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Chemical Pioneer Award

 

Call for Nominations
Deadline - 10/5/11
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemical Pioneer Award:

The Chemical Pioneer Award recognizes chemists, chemical engineers, or their associates who have made outstanding contributions which have had a major impact on advances in chemical science and industry and/or the chemical profession. This award was first given in 1966.

Previous Chemical Pioneer Award Winners

 

Call for Nominations
2012 Chemical Pioneer Award

First presented by The AIC in 1966, the Chemical Pioneer Award recognizes chemists, chemical engineers, or their associates who have made outstanding contributions that have had a major impact on advances in chemical science and industry and/or the chemical profession. Previous winners include pioneering researchers, educators and executives representing the many facets of the world of chemistry. The AIC Chemical Pioneers include Eugene G. Rochow, Linus C. Pauling, O. A. Battista, Herbert C. Brown, C. N. R. Rao, Alan G. Marshall,  and George Olah.

Nominations should consist of a nominating letter with the individual's curriculum vita plus two letters of support. All nomination materials are due in The AIC Office by October 5, 2011, and should be mailed to:
Ms. Sarah Reisert

Attn: Chemical Pioneer Nomination

Chemical Heritage Foundation
315 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
OR you may email completed nomination materials to SReisert@chemheritage.org
It is the responsibility of the person making the nomination to collect and submit all the required nomination materials – letter of nomination, two letters of support and the nominees CV.  No late nominations will be accepted.

The award winner is expected to deliver a formal lecture on a topic relevant to the basis for winning the award at the award ceremony during the 2012 annual meeting of The American Institute of Chemists.

The American Institute of Chemists: Founded in 1923, The AIC advances the chemical sciences by establishing high professional standards of practice and emphasizing the professional, ethical, economic, and social status of its members for the benefit of society as a whole. The AIC engages in a broad range of programs for professional enhancement through the prestigious Fellow membership category, an awards program, certification programs, and meetings.
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Dr. James Christner Named 2011 AIC Chemical Pioneer Awardee
Dr. James Christner was awarded the 2011 American Institute of Chemists Chemical Pioneer Award, at the Chemical Heritage Foundation on April 8, 2011. Dr. Christner is a Consultant in the area of chemical and immune chemical test systems and former Vice President of Research and Development at Serim Research Corporation. His extensive research has contributed to our understanding of proteoglycan structure, its role in cartilage function and in arterial plaque formation. In addition, the chemical tests devices he has developed are being used in various areas such as in monitoring the water used in kidney dialysis and ensuring the safety and efficacy of the high-level disinfection procedures carried out in kidney dialysis centers and endoscopy units. He has published over fifty refereed papers and secured nineteen patents.
Dr. Christner is a member of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He holds a B.A. in Chemistry from Goshen College and a Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from The University of Michigan.