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HIST Division symposia and papers to be given at the 266th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Hybrid, August 13-17, 2023. |
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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.HIST Award Banquet As part of its activities at the Fall 2023 ACS National Meeting, the History of Chemistry Division is pleased to host the 2023 HIST Award Banquet honoring Drs. Marelene F. and Geoffrey W. Rayner-Canham and celebrating the accomplishments of the new HIST Fellows. The Banquet will be held at Sears Fine Food (https://www.searsfinefood.com, 439 Powell Street. San Francisco, CA 94102; phone: 415-986-0700) on Tuesday, August 15. It will start at 7:30 PM and will feature a starter (a choice of Chef's daily soup or blue cheese wedge salad), entrée (a choice of petite New York steak, grilled chicken breast, shrimp scampi, or vegetarian Louie), and dessert (white chocolate cheesecake). Tickets are $60 and can be purchased from Vera Mainz, HIST Secretary-Treasurer. The ticket covers the cost of the meal, tip, and tax. Ordinary beverages are included. Alcoholic beverages are available for additional cost from the cash bar. You can pay Vera via check or cash (exact amount preferred) at the banquet or when you see her during the meeting. If you do plan to attend, please RSVP by August 12th (Saturday) via email to Vera Mainz (mainz@illinois.edu). |
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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 2021 has been awarded to Dean F. Martin (University of South Florida), Dr. Vera V. Mainz and Professor Gregory S. Girolami (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) for the paper “St. Elmo Brady (1884-1966). The First African American Chemistry Doctorate Recipient” (Bull. Hist. Chem. 2021, 46 (1), 83–107). 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, 2019, 2020, 2021.The HIST Award for the Paul R. Jones Outstanding Paper Award for 2022 has been awarded to Professor Charles S. Weinert for the paper "Die Chemie ist Schwierig: Winkler and the Discovery of Germanium” (Bull. Hist. Chem. 45 (1), 2020, 8-15). 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, 2020, 2021, 2022. |
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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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