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-x-acscinf.org. Paper
submissions will not be accepted.
The
deadline for nominations for the 2021 Herman Skolnik Award is June 1,
2020.
Rajarshi
Guha, Chair, CINF Awards Committee
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