:ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences

{{short description|Award for chemists and chemical engineers}}

The award, sponsored by The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, was instituted in 1993 with the intention of recognizing "significant accomplishments by individuals who have stimulated or fostered the interest of women in chemistry, promoting their professional development as chemists or chemical engineers." Recipients receive $5,000, a certificate, up to $1,500 for travel expenses, and a grant of $10,000. The deadline for nomination is 1 November every year.{{cite web|title=ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences|url=http://dreyfus.org/awards/acs_award_for_women.shtml|publisher=Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.|accessdate=28 June 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721205816/http://www.dreyfus.org/awards/acs_award_for_women.shtml|archivedate=21 July 2011|url-status=dead}}

Recipients

Awardees are listed here along with their affiliation at the time of the award.

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|2024

|Elsa Reichmanis{{Cite journal |last=Nina |first=Notman |date=September 7, 2023 |title=2024 ACS National Award winners announced |url=https://cen.acs.org/people/awards/2024-ACS-National-Award-winners/101/web/2023/09 |journal=Chemical & Engineering News}}

|Lehigh University

2023

|Caroline Ylitalo

|3M

2022

|Mindy Levine

|Ariel University

2021

|Kay Brummond

|University of Pittsburgh

2020

|Katherine J. Franz{{Cite web|title=ACS 2020 national award winners|url=https://cen.acs.org/acs-news/programs/ACS-2020-national-award-winners/97/i33|website=Chemical & Engineering News|language=en|access-date=2020-05-08}}

|Duke University

2019

|Ruth E. Baltus{{Cite web|url=https://cen.acs.org/acs-news/programs/ACS-2019-national-award-winners/96/i37|title=ACS 2019 national award winners|website=Chemical & Engineering News|language=en|access-date=2019-03-12}}

|Clarkson University

2018Rebecca T. Ruck{{Cite web|url=https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-and-awards/awards/national/recipients/2018-national-award-recipients.html|title=2018 National Award Recipients - American Chemical Society|website=American Chemical Society|language=en|access-date=2018-07-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://cen.acs.org/articles/96/i2/ACS-Award-Encouraging-Women-Careers.html|title=ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences: Rebecca T. Ruck {{!}} January 8, 2018 Issue - Vol. 96 Issue 2 {{!}} Chemical & Engineering News|website=cen.acs.org|access-date=2019-03-12}}

|Merck & Co

2017Judith M. Iriarte-Gross{{Cite web|url=https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-and-awards/awards/national/recipients/2017-national-award-recipients.html|title=2017 National Award Recipients - American Chemical Society|website=American Chemical Society|access-date=2016-08-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://cen.acs.org/articles/95/i1/ACS-Award-Encouraging-Women-Careers.html|title=ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences: Judith M. Iriarte-Gross {{!}} Chemical & Engineering News|website=cen.acs.org|access-date=2019-03-12}}

|Middle Tennessee State University

2016Carol A. Fierke{{Cite web|url=https://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i1/ACS-Award-Encouraging-Women-Careers.html|title=ACS Award For Encouraging Women Into Careers In The Chemical Sciences: Carol A. Fierke {{!}} Chemical & Engineering News|website=cen.acs.org|access-date=2019-03-12}}

|University of Michigan

2015E. Ann Nalley{{Cite web|url=https://cen.acs.org/articles/93/i9/ACS-Award-Encouraging-Women-Careers.html|title=ACS Award For Encouraging Women Into Careers In The Chemical Sciences {{!}} Chemical & Engineering News|website=cen.acs.org|access-date=2019-03-12}}

|Cameron University

2014Sandra C. Greer{{Cite web|url=https://cen.acs.org/articles/92/i1/ACS-Award-Encouraging-Women-Careers.html|title=ACS Award For Encouraging Women Into Careers In The Chemical Sciences {{!}} Chemical & Engineering News|website=cen.acs.org|access-date=2019-03-12}}

|Mills College

2013Heather C. Allen

|Ohio State University

2012Yves J. Chabal

|University of Texas at Dallas

2011Mamie W. Moy

|University of Houston

2010Mildred S. Dresselhaus

|Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2009Mary F. Singleton

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2008Esther M. Conwell

|National Science Foundation

2007Bojan H. Jennings

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2006Catherine H. Middlecamp

|University of Wisconsin-Madison

2005Geraldine L. Richmond

|University of Oregon

2004Margaret-Ann Armour

|University of Alberta

2003Madeleine Jacobs

|American Chemical Society

2002Barbara A. Sawrey

|University of California San Diego

2001Christina Bodurow Erwin{{Cite web|url=https://pubs.acs.org/isubscribe/journals/cen/78/i37/html/7837awar.html|title=ACS 2001 National Award Winners|website=pubs.acs.org|access-date=2019-03-12}}

|Eli Lilly & Co.

2000Valerie J. Kuck

|Bell Laboratories

1999Jeanette Grasselli-Brown

|New Jersey Institute of Technology

1998Madeleine M. Joullié

|University of Pennsylvania

1997Mary E. Thompson

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1996Nina Roscher

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1995

|Margaret C. Cavanaugh{{Cite web|url=https://cen.acs.org/articles/87/i24/Margaret-Cavanaugh-Wins-ACS-Volunteer.html|title=Margaret Cavanaugh Wins ACS Volunteer Service Award {{!}} June 15, 2009 Issue - Vol. 87 Issue 24 {{!}} Chemical & Engineering News|website=cen.acs.org|access-date=2019-03-12}}

|National Science Foundation

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