Call for Nominations
for the
2008 National Starch & Chemical Award
for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry
The award consists of a $2,000 prize, a plaque, and travel expenses to the
Fall National Meeting of the ACS for the presentation.
Thesis Advisors are urged to nominate their students for this Award!
For a form suitable for posting, see
http://www.chem.cmu.edu/berry/nsc_award08.pdf
Under the auspices of The Polymer Education Committee (POLYED) of the ACS
divisions of Polymer Chemistry and of Polymeric Materials Science &
Engineering, the award recognizes a graduate student or recent graduate who
has completed an outstanding Ph.D. thesis in research accepted by a U.S. or
Canadian university during the three-year period prior to Jan. 1 of the
award year.
Nominees will be judged on the basis of their contribution to the thesis
research, the quality and level of innovation demonstrated, and the impact
of the research on the science of synthetic polymers or biopolymers. The
research advisor will be recognized in all publications about the award and
during the award presentation.
Nominations must be made by the thesis supervisor or others familiar with
the nominee's work. The nominating document must include the nominee's
biography, a synopsis of the work, and a letter of recommendation from the
thesis advisor. Relevant publications based on the thesis work may be
submitted. Supporting documents and testimonials may also be included.
Send five copies of the nomination, postmarked prior to Jan. 31 of the
award year to
Guy C. Berry
Department of Chemistry
Carnegie Mellon University
4400 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
For further information send queries to gcberry@andrew.cmu.edu
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