
Sponsor: The Purdue Borane Research Fund and the Herbert C. Brown Award Endowment
Purpose: To recognize and encourage outstanding and creative contributions to research in synthetic methods.
Nature: The award consists of $5,000, a medallion with a presentation box, and a certificate. Up to $2,500 for travel expenses to the meeting at which the award will be presented will be reimbursed. The medallion will be presented during the award address.
Eligibility: A nominee must have accomplished outstanding and creative research that involved the discovery and development of novel and useful methods for chemical synthesis. The synthetic method that is the basis for the award may be related to any area of chemistry. The award will be granted without regard to age or nationality.
Deadline: November 1 (annual review).
Establishment & Support: Gifts from the Purdue Borane Research Fund to the Herbert C. Brown Award Endowment have supported the award since 2003. The award was established in 1997 and was sponsored by the Aldrich Chemical Co. Inc., through 2002.
Awards Office
American Chemical Society
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awards@acs.org
2009 Scott E. Denmark
2008 Eric N. Jacobsen
2007 David A. Evans
2006 Richard F. Heck
2005 Gilbert Stork
2004 Edwin Vedejs
2003 Paul A. Wender
2002 Clayton H. Heathcock
2001 Robert H. Grubbs
2000 Samuel J. Danishefsky
1999 Barry M. Trost
1998 Herbert C. Brown