NESACS sponsors a number of national and local awards to honor professional chemists.

• The Hill Award for Outstanding Service to the Northeastern Section of the ACS
• The Richards Award for Excellence in Teaching Secondary School Chemistry
• The Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry
• The Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest
• The Levins Memorial Prize for graduate students in the chemical sciences
• The Regional Award in High School Chemistry Teaching

NESACS also sponsors grants and scholarships for students and faculty in support of research, travel, and other activities.

• Grants-in-Aid for undergraduate students presenting papers at a National ACS Meeting.
• The Norris-Richards Undergraduate Summer Research Scholarships to promote research interactions between undergraduate students and faculty.
• NESACS Scholars Program for minority students
• The Woman Chemists Committee Travel Awards for support of women at the undergraduate through post-doctoral levels to present their research results at scientific meetings.
• The Newell Grants for teachers to attend the annual NEACT conference.

National ACS Awards

One of the duties of the Section's Awards Committee is to seek out deserving nominees for any of the many awards given by the National ACS.

While there is no likelihood of nationally well-known chemists or chemical engineers being overlooked for appropriate awards, there may be many deserving scientists who are in the process of establishing their reputation who might well be overlooked unless brought to our attention from within the Section.

Therefore, the Awards Committee is urging members to present the names of potential recipients of ACS Awards.

It is not necessary to specify the name of the Award - there are many in different fields and for different accomplishments among the numerous ACS awards. The Section Awards Committee will be happy to locate a suitable award and carry the nominating process forward.

Names and supporting materials can be submitted either directly to the chair of the Awards Committee (mdube@nyelubricants.com) or to the Section office.