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The recipients of the 2023 Joseph B. Lambert HIST Award of the Division of the History of Chemistry of the American Chemical Society Geoffrey and Marelene Rayner-Canham. This award is the successor to the Dexter Award (1956-2001) and the Sydney M. Edelstein Award (2002-2009), also administered by the Division of the History of Chemistry. The HIST Award will be presented to the Rayner-Canhams at the fall national meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Francisco, August 2023. |
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HIST 2022 Election Results! Congratulations to all the winners and to all those members who voted. |
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HIST Citations for Chemical Breakthrough Award
Presented annually to multiple awardees beginning in 2006, these awards recognize seminal chemistry publications, books and patents. The term "breakthrough" refers to advances in the fields of science embraced by the American Chemical Society that have been revolutionary in concept, broad in scope, and long-term in impact. Each award will be made to the department or institution where the breakthrough occurred, not to the individual scientist(s) or inventors. |
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The ACS Division of the History of Chemistry (HIST) is celebrating its hundredth birthday as an ACS Division in 2022. Parts of our celebration of HIST's Centennial Year are:
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The Division of the History of Chemistry (HIST) recognizes the value of supporting the organization of symposia, conferences, or meetings that benefit the study and promotion of the history of chemistry. If you are organizing such an event and would like to request financial support (typically, $500 per traditional half-day session), please submit THIS FORM to the Division's Secretary-Treasurer, Dr. Vera Mainz (mainz@illinois.edu) no later than two weeks before the HIST Executive Committee meets to consider such requests (i.e., during the national ACS meetings, usually in late March and late August). Most successful requests are submitted at least six months before the actual symposium or conference takes place. It should not be expected that late submissions will be considered. |
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The HIST award for the Paul R. Jones Outstanding Paper Award for 2018 has been awarded to Professor Seth C. Rasmussen at North Dakota State University. The award is presented to the author of the best paper published in the Bulletin for the History of Chemistry during the previous three years, 2016, 2017, 2018.The HIST Award for the Paul R. Jones Outstanding Paper Award for 2019 has been awarded to Professor David E. Lewis at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The award is presented to the author of the best paper published in the Bulletin for the History of Chemistry during the previous three years, 2017, 2018, 2019. Prof. Lewis has previously won the award in 1997 and 2010. This is the third time he has won this award, making him the only person to have achieved this distinction, which is a clear indicator of the high level of scholarship we have all come to expect of him. The HIST award for the Paul R. Jones Outstanding Paper Award for 2020 has been awarded to Bill Streifer. The award is presented to the author of the best paper published in the Bulletin for the History of Chemistry during the previous three years, 2018, 2019, 2020. |
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The Bulletin for the History of Chemistry v48(1), 2023, is now available to members. Check out the Table of Contents. |
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The HIST Division archives are at the Science History Institute (formerly known as the Chemical Heritage Foundation). The finding aid is available HERE. |
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