List of American Chemical Society national awards

The List of American Chemical Society national awards attempts to include national awards, medals and prized offered by the American Chemical Society (ACS). The ACS national awards program began in 1922 with the establishment of the Priestley Medal, the highest award offered by the ACS.^[1] As of 2016, the ACS offers a 64 national awards, medals and prizes based on scientific and professional contributions in chemistry.^[2] These are:

• ACS Award for Achievement in Research for the Teaching and Learning of Chemistry^[3]
• ACS Award for Affordable Green Chemistry^[4]
• ACS Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research^[5]
• ACS Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology^[6]
• ACS Award for Creative Invention^[7]
• ACS Award for Creative Work in Fluorine Chemistry^[8]
• ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry^[9]
• ACS Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry^[10]
• ACS Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences^[11]
• ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences^[12]
• ACS Award for Research at an Undergraduate Institution^[13]
• ACS Award for Team Innovation^[14]
• ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry^[15]
• ACS Award in Applied Polymer Science^[16]
• ACS Award in Chromatography^[17]
• ACS Award in Colloid Chemistry^[18]
• ACS Award in Industrial Chemistry^[19]
• ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry^[20]
• ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry^[21]
• ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry^[22]
• ACS Award in Pure Chemistry^[23]
• ACS Award in Separations Science and Technology^[24]
• ACS Award in Surface Chemistry^[25]
• ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials^[26]
• ACS Award in Theoretical Chemistry^[27]
• Award for Volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society^[28]
• Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry^[29]
• Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry^[30]
• Earle B. Barnes Award for Leadership in Chemical Research Management^[31]
• Ronald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetric Chemistry^[32]
• Herbert C. Brown Award for Creative Research in Synthetic Methods
• Alfred Burger Award in Medicinal Chemistry^[33]
• James Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching^[34]
• Arthur C. Cope Award^[35]
• Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards^[36] (given for three distinct career levels)
• Elias J. Corey Award for Outstanding Original Contribution in Organic Synthesis by a Young Investigator^[37]
• F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry^[38]
• Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry^[39]
• Frank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry^[40]
• Francis P. Garvin - John M. Olin Medal^[41]
• James T. Grady - James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public^[42]
• Harry Gray Award for Creative Work in Inorganic Chemistry by a Young Investigator^[43]
• Ernest Guenther Award in the Chemistry of Natural Products^[44]
• Katheryn C. Hach Award for Entrepreneurial Success^[45]
• E. B. Hershberg Award for Important Discoveries in Medicinally Active Substances^[46]
• Joel Henry Hildebrand Award in the Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry of Liquids^[47]
• Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptid Chemistry^[48]
• Ipatieff Prize^[49]
• Frederic Stanley Kipping Award in Silicon Chemistry^[50]
• Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics^[51] (awarded in even-numbered years by ACS and in odd-numbered years by the American Physical Society)
• Josef Michl ACS Award in Photochemistry^[52]
• E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry^[53]
• Nakanishi Prize^[54] (awarded in odd-numbered years by ACS and in even-numbered years by the Chemical Society of Japan)
• Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry^[55]
• James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry
• George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry^[56]
• Charles Lathrop Parsons Award^[57]
• George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education^[58]
• Priestley Medal^[1]
• Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry^[59]
• Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis^[60]
• George and Christine Sosnovsky Award for Cancer Research^[61]
• E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy^[62]
• Ahmed Zewail Award in Ultrafast Science and Technology^[63]

References

1. "Priestley Medal". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
2. "American Chemical Society Expanded Its Global Reach | C&EN 2015 Chemistry Year In Review". C&EN 2015 Chemistry Year In Review. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
3. "ACS Award for Achievement in Research for the Teaching and Learning of Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
4. "ACS Award for Affordable Green Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
5. "ACS Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
6. "ACS Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
7. "ACS Award for Creative Invention". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
8. "ACS Award for Creative Work in Fluorine Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
9. "ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
10. "ACS Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of lnorganic Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
11. "ACS Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
12. "ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
13. "ACS Award for Research at an Undergraduate Institution". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
14. "ACS Award for Team Innovation". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
15. "ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
16. "ACS Award in Applied Polymer Science". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
17. "ACS Award in Chromatography". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
18. "ACS Award in Colloid and Surface Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
19. "ACS Award in Industrial Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
20. "ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
21. "ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
22. "ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
23. "ACS Award in Pure Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
24. "ACS Award in Separations Science and Technology". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
25. "ACS Award in Surface Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
26. "ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
27. "ACS Award in Theoretical Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
28. "Award for Volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
29. "Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
30. "Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
31. "Earle B. Barnes Award for Leadership in Chemical Research Management". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
32. "Ronald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetic Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
33. "Alfred Burger Award in Medicinal Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
34. "James Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
35. "Arthur C. Cope Award". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
36. "Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
37. "Elias J. Corey Award for Outstanding Original Contribution in Organic Synthesis by a Young Investigator". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
38. "F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
39. "Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
40. "Frank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
41. "Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
42. "James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
43. "Harry Gray Award for Creative Work in Inorganic Chemistry by a Young Investigator". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
44. "Ernest Guenther Award in the Chemistry of Natural Products". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
45. "Kathryn C. Hach Award for Entrepreneurial Success". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
46. "E. B. Hershberg Award for Important Discoveries in Medicinally Active Substances". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
47. "Joel Henry Hildebrand Award in the Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry of Liquids". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
48. "Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
49. "Ipatieff Prize". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
50. "Frederic Stanley Kipping Award in Silicon Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
51. "Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
52. "Josef Michl ACS Award in Photochemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
53. "E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
54. "Nakanishi Prize". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
55. "Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
56. "George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
57. "Charles Lathrop Parsons Award". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
58. "George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
59. "Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
60. "Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
61. "George and Christine Sosnovsky Award for Cancer Research". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
62. "E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
63. "The Ahmed Zewail Award in Ultrafast Science and Technology". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-14.