BIOT Awards | Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture

Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture

Background

The Kavli Foundation has agreed to sponsor The Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture through 2025 featuring two lectures at each ACS national meeting. The Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture is awarded to an outstanding chemical scientist who is less than 10 years past the receipt of their Ph.D. and is under 40 years of age.

The candidate is a distinguished younger scientist who is highly regarded by his or her peers for significant contributions to an area of chemistry or related multidisciplinary area of chemistry.

Nomination

The nominee must be a distinguished younger scientist who is highly regarded by their peers for significant contributions to an area of chemistry or related multidisciplinary area of chemistry. Each ACS Committee and Technical Division may nominate up to two individuals for this award. The nominee must be solicited by and nominated through one or more of the ACS Committees or Technical Divisions and approved by the respective Chair.

The following criteria will be used to evaluate each candidate for the lecture award:

  1. Three accomplishments of the nominee are needed, which may include:
    • Seminal publication citations
    • Products/processes commercialized
    • High-impact projects
  2. Proposed title and scope for the lecture (200-word limit)
  3. Nomination letter (1,000-word limit; uploaded as a separate document and using the stationary of the person making the nomination)
  4. CV/resume of the nominee (1,000-word limit)

Further information is provided here. Contact: mppg@acs.org.

Previous Awardees

Recordings of lectures from previous awardees since 2016 can be accessed here.

  • Fall 2022: Dr. Ellen Matson on “Atomic insights for a sustainable future: Understanding bonding at metal oxide surfaces relevant to energy storage and conversion processes”
  • Fall 2022: Dr. Laura Gagliardi on “Quantum leaps: Chemistry and creativity in a changing world”
  • Spring 2022: Prof. Y. Shrike Zhang on “3D bioprinting for functional tissue fabrication”
  • Spring 2022: Alán Aspuru-Guzik on “Billions upon billions of molecules”
  • Fall 2021: Prof. Naomi J. Halas on “Nanomaterials and Light for Sustainability and Societal Impact”
  • Fall 2021: Maureen McKeague, Ph.D. on “Chemistry of DNA Damage and Measuring Genomic Resilience”
  • Spring 2021: Prof. Omar M. Yaghi on “Discovery and Reticular Chemistry of Covanlent Organic Frameworks”
  • Spring 2021: Prof. César de la Fuente on “Machine Biology for Infectious Diseases”
  • Fall 2020: Dr. Bryan E. Barton on “The Innovator’s Guide to Industrial Impact”
  • Fall 2020: Professor Ben L. Feringa on “The Art of Building Small”