Call for Richards Medal Nominations

The ACS Northeastern Section is soliciting nominations for the 2025 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.
Nomination packages consist of a brief (no more than 5 pages) curriculum vitae of the nominee,
a clear and concise (no more than 4 pages, double spaced) nomination letter that outlines the
candidate’s “conspicuous achievements in chemistry” on which the nomination is based, and an
optional one-page supporting letter. The packet must be submitted electronically as a single
PDF file to the NESACS Administrative Coordinator, admin@nesacs.org.
Nomination packages have a 4-year total life (2 nomination cycles). Nominators who wish their
nominee to be a candidate for a second selection cycle must submit a letter indicating their
intent to renominate the candidate a second time and submit a one-page update that describes
the nominee’s activities in the two-year time period following the original nomination.
Nominations must be received by November 24, 2025. The Richards Medal will be awarded on
Friday, March 13, 2026.
More information about the Richards Medal, including a list of all previous recipients, can be
found at http://www.nesacs.org/awards_richards-medal.html.