IUPAC e-press - 26 July 2004

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IUPAC announced the 2004 winners of the IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists

John F. Hartwig is to be Awarded the Thieme-IUPAC Prize 2004

IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists - 2005 Solicitation

IUPAC Poster Prizes Established

* IUPAC announced the 2004 winners of the IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists
The winners for the IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists have been announced! They are: Parag Acharya, Uppsala University, Sweden, Yu Huang, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA, Zhipan Liu, Queen's University of Belfast, UK, and S. G. Srivatsan, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India. The winners will each receive a cash prize of USD 1000 and a free trip to the IUPAC Congress, 14-19 August 2005, in Beijing, China.

The award was established to encourage outstanding young research scientists at the beginning of their careers. The prize is given for the most outstanding Ph.D. thesis in the general area of the chemical sciences, as described in a 1000-word essay. In addition to the cash prize and trip to Beijing, each prizewinner will also be invited to present a poster at the IUPAC Congress describing his/her award winning work and to submit a short critical review on aspects of their research topics to be published in Pure and Applied Chemistry.

In view of the excellent quality of many applications, the Committee decided also to give four Honorable Mention awards to: Orlando Acevedo, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Neel Sarovar Bhavesh, Mumbai University, Mumbai, India, Anand Mahadeo Gole, University of Pune, India, and Jennifer J. Sokol, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. These winners will each receive a cash prize of USD 100 and a copy of the Compendium of Chemical Technology; the IUPAC "Gold Book".

For more information: <www.iupac.org/news/prize/2004_winners.html>

 

* John F. Hartwig is to be Awarded the Thieme-IUPAC Prize 2004
John F. Hartwig is the recipient of the 2004 Thieme-IUPAC Prize in recognition of his outstanding achievements in the field of synthetic organic chemistry. His research focuses on the discovery, development, and understanding of new reactions catalyzed by transition metals and has had a direct and relevant impact on synthetic chemists worldwide. The scope of his research is extensive, covering areas such as amination of aryl halides, a-arylation of carbonyl compounds, alkane functionalization, hydroamination of olefins, and enantioselective allylic amination and etherification. He will be presented the prize at the 15th International Conference on Organic Synthesis (ICOS-15) in Japan, on 3 August 2004.

The Thieme-IUPAC Prize is awarded every two years on the occasion of this IUPAC-sponsored conference to a scientist under 40 years of age, whose research has had a major impact on the field of synthetic organic chemistry. The Prize is sponsored jointly by Georg Thieme Verlag, IUPAC, and the editors of Synthesis, Synlett, Science of Synthesis, and Houben-Weyl.

For more information: <www.iupac.org/news/archives/2004/thieme_prize.html>

 

* IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists – 2005 Solicitation
The 2004 IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists may have just been announced, but it’s not too early to begin thinking about the 2005 IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists! Young chemists around the globe are urged to submit their Ph.D. thesis. The prize aims to encourage research scientists at the beginning of their careers. The prize will be given for the most outstanding Ph.D. thesis in the general area of the chemical sciences, as described in a 1000-word essay. The prize will consist of USD 1000 cash and travel expenses to the IUPAC Congress at Beijing as well as an opportunity to present a poster describing the award-winning work!

Deadline: February 1, 2005 - for entrants that receive their Ph.D. (or equivalent) degree during the calendar year 2004.

For more information: <www.iupac.org/news/prize.html>

 

* IUPAC Poster Prizes Established
IUPAC has established the IUPAC Poster Prizes to recognize outstanding poster presentations at IUPAC Congresses and Division-sponsored conferences where poster sessions are held. On request of a National Adhering Organization, they may also be awarded at a single chosen national conference each year. This program was approved at the Executive Committee Meeting in Bangalore, India in April 2004. Typically, two prizes will be awarded, although some conferences may award up to three prizes. The conference organizers will oversee the selection of the prizewinners. The winners of the IUPAC Poster Prizes will be given a certificate signed by the IUPAC President, a copy of the Compendium of Chemical Terminology, and two years’ subscription to Chemistry International.

For guidelines and more information: <www.iupac.org/news/archives/2004/poster_prizes.html>

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