NAS Award for Chemistry in Service to Society
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The NAS Award for Chemistry in Service to Society is awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences
"for contributions to chemistry, either in fundamental science or its application, that clearly satisfy a societal need." It has been awarded every two years since its inception in 1991.
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
"for contributions to chemistry, either in fundamental science or its application, that clearly satisfy a societal need." It has been awarded every two years since its inception in 1991.
List of NAS Award for Chemistry in Service to Society winners
- 2011: Paul J. Reider
- 2009: John D. RobertsJohn D. RobertsJohn Dombrowski Roberts is an American chemist. He has made contributions to the integration of physical chemistry, spectroscopy and organic chemistry for the understanding of chemical reaction rates....
- 2007: Arthur A. Patchett
- 2005: Marvin H. Caruthers
- 2003: Paul S. AndersonPaul S. AndersonPaul S. Anderson is an American chemist. He worked at Merck, DuPont-Merck, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Among his awards were the Perkin Medal in 2002, the NAS Award for Chemistry in Service to Society in 2003 and the Priestley Medal in 2006....
- 2001: Paul C. LauterburPaul LauterburPaul Christian Lauterbur was an American chemist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2003 with Peter Mansfield for his work which made the development of magnetic resonance imaging possible.Dr...
- 1999: C. Grant Willson
- 1997: Ernest L. ElielErnest L. ElielErnest Ludwig Eliel was a chemist born in Cologne, Germany. Among his awards were the Priestley Medal in 1996 and the NAS Award for Chemistry in Service to Society in 1997....
- 1995: P. Roy VagelosP. Roy VagelosPindaros Roy Vagelos, better known as P. Roy Vagelos or Roy Vagelos , was president and chief executive officer and chairman of the multinational pharmaceutical company Merck. He attracted research scientists who developed many major new drugs...
- 1993: Harold S. Johnston
- 1991: Vladimir HaenselVladimir HaenselVladimir Haensel was an American chemical engineer who invented the platforming process - a platinum catalytic process for reforming petroleum hydrocarbons into gasoline...
External links
- NAS Award for Chemistry in Service to Society National Academy of Sciences web site