Heroes of Chemistry

Heroes of Chemistry
Awarded for recognizes teams responsible for the development of innovative, impactful products based on chemistry
Sponsored by American Chemical Society
Date 1996 (1996)
Presented by American Chemical Society
Official website http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-and-awards/awards/industry/heroes.html

The Heroes of Chemistry is an award given annually by the American Chemical Society.[1] It highlights teams responsible for creation of innovative and impactful products based on chemistry and chemical engineering and is intended to show how human welfare is improved by industrial chemical scientists and their companies.

The Heroes of Chemistry was first awarded in 1996. Multiple awards are given yearly. The award has recognized products from a variety of companies and a variety of fields. Winners include pharmaceuticals,[2] agricultural chemicals,[3] zeolites,[4] chemical processes,[5] polymers[6] and more.[7] The award has evolved over time. In early years, many individuals were named based on a body of work. More recently, the award has been granted to development teams responsible for commercialized products.

References

  1. ↑ "Recognizing our Heroes of Chemistry - American Chemical Society". Acs.org. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  2. ↑ "New 'Heroes of Chemistry' invented medicines that help millions of people". Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  3. ↑ "DuPont Scientists Receive"Heroes of Chemistry"Honor for Rynaxypyr- Agropages.com". news.agropages.com. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  4. ↑ Sherman, John D. (1999-03-30). "Synthetic zeolites and other microporous oxide molecular sieves". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96 (7): 3471–3478. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.7.3471. ISSN 0027-8424. PMID 10097059.
  5. ↑ "Receipt of 2014 Heroes of Chemistry Award from the American Chemical Society | Press Releases | Asahi Kasei". www.asahi-kasei.co.jp. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  6. ↑ "Dow researchers to be honored as 'Heroes of Chemistry'". Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  7. ↑ admin. "Heroes of Chemistry: DuPont Scientists Selected | DuPont USA". www.dupont.com. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
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