The Marvin J. Johnson Award in Microbial and Biochemical Technology

Background

This annual award consists of $5,000 to cover an honorarium and travel expenses, to attend the BIOT annual meeting and a plaque with an address by the recipient on their research as part of the Award Ceremony. Currently sponsored by Pfizer.

Nomination

The nominee shall have accomplished independent and original research that has an exceptionally significant impact on the field of microbial and biochemical technology. They are a divisional, national, or affiliate member of the American Chemical Society. In assessing the technological impact of the body of work that is the basis for a nomination, the selection committee will include in its consideration:

1. How the work has changed the state-of-the-art, thinking or practice of relevant aspects of microbial or biochemical technology via the field’s adoption of new theories, protocols, processes, devices, algorithms, organisms, molecular entities, or biological entities
2. Technological quality and impact of any relevant publications, monographs and/or books
3. Extent of any relevant commercial activity via licensed patents, new commercial entities established, or expansion of existing commercial activities
4. Extent of any immediate or future societal impact via the human needs met by the application of the body of work.

For further details and anonymous submissions, please go to acsbiot.submit.com.

Previous Awardees