The CER Committee is accepting Nominations for the Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Award. This is a lecture award for a distinguished younger scientist highly regarded by their peers for significant contributions to an area of chemistry.
Self-nominations are welcome!
Nominations Due to the CER Committee: May 31, 2023
The CER Committee will then select 2 candidates for the division chair to nominate for the award.
Submit your nomination to: CHEDawards@divched.org
If you have any questions, please contact: Thomas Bussey tbussey@ucsd.edu or Courtney Stanford Courtney.Stanford@rochester.edu
Eligibility for Nomination
The nominee must be a distinguished younger scientist who is highly regarded by their peers for significant contributions to an area of chemistry.
The following criteria will be used to evaluate each candidate for the lecture award:
- Three accomplishments of the nominee are needed, which may include: Seminal publication citations, Products/processes commercialized and/or High-impact projects
- Proposed title and scope for the lecture (200-word limit)
- Nomination letter (1,000-word limit; uploaded as a separate document and using the stationary of the person making the nomination)
- CV/resume of the nominee (1,000-word limit)
Requirements
- The proposed lecture topic and scope must align with the ACS Meeting theme.
- The lecturer must attend to present a 40-minute lecture during the ACS Meeting.
- The lecturer must be no more than 10 years removed from earning their Ph.D.
- The lecturer must be less than 40 years old as of the lecture date.
- The nomination must be approved by the respective Committee or Division Chair.
The Spring 2024 Meeting Theme is: Many Flavors of Chemistry
The Fall 2024 Meeting Theme: Elevating Chemistry
To find out more about this award please visit: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding/awards/kavli-foundation-emerging-leader-in-chemistry-award.html
