The American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Health and Safety is seeking nominations for the division awards described below.
More information about each of the awards can be found on the CHAS website at https://dchas.org/chas-award-nominations/
The deadline for nominations is December 1, 2018.
All awardees will be notified by Spring 2019, and awards will be presented at the national ACS meeting in August, 2019. Please direct all questions and submit nominations to the Awards Chair, Kimi Brown, at awards@dchas.org.
- Howard Fawcett Chemical Health and Safety Award recognizes outstanding individual contributions to the field of Chemical Health and Safety.
- Tillmanns-Skolnik Award was established in 1984 to recognize and honor outstanding, long-term service to the Division of Chemical Health and Safety. Nominees must have been an active member of the division for at least five years and have shown, though personal effort, outstanding support for the realization of CHAS’s goals in Chemical Health and Safety.
- SafetyStratus College and University Health and Safety Award is given to recognize the most comprehensive laboratory safety program in higher education (undergraduate study only). See CHAS website for criteria details.
- The Lifetime Achievement Award from the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety recognizes a lifetime of dedication and service to the American Chemical Society, the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety, and the field of chemical health and safety. The awardee will have shown support for the goals and activities of CHAS, the ACS, and the chemical health and safety community; and will have, through personal effort, helped CHAS and the ACS reach those goals.