Applications are invited for the 2008 ICI Student Award in Applied Polymer Science sponsored by the Polymer Education Committee of the ACS Divisions of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering and Polymer Chemistry.

Graduate students, either currently in graduate school or not more than one year beyond graduation, are invited to submit a research paper for presentation at the 2008 Fall ACS Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The paper should conform to the preprint format of the PMSE Division and be commensurate with the regulations and customs of papers presented in PMSE/ACS programs.

Up to six finalists are normally selected based on scientific merit of the submitted papers. Out-of-pocket expenses up to $750 will be available to each finalist to attend the ACS meeting and present his/her paper in the ICI Student Award Symposium within the PMSE program. The paper must be given by the student, not by the co-author/thesis advisor. The awardee will be chosen by an anonymous evaluation committee that will audit the presentations.

The Award, consisting of $1600 and a plaque, will be presented at the PMSE Division luncheon at the following Spring meeting. All finalists will receive a one-year complimentary membership in the PMSE Division.

Instructions regarding application procedures are available from:

NOTE: Completed applications and preprints for the 2008 ICI Student Award must be submitted via e-mail by 11:59 PM Eastern Time February 25, 2008.

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS STUDENT AWARD WINNERS*
1985 - Stephen R. Holmes-Farley (Harvard University)
1986 - Krishna Venkataswamy (Case Western Reserve University)
1987 - Bruce M. Novak (California Institute of Technology)
1988 - Peter J. Ludovice (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
1989 - Rubing Cai (University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill)
1990 - Lori P. Engel (University of Florida - Gainesville)
1991 - Kathryn E. Uhrich (Cornell University)
1992 - Nathan A. Mehl (Princeton University)
1993 - Joan K. Vrtis (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)
1994 - Michael L. Greenfield (University of California – Berkeley)
1995 - Valerie V. Sheares (Univ. of North Carolina - Chapel Hill)
1996 - Hong Yee Low (Case Western Reserve University)
ICI STUDENT AWARD WINNERS
1997 - Ellen C. Lee (University of California at Berkeley)
1998 – David B. Hall (Northwestern University)
1999 – Shu Yang (Cornell University)
2000 – Amy K. Burkoth-Poshusta (University of Colorado)
2001 – Brian E. Priore (Carnegie Mellon University)
2002 – Jinsang Kim (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
2003 – Brian K. Johnson (Princeton University)
2004 – Christopher J. Ellison (Northwestern University)
2005 – Youngseon Choi (University of Michigan)
2006 – Megan L. Ruegg (University of California, Berkeley)
2007 – Kelly A. Burke (Case Western Reserve University)

The Sherwin Williams Award in Applied Polymer Science was established in 1985 and continued through 1996 supported by the Sherwin Williams Company. ICI has generously agreed to provide continuing support for this prestigious award.

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