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;
* Algorithmic advances in manipulating chemical information
*
Preparation and dissemination of chemical information;
*
Editorial innovations;
* Design of new indexing, classification,
and notation systems;
* Chemical nomenclature;
*
Structure-activity relationships;
* Applications of chemical
information in novel domains
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, an 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. CINF aims to
serve a diverse and inclusive worldwide community of scientists and
professionals working with chemical information. Thus we encourage
nominations of qualified women, members of underrepresented minority
groups, and scientists from around the world.
Nominations and
supporting material should be sent by email to [
awards:_:acscinf.org](mailto:
awards:_:acscinf.org). Paper submissions
will not be accepted.
The deadline for nominations for the 2025
Herman Skolnik Award is June 1, 2024.
Rajarshi Guha, Chair, CINF
Awards Committee