Call for Nominations: 2023 ACS Geochemistry Division Medal Award
The Division of Geochemistry of the American Chemical Society is currently soliciting nominations for the 12th awarding of the Geochemistry Division Medal. The Geochemistry Division medal is awarded biennially to an individual for outstanding accomplishment in any field of geochemistry.
Nominations
Nominations should be sent to the Chair of the Geochemistry Division Medal Committee, Dr. Nadine Kabengi, at kabengi[at]gsu.edu by 5:00 pm ET on August 31, 2022, and include the following:
a nomination letter (~2 to 5 pages in length) describing the nominee's outstanding accomplishments in geochemistry research,
the nominee’s current CV with an up-to-date publication list,
two supporting letters from individuals other than the nominator, and
any other supporting information at the discretion of the nominator.
Nominators should confirm, prior to submission of the nomination, that the nominee is willing to be considered for the award.
As you scan your networks for worthy colleagues, we encourage you to actively consider representation (gender, and Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Colors (BIPOC)) in the ensuing pool of candidates. Research tells us that women and BIPOC are often overlooked for awards and are more likely to think they are not ready to be nominated for prestigious awards.
Winners
The award consists of a bronze medallion plus $2000. The awardee will receive an allowance for travel to the award ceremony, as well as registration costs for the ACS meeting at which the award will be conferred. The 12th Geochemistry Division Medal will be presented at the Spring 2023 ACS National Meeting & Exposition to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 26-30, 2023.
Nominees are considered for two award cycles. Thus, new nominations, reviewed for the 2023 award and who are not successful, will be automatically reconsidered in the next award cycle (nominators will be contacted and invited to submit additional or updated information).
Previous GEOC medal winners: Frank J. Millero (2001), John M. Hayes (2003), Patrick G. Hatcher (2005), Robert C. Aller (2007), Fred T. MacKenzie (2009), John A. Tossell (2011), George W. Luther III (2013), Donald Sparks (2015), Susan L. Brantley (2017), Everett L. Shock (2019), and Michael Hochella (2021).