The List of American Chemical Society national awards attempts to include national awards, medals and prized offered by the
American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 155,000 members at all d ...
(ACS). The ACS national awards program began in 1922 with the establishment of the Priestley Medal, the highest award offered by the ACS.
[ As of 2016, the ACS offers a 64 national awards, medals and prizes based on scientific and professional contributions in chemistry.]ACS Award in Pure Chemistry
The American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry is awarded annually by the American Chemical Society (ACS) "to recognize and encourage fundamental research in pure chemistry carried out in North America by young men and women." "Young" me ...
* ACS Award in Separations Science and Technology
* ACS Award in Surface Chemistry
* ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials
* ACS Award in Theoretical Chemistry
* Award for Volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society
* Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry
* Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry
* Earle B. Barnes Award for Leadership in Chemical Research Management
* Ronald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetric Chemistry
* Herbert C. Brown Award for Creative Research in Synthetic Methods
* Alfred Burger Award in Medicinal Chemistry
* James Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching
* Arthur C. Cope Award
The Arthur C. Cope Award is a prize awarded for achievement in the field of organic chemistry research. It is sponsored by the Arthur C. Cope Fund, and has been awarded annually since 1973 by the American Chemical Society. It consists of $25,000, ...
* Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards (given for three distinct career levels)
* Elias J. Corey Award for Outstanding Original Contribution in Organic Synthesis by a Young Investigator
* F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry
* Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry
* Frank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry
* Francis P. Garvin - John M. Olin Medal
* James T. Grady - James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public
* Harry Gray Award for Creative Work in Inorganic Chemistry by a Young Investigator
* Ernest Guenther Award in the Chemistry of Natural Products
* Katheryn C. Hach Award for Entrepreneurial Success
* E. B. Hershberg Award for Important Discoveries in Medicinally Active Substances
* Joel Henry Hildebrand Award in the Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry of Liquids
* Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry
* Ipatieff Prize
* Frederic Stanley Kipping Award in Silicon Chemistry
* Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics (awarded in even-numbered years by ACS and in odd-numbered years by the American Physical Society
The American Physical Society (APS) is a not-for-profit membership organization of professionals in physics and related disciplines, comprising nearly fifty divisions, sections, and other units. Its mission is the advancement and diffusion of k ...
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* Josef Michl ACS Award in Photochemistry
* E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
* Nakanishi Prize
The Nakanishi Prize, named after Japanese chemist Koji Nakanishi, is an award in chemistry given alternately by the Chemical Society of Japan and the American Chemical Society.
Purpose
"To recognize and stimulate significant work that extends ...
(awarded in odd-numbered years by ACS and in even-numbered years by the Chemical Society of Japan
The (CSJ) is a learned society and professional association founded in 1878 in order to advance research in chemistry. The mission of the CSJ is to promote chemistry for science and industry in collaboration with other domestic and global societ ...
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* Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry
* James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry
* George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry
* Charles Lathrop Parsons Award
The Charles Lathrop Parsons Award is usually a biennial award that recognizes outstanding public service by a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Recipients are chosen by the American Chemical Society Board of Directors, from a list of ...
* George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education The George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education recognizes "outstanding contributions to chemical education." It is a national award, given annually by the American Chemical Society and sponsored by the ACS Division of Chemical Education and the ...
* Priestley Medal
The Priestley Medal is the highest honor conferred by the American Chemical Society (ACS) and is awarded for distinguished service in the field of chemistry. Established in 1922, the award is named after Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen ...
E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy
The E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy is awarded annually by the American Chemical Society ''to recognize outstanding accomplishments in fundamental or applied spectroscopy in chemistry.'' It was first awarded in 1997 and was named in honor ...
* Ahmed Zewail Award in Ultrafast Science and Technology
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