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Nomination for the Eugene J. Houdry Award in Applied Catalysis
The Eugene J. Houdry Award in Applied Catalysis is sponsored by Süd-Chemie, Inc. It is administered by The Catalysis Society and is awarded biennially in odd numbered years, generally at the North American meeting of The Catalysis Society, where the awardee will be asked to give a plenary lecture. The award consists of a plaque and a prize of $5,000. An additional $1,000 is available for otherwise unreimbursed travel expenses.
The purpose of the Award is to recognise and encourage individual contributions in the field of catalysis with emphasis on the development of new and improved catalysts and processes representing outstanding advances in their useful application.
The nomination (one electronic copy) should be sent to John Armor, President, North American Catalysis Society, at jnagcat@verizon.net in one complete package along with no more than two seconding letters and must be received by on May 1, 2008.

Nomination for The Tanabe Prize for Acid-Base Catalysis
The Tanabe Prize for Acid-Base Catalysis is sponsored by The International Acid-Base Catalysis (ABC) Group. It is administrated by The ABC Group and will be awarded at ABC-6 and the recipient will give a plenary lecture. The award consists of a plaque and a prize of $ 2,000. Up to an additional $ 1,000 will be made available for otherwise non-reimbursed travel expenses.
The award is given in recognition of substantial contributions to the field of acid and/or base catalysis. It may be given either to a young person who has demonstrated real promise in the early part of his/her career, or to an individual at any stage of his/her career (subject to the age requirement below), who has made significant contributions to the area within the six years preceding the award.
Selection of the awardee will be made by a committee appointed by a vote of the board members of The ABC Group. The nominees should not have passed their 56th birthday on 10 May 2009 on which date the award will be presented at the ABC-6 conference. Nomination packages should indicate the nominee’s qualifications, accomplishments, nominating letter, one optional seconding letter and a biography of the nominee. A critical evaluation of the significance of the candidate’s qualifications should be made as well as a statement of the particular contribution(s) on which the nomination is based. Nomination packages for the Award must be received by 1 June 2008.
All nomination packages (one electronic copy) should be sent to Jacques Védrine, President, The ABC Group, at vedrine@ccr.jussieu.fr. An e-mail receipt message will be sent to each nominator.

Nomination for the 2009 Paul H. Emmett Award in Fundamental Catalysis
The Paul H. Emmett Award in Fundamental Catalysis is sponsored by the Davison Chemical Division of W.R. Grace and Company. It is administered by The Catalysis Society and is awarded biennially in odd numbered years, generally at the North American meeting of The Catalysis Society, where the awardee will be asked to give a plenary lecture. The award consists of a plaque and a prize of $5,000. An additional $500 is available for otherwise unreimbursed travel expenses.
The purpose of the Award is to recognize and encourage individual contributions in the field of catalysis with emphasis on discovery and understanding of catalytic phenomena, proposal of catalytic reaction mechanisms and identification of and description of catalytic sites and species.
The award winner shall not have passed his/ her 45th birthday on April 1, 2009. Nominations for the Award should present the nominee's qualifications, accomplishments, birthdate, and biography. A critical evaluation of the significance of publications and patents should be made as well as a statement of the particular contribution(s) on which the nomination is based. Nomination documents should be submitted in one complete package to the President of The North American Catalysis Society (John Armor; jnagcat@verizon.net). Nomination packages for the Award must be received by on September 1, 2008. An e-mail receipt message will be sent to each nominator.
Additional information at: http://www.nacatsoc.org/awards_desc.asp.

Nomination for the Michel Boudart Award for the Advancement of Catalysis
An Award presented jointly by the North American Catalysis Society and the European Federation of Catalysis Societies
The Michel Boudart Award for the Advancement of Catalysis is sponsored by the Haldor Topsøe Company, and is administered jointly by the North American Catalysis Society and the European Federation of Catalysis Societies. The Award will be presented biennially in odd numbered years. The recipient will give plenary lectures at the biannual meetings of the North American Catalysis Society (NAM) and the European Federation of Catalysis Societies (EuropaCat). The award consists of a plaque or object of art and a prize of $6,000. Up to an additional $2,000 will be made available for otherwise non-reimbursed travel expenses.
The Award recognizes and encourages individual contributions to the elucidation of the mechanism and active sites involved in catalytic phenomena and to the development of new methods or concepts that advance the understanding and/or practice of heterogeneous catalysis. The Award selection process will emphasize accomplishments and contributions published within the five preceding years. Candidates may be nominated without any restriction of national origin, thus reflecting the international scope of the career and contributions of Michel Boudart.
Nominations should clearly state the qualifications and accomplishments of the nominee and should also include a CV and no more than two supporting letters. A critical evaluation of the significance of publications and patents should be made, as well as a statement of the particular contribution(s) on which the nomination is based. Each nomination is to be submitted as one complete package (nomination letter, CV, 2 supporting letters, and justification).
One complete electronic copy of the nomination packages for the 2009 Boudart Award should be sent to the President of The North American Catalysis Society (John Armor; jnagcat@verizon.net) or the President of The European Federation of the European Catalysis Societies (Roel Prins; prins@tech.chem.ethz.ch) by November 17, 2008. An e-mail receipt message will be sent to each nominator.
Additional information at: http://www.nacatsoc.org/awards_desc.asp.