THE CARL S. MARVEL CREATIVE POLYMER CHEMISTRY AWARD

Editable Application Form

 

Previous Recipients are listed on the awards page

 

Deadline is July 1st, 2018 

 

Purpose: To recognize and encourage accomplishments and/or innovation of unusual merit in the field of basic or applied polymer science by younger scientists.

 

Nature: The award consists of a plaque, a $3000 honorarium, and up to $2000 in travel support. The award is usually presented biennially in odd-numbered years at the Spring meeting of the Polymer Chemistry Division. The recipient is expected to present an address at a symposium organized in his/her honor. Reasonable travel expenses to the meeting are paid in addition to the honorarium.

 

Establishment and Support: The award was established in 1980 and was sponsored by the Rohm and Haas Company through 2009.   Albemarle Corporation has sponsored the award from 2011 through 2016.

  

Rules for Eligibility: A nominee must be a member or affiliate of the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry at the time of nomination, must have accomplished outstanding work in basic or applied polymer science, and shall not have reached his/her 45th birthday before January 1 of the year of the award. The award shall be granted to an individual without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.

 

Nomination Procedure:   All submission and review of nominations are handled electronically. Please complete this application form and include it as the first page of the nomination package. To complete the package please include a nomination letter that highlights the impact of the nominee’s work in the specific award area (max 2 pages), the nominee’s curriculum vitae (max 2 pages, tailored to the award), and a complete list of scholarly works relevant to the award (e.g., publications, patents, books, other scholarly works). The entire nomination package should be compiled as single PDF file and e-mailed to the Polymer Division Business Office: KathyL@vt.edu. For additional questions call: 540-231-3029.

 

The evaluation of award  packages will be coordinated by POLY Awards Co-chairs, Kenneth Carter (University of Massachusetts) and Marc A. Hillmyer (University of Minnesota).  

 

The nomination and its accompanying material for the 2019 award must be received no later than July 1, 2018.