Earle B. Barnes Award for Leadership in Chemical Research Management

Purpose

To recognize outstanding achievements in chemical research management.

Description

The award consists of $5,000 and a certificate. Up to $2,500 for travel expenses to the meeting at which the award will be presented will be reimbursed.

Deadline

The nomination period is open from July 1 to November 1 annually.

Eligibility

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• The award is intended to recognize individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and creativity in promoting the sciences of chemistry and chemical engineering in research management.
  • Nominees should have demonstrated success in research management by exhibiting the proven ability to manage research projects and people.
  • This leadership and creativity must have been demonstrated by a record of successful research projects and by a strong motivation of the researchers on those projects.
• Recognition of these accomplishments by peers is essential.
• Nominees should be industrial or government employees who are responsible for making decisions on R&D project selection, resource allocation, budgets, staffing, etc. and for being accountable for the results of these decisions.
• The award will be granted regardless of race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, presence of disabilities, and educational.
  • In general, a recipient of a widely recognized scientific award is not eligible for an ACS National Award unless the accomplishment cited as the basis for the nomination represents new or different work.
• An individual who has received an ACS National Award may be nominated for a different ACS National Award if (1) the nomination is for clearly different work from the previous award (the letter of recommendation must address the differences between the work performed for the previous ACS National Award and that which is addressed in the current nomination) or (2) at least five years has elapsed since the previous ACS National Award was received.
  • The five year rule is waived for the preceptor(s) of the students who are eligible to receive the Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry.
• Nominators
  • Nominators are not required to be members of the Society.
  • A nomination can only have one nominator and the recommendation letter is written by this person.
  • Any individual, except a member of the award selection committee or an ACS Board member during their terms of service on the Board, may submit one nomination and/or one support letter for each award.
  • However, selection committee members may submit other nominations or support letters for awards for which they are not serving as a judge.
  • An individual can serve as the primary nominator for a nomination and provide a letter of support for a different nomination for the same ACS National Award.
  • New for 2026: An individual can serve as the primary nominator for one nomination and provide a letter of support for one nomination for each ACS National Award once a year.