2022 UNILEVER AWARD
for
Outstanding Young Investigator in Colloid & Surfactant Science
$3,000 PRIZE
The ACS Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry invites nominations for the Unilever Award for Outstanding Young Investigator in Colloid & Surfactant Science. This annual award is to be presented at the 96th ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium to be held from July 10-13, 2022 at the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado.
Purpose:
To recognize and encourage fundamental work in colloid and/or surfactant science carried out in North America by researchers in the early stages of their careers.
Nature:
The award consists of $3,000 and a plaque. In addition, up to $2000 will be provided towards travel expenses to the meeting at which the award will be presented. The winner is expected to deliver a lecture.
Establishment and Support:
The award was established in 2003 by the Unilever Corporation.
Rules of Eligibility:
Nominees who are within seven (7) years of receiving their Ph.D. will be eligible for the Award. The cut-off date for eligibility this year will be July 1, 2015. Special consideration is given to the originality and creativity of the work and to its potential impact. The research must have been carried out in North America.
Nomination:
Nomination may be made by a colleague or anyone familiar with the nominee’s work. The nomination packet should be sent electronically by email, preferably in a single PDF file, containing the nomination letter, three letters of support from others in addition to the nomination letter, the nominee’s curriculum vita with a complete list of publications, and reprints of up to five papers, which demonstrate the nominee’s excellence in publication of his or her research work. The nomination letter should contain a carefully edited 25-word citation, which reflects the nominee’s specific achievements. Previous years’ nominations will be automatically renewed up to the cut-off date for eligibility, but you are encouraged to submit relevant updated material.
Criteria:
The judges will consider originality, quality, and significance of the work and its potential impact on current and future research as well as on industrial and commercial applications.
Please send nomination package as a single pdf to:
Prof. P. Somasundaran, Columbia University, ps24@columbia.edu, Phone: 212-854-2926
and
Dr. Joseph Carnali, Unilever, joseph.carnali@unilever.com
DEADLINE: The nomination material must be received by February 1, 2022