1 to November 1 annually. Learn more about submitting a nomination for the ACS National Awards.

Sponsor

Aerodyne Research and the ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry

History

Air Products and Chemical, Inc. established the award in 1978 and sponsored the award until 2010. The ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry sponsored the award in 2011. The ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry and Environmental Science & Technology and Environmental Science & Technology Letters sponsored the award from 2012 to 2018. The ACS and the ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry sponsored the award in 2019. Aerodyne and the ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry began sponsoring the award in 2020.

Contact Information

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

2023 Recipient Neil McPherson Donahue (First Right) is Presented with His Award by Judith C. Giordan, ACS President (First Left) and Sponsor Representatives Douglas R. Worsnop (Second Left) and Sherine Obare (Second Right)

Photo by EPNAC.com

Past Recipients

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