Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards
The Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards are presented annually at an awards ceremony normally held in late June.
- Nominations are due December 31 each year.
- How to enter the award competition (download the nomination package from this page).
The annual Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards recognize outstanding chemical technologies that incorporate the principles of green chemistry into chemical design, manufacture, and use.
Nominations
The program invites nominations that describe the technical benefits of a green chemistry technology as well as its human health and environmental benefits.
Nominations are accepted from:
- Individuals
- Groups
- Non-profit and for-profit organizations
- Academia
- Industry
The nominated green chemistry technology must have reached a significant milestone within the past five years in the United States (i.e., it must been researched, demonstrated, implemented, applied, patented, etc.).
Selection of the Recipients
An independent panel, selected by the American Chemical Society, evaluates nominations for the awards.
Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards recipients receive national public recognition for their outstanding accomplishments in the research, development, and/or implementation of green chemical technologies.