E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy
2009 recipient Paul Barbara (second to right)
is presented his award by sponsor representative
Steven McDonald (second to left) ACS President
-Elect Joseph Francisco (left) and ACS President
Thomas Lane (right).
is presented his award by sponsor representative
Steven McDonald (second to left) ACS President
-Elect Joseph Francisco (left) and ACS President
Thomas Lane (right).
Sponsor: Coherent Inc. and the American Chemical Society
Purpose: To recognize outstanding accomplishments in fundamental or applied spectroscopy in chemistry.
Nature: The award consists of $5,000 and a certificate. Up to $1,500 for travel expenses to the meeting at which the award will be presented will be reimbursed. The recipient will deliver an award address at the spring awards symposium of the ACS Division of Physical Chemistry.
Eligibility: The award will be granted without regard to age or nationality. The scope of the award is to cover all fields of spectroscopy in chemistry, both fundamental and applied.
Deadline: November 1 (annual review).
Establishment & Support: Coherent Inc. began cosponsoring the award with The ACS in 2009. The award was established in 1994 by the Rohm and Haas Co. and supported from 1997 to 2006. The ACS sponsored the award in 2007 and 2008.
Contact Information
Awards Office
American Chemical Society
1155 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036-4801
Phone: 202-872-4408
Fax: 202-776-8008
awards@acs.org
Recipient
2009 Paul F. Barbara
2008 Jack H. Freed
2007 Michael D. Fayer
2006 Donald H. Levy
2005 Eizi Hirota
2004 James K.G. Watson
2003 Marilyn E. Jacox
2002 Takeshi Oka
2001 William A. Klemperer
2000 Ad Bax
1999 Richard N. Zare
1998 Robin M. Hochstrasser
1997 Ahmed Zewail