DIC AWARDS
Young Investigator Symposium
Call For Nominations Deadline Januray 31, 2010
The ACS DIC solicits nominations for the Young Investigator Symposium to be held on Sunday afternoon of the Fall 2010 ACS meeting in Boston.
This DIC symposium honors talented young inorganic chemists, and provides a high-profile forum for them to present their research results. There will be a total of 8 speakers, and each will give a 30-minute presentation. The DIC will provide a $1000 honorarium for each speaker and a plaque to commemorate her/his participation in the event.
Only DIC members are eligible. Candidates must be enrolled as graduate students or hold positions as postdoctoral fellows (academia, industry or government lab), and be no more than one year beyond completion of the Ph.D. at the time of the nomination. Visiting scholars and similar titles are not eligible. The speakers will be selected from nominations submitted by January 31, 2010. The awards will be announced on February 28, 2010 Awardees must not have accepted a permanent, independent position at the time of selection. Candidates will be asked to verify that they have not accepted a permanent position before being named as awardees.
Nominations may be submitted by a research advisor of the candidate. Self-nominations are not allowed. Nominations should include:
1) A cover page containing on separate lines: a) the candidate's first and last name, b) the candidate's physical and email addresses valid until August 2010, c) the ACS membership number, d) the DIC membership status, e) the affiliation, f) the name of the advisor, g) the number of publications, h) the number of publications on which the candidate is the first author, i) the most important previous awards received by the candidate, j) references of the five most important papers published by the candidate.
2) A nomination letter limited to two pages (single-spaced, 12-pt Times or 11-pt Arial font). This letter should contain i) a description of the research accomplishments of the nominee; ii) a description of the research topic to be presented at the symposium and why this would be of broad interest.
3) The candidate's resume including a list of publications and presentations .
Additional communications with the selection committee are strongly discouraged, and may result in disqualification of the candidate. The selection committee consists of the 2010 DIC Chair Ann Walker and the chairs of the four DIC subdivisions. Applications are to be submitted by January 31, 2010 by email attachment to younginvestigator@acsdic.org as a single pdf file with the title consisting of the last name of the candidate (ie: "LASTNAME.pdf"). Please, also enter the last name of the candidate on the subject line of the email.
2010 ExxonMobil Solid State Chemistry Faculty Fellowship
Call For Nominations Deadline January 15, 2010
The ExxonMobil Foundation is sponsoring the ExxonMobil Solid State Chemistry Faculty Fellowship, which includes an award in the form of an unrestricted grant of $10,000. The Solid State and Materials Chemistry Subdivision of the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry administers the selection of the recipient. The fellowship will be formally presented at the Fall 2010 ACS Meeting in Boston, MA.
The Solid State Chemistry Faculty Fellowship recognizes young scientists who have made substantial contributions to the discipline of solid-state chemistry and have the potential to emerge as leaders in the field. The Fellowship also recognizes solid-state chemistry as a critical science and engineering discipline that is a vital component of the research enterprise in the United States. The recipient of the fellowship must hold a tenure-track faculty position at a U.S. institution, must not yet have received tenure, and, preferably, is not currently in the final stage of tenure review. Selection will be based on past and current independent contributions and on the potential for future contributions to our knowledge of synthesis, properties, reactivity, structure, and bonding in solids.
Nominations must contain: (1) a nomination letter; (2) a one-page summary of current research interests; (3) a brief vitae; (4) a publication list; (5) two additional supporting letters; (6) copies of not more than three recent publications. The deadline for nominations is January 15, 2010. The award will be announced on March 1, 2010.
Nomination packages and letters of support, in the order noted above, should combined into a single pdf file and emailed as an attachment to Stephanie Brock, Solid State and Materials Chemistry Subdivision Chair, at exxonmobil@acsdic.org.
DIC Student Travel Award Program
DIC Student Travel Award Program
The DIC is accepting applications for student travel awards for graduate and undergraduate students presenting research talks or posters at ACS National Meetings. The upper amount of the award is $800.00. The deadline for receipt of applications is January 15 for the Spring ACS National Meeting, and June 1 for the Fall ACS National Meeting. Winners will be notified by March 1 and August 1, respectively, for the Spring and Fall meetings.
Selection process: Applications submitted by undergraduate researchers, graduate students in the first two years of their PhD and graduate students in the final years of their PhD will be reviewed separately. Within each category, the selection process will be based on scientific merit.
Eligibility:
1. The student must be a member of the DIC and must present his/her paper in the DIC program. Students who are not making presentations are ineligible.
2. Only one nomination will be accepted per research group for each meeting. Exceptions may be granted for collaborative projects.
Application Procedure:
1- Use the linked questionnaire (travelgrantappform.pdf) as a cover page for your application package. Please make sure to complete it in its entirety.
2) A proof of your current ACS and DIC membership status such as a copy of your receipt or membership certificate – If you are not in possession of one of these documents, please contact the ACS membership services at 800-333-9511 to request a copy).
3) An abstract of the work to be presented in the DIC program.
4) A resume, including a list of publications and presentations.
5) A recommendation letter from your research advisor.
The application must be saved as a SINGLE pdf file and emailed as an attachment to studentawards@acsdic.org. Please, use the applicant's last name to name the pdf file.
Nanoscience Award
Call For Nominations Deadline Febuary 22, 2010
The Nanoscience Subdivision of the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry (DIC) is pleased to solicit nominations for the Inorganic Nanoscience Award, sponsored by the University of South Carolina NanoCenter. The award consists of $3000 made out to the winner, as well as a plaque to be presented to the recipient at the Fall 2009 ACS meeting in Washington DC. The recipient will be based at either an academic institution or a national laboratory setting in North America. The intent of the award is to recognize sustained excellence, dedication, and perseverance in research in the area of inorganic nanoscience. Recipients are expected to be at the mid-career stage. Preference will be given to nominees who have not won an ACS award during the past five years.
Self-nomination is allowed. Each nomination should include a full curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and a short statement that highlights the key research discoveries that merit a national award in the area of inorganic nanoscience. Each nominee should also arrange for three letters of support to be sent separately. Only one of the three supporting letters can be from the nominee’s home institution. Nominations and letters of support should be emailed as pdf attachments to Stanislaus S. Wong, Nanoscience Subdivision Chair, at nanoawards@acsdic.org. Inquiries (but not nomination materials) should be addressed to sswong@notes.cc.sunysb.edu (Phone: 631-632-1703, Fax: 631-632-7960). The winner will be selected from nominations submitted by February 20, 2009. The award winner will be announced on or around March 10, 2009.
ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry
Call For Nominations Deadline June 30, 2010
Nominations for the 2010 ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry are being solicited. The purpose of this award is to recognize achievement by undergraduate students in inorganic chemistry and to encourage further study in the field. Every ACS Certified Department is eligible to nominate one student for this award. The student nominee will have demonstrated excellence in inorganic chemistry at the undergraduate level based on any combination of research, coursework, and /or motivation / interest / dedication as defined by their nominating institution and should have future plans that include a career in chemistry. Each student nominated will receive a certificate and letter of commendation from the Chair of the Division of Inorganic Chemistry.
A request for nominations will be sent to the Chairs of all ACS Certified Departments in January. Nominations for the 2010 Award can be submitted to http://www.ionicviper.org/dicaward/ and will be accepted until June 30, 2010. Questions about the award can be directed to Barbara Reisner (reisneba@jmu.edu).
Complete List of 2009 Award Winners (Click Link)