Awards

Graduate Student Award

The Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Cellulose or Renewable Materials Research

An annual award cosponsored by the Cellulose and Renewable Materials Division of the American Chemical Society and the Eastman Chemical Company

Who is Eligible?

Any graduate student studying the chemical nature of cellulose, paper, textiles and other renewable materials. This includes, but is not limited to:

  • study of the biosynthesis of biomass components and natural fibers,
  • novel chemical routes for separating biomass into its constituent components
  • innovative processes for converting biomass, its individual components, or natural fibers into value-added products, and
  • the development of new analytical techniques for characterizing the chemical properties of cellulose, paper and textile fibers.
The competition is open to all students who are currently enrolled in a graduate research program or who have graduated from such a program within the past 12 months.

How To Apply?

The application package for the Graduate Student Award consists of:

  1. A cover letter stating
    • the applicant's contact information, i.e., full name, address, daytime telephone number, fax number, and email address
    • title of research activity,
    • graduate school attended,
    • research supervisor's name, and
    • research committee members' names
  2. A paper suitable for publication that represents the applicant's most significant graduate research accomplishment. The applicant must be the principal author of this paper
  3. A summary document describing the applicant's research contributions and defining how that work fits into the current state-of-the-art (3-5 pages)
  4. A letter signed by the applicant's research supervisor and verifying that the student meets the requirements of the Graduate Student Award
  5. A completed official application form

Selection Process

  1. All applications must be complete by October 1 and the Recipient will be notified by December 1.
  2. Selection of an awardee will be based upon the information included in the application package.
  3. All applications will be reviewed by a panel composed of three representatives from academic or federal research institutions and two representatives elected by Eastman Chemical Company. The academic or federal research institute panel members will be selected by the ACS CELL Division Awards Chair.

The Award

The Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Cellulose or Renewable Materials Research consists of a check for $2,000, up to $500 for travel expenses, and an individual plaque honoring the recipient's accomplishment. The recipient will be invited to attend the following Spring ACS National Meeting and deliver an oral presentation describing his or her work.

Where do I Submit My Application?

Submit the completed application package via email to:

Dr. Marie-Pierre Laborie
E-mail: mlaborie@wsu.edu

Graduate Student Award Recipients

Year
Awardee
Institution
1998 David R. Gang Washington State University
1999 Brian Brogdon Institute of Paper Science and Technology
2000 Aldwin Anterola Washington State University
2001 Fadi S. Chakar Institute of Paper Science and Technology
2002 Catherine D. Edgar McGill University
2003 Richard P. Chandra Institute of Paper Science and Technology
2004 William Tze University of Maine
2005 Maria Gröndahl Chalmers University of Technology
2006 Lambrini Adamopoulos North Carolina State University
2007 Jacob D. Goodrich SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
2008 Chunhui Xiang Cornell University
2009 Anand P. Mangalam Oregon State University

Last revised: March 26, 2009