Awards

Award for Excellence in Polymer Education by High School and Middle School Teachers:
POLYED provides awards to high school and middle school science teachers for excellence in polymer education. The national award winner receives an expense-paid trip to a NSTA national meeting and will have opportunities at the meeting to interact with a Polymer Ambassador. The national winner also receives a $1000 cash award.
Contact: Anne Padias
For additional information: 2009 award announcement

Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Award:
An award for outstanding performance by an undergraduate chemistry major in the two-semester organic sequence is offered by POLYED. In 2004, >300 institutions presented these awards. Recipients receive an award letter and certificate. Faculty should go to http://forms.uwsp.edu/chemistry/polyed/application.htm to nominate a student for this award. Contact John Droske at the POLYED Center if you have any  questions.
Contact: John Droske
Faculty may nominate a student here.

Undergraduate Research Recognition Awards:
POLYED recognizes outstanding undergraduate research through awards for top papers that are presented by undergraduates at the national ACS meetings.  
Contact: Bob Howell
For Additional Information: email the POLYED Center

The National Starch and Chemical Award:
The National Starch and Chemical Award is given to a graduate student for an outstanding thesis. The 2007 recipient is Dr. Jason Rolland. He is being honored at a symposium at the Boston ACS meeting.
Contact: Guy Berry
For Additional Information, click here.

The ICI Graduate Student Award:
The ICI Award is given to a graduate student for an outstanding presentation at the ICI Award Symposium, part of the PMSE program at each ACS fall national meeting.
Contact:John Thomaides
For Additional Information: email the POLYED Center

Curriculum Development Awards:
Curriculum development awards of $10,000 and $2500 are available from POLYED to improve the teaching of polymer science. Grants are made for the development of curricular materials or to assist institutions in offering courses in polymer chemistry.
Contact: John Droske
For additional information: email POLYED Center

Summer Research Scholarships:
POLYED has offered summer research scholarships for undergraduate research at a student's home school or other college or university. This program currently is in review and no awards will be made in 2006 or 2007.
Contact: Steven Cohen
For Additional Information: email the POLYED Center

 

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