The Division’s awards honor outstanding contributions to analytical chemistry across research, education, instrumentation, and service. Review each award’s criteria and nomination instructions before the deadline.
The Roland F. Hirsch Award
Honouring exceptional service to the analytical chemistry community
ACS Measurement Science Lectureships
Award for excellence in modern measurement science
Chemical Instrumentation
Honoring innovation in chemical instrumentation and analysis
Garry A. Rechnitz Award in Electrochemistry
Recognizing leaders shaping electrochemical research
Spectrochemical Analysis
Award for breakthroughs in spectrochemical and optical science
The J. Calvin Giddings Award for Excellence in Education
Recognizing innovation in teaching analytical chemistry
Arthur F. Findeis Award for Achievements by a Young Analytical Scientist
Recognizing outstanding achievements in analytical science
Young Investigators in Separation Science Award
Recognizing emerging talent in analytical separations
Field and Franklin Award for Mass Spectrometry
To recognize achievement in mass spectrometry
Joseph J. Kirkland Award in Chromatography
Recognizing excellence and innovation in chromatography
Nomination Guidelines & Deadlines
With the ACS measurement science journals, we annually award the ACS Measurement Sciences Lectureships. Please see the ACS Measurement Sciences Lectureships page on for further information on how to apply for this award.
Eligibity
Eligibility is open to members and non-members of the Division of Analytical Chemistry. Nominees for the J. Calvin Giddings Award for Excellence in Education, however, must have demonstrated excellence in teaching through at least five years at the time the award is presented.
Nominating and seconding letters may be submitted by persons who are not members of the Division.
An individual may only write one letter (nominating or supporting) for one candidate for a given award. An individual may supply one letter (nominating or supporting) for each different award.
Deadlines
All nominations must be sent to the immediate past chairperson of the Division and must be received by November 1 of each year. The immediate past chairperson of the Division shall in turn transmit the nominations to the chairpersons of the appropriate juries.
Nominations that are unsuccessful will be retained for jury consideration for the following three years.
Awards nominations shall be sent by email (single PDF) or postal mail no later than November 1 to:
ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry
Award Nominations
2019 Galisteo St., Bldg I-1
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 505-989-4735
office@acsanalytical.org
Nominations
Nominations shall consist of:
- A letter of nomination.
- Two seconding letters.
- A biographical statement emphasizing the accomplishments of the nominee which pertain to the award.
- The nominating documents shall be submitted in one package and shall not exceed 8 pages of text, including the nominating and seconding letters, biographical statement, and attachments to the nomination. If the total pages for a nomination exceeds 8, then only the first 8 pages will be submitted to the jury for the award.
- Nominating and seconding letters may be submitted by persons who are not members of the Division.
- An individual may only write one letter (nominating or supporting) for one candidate for a given award. An individual may supply one letter (nominating or supporting) for each different award.
Contributions by a candidate which have been recognized by a prior Divisional or ACS national award generally will not be considered by the jury for a Divisional award, especially if an award has been received within the past three years and within a similar area.
The jury shall receive from its chairperson a list for each nominee of any such prior awards, their dates, and their citations. Any candidate previously nominated for an award who was not chosen as the awardee will be considered for up to three additional years without further action by the nominator being required.
