2024 Richards Medal – Call for nominations
The ACS Northeastern Section is soliciting nominations for the 2024 Theodore William Richards Medal Award for conspicuous achievement in any area of chemistry. The medal honors the U.S.’s first chemistry Nobel Laureate and is awarded every two years. The medal was last presented in 2022 to Professor Jacqueline Barton of the California Institute of Technology.
Nominations must be submitted electronically in a single PDF file. They must include a brief (no more than 5 pages) curriculum vitae of the nominee and a clear, concise (no more than 2 pages) nomination letter that outlines the candidate’s “conspicuous achievement in chemistry” on which the nomination is based. The packet should be submitted electronically as a single PDF file to malikaj@bu.edu.
Nominations must be received by October 31, 2023. The Richards Medal will be awarded on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
More information about the Richards Medal, including a list of all previous recipients, can be found at https://www.nesacs.org/award/theodore-william-richards-medal-award/.
