Herman Skolnik Award
– Call for Nominations
The
ACS Division of Chemical Information
established this Award to recognize outstanding contributions to and
achievements in the theory and practice of chemical information science. The
Award is named in honor of the first recipient, Herman Skolnik.
By this Award, the Division of
Chemical Information is committed to
encouraging the continuing preparation, dissemination and advancement of
chemical information science and related disciplines through individual and
team efforts. Examples of such advancement include, but are not limited to, the
following:
- Design of new and unique computerized information systems;
- Preparation and dissemination of chemical information;
- Editorial innovations;
- Design of new indexing, classification, and notation systems;
- Chemical nomenclature;
- Structure-activity relationships; and
- Numerical data correlation and evaluation.
- Advancement of knowledge in the field
The Award consists of a $3000
honorarium and a plaque. The recipient is expected to give an address at the
time of the Award presentation. In recent years, the Award Symposium has been
organized by the recipient.
Nominations for the Herman
Skolnik Award should describe the nominee's contributions to the field of
chemical information and should include supportive materials such as a
biographical sketch and a list of publications and presentations. Three
seconding letters are also required. Nominations and supporting material
should be sent by email to me (ggrethe|comcast.net).
Paper submissions are no longer acceptable. The deadline for nominations for
the 2007 Herman Skolnik Award is June 1, 2006.
Guenter
Grethe,
CINF Awards Chair