Original article from ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc. website: https://polyacs.org/poly-fellows/
The POLY Fellows Program was established in 2009 to recognize excellence in all ways that POLY members advance our field of polymer science, either through scientific accomplishments, service to the profession, or both. The awards are administered and sponsored by the POLY division of the ACS.
Award: Award plaque and special recognition during the Spring ACS Meeting. The award shall be granted to an individual without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or sexual orientation.
Eligibility: A nominee must be a member of the POLY division of ACS. Consideration will be given for contributions of scientific accomplishments or service to the profession, or both. The number of new POLY Fellows selected each year will equal 0.1% of the current POLY membership or be no less than 4. Selection will be based on
- Achievements: typically demonstrated by the impact of successful accomplishments
- Contributions: typically demonstrated by enabling or causing a successful accomplishment
- Polymer science: impact on basic and applied research, technology development, and engineering
- Profession: impact on education, public policy, technical management, and leadership in professional organizations
- Substantial service to POLY may also be used for the selection of worthy candidates.
Nomination: Nominators must be a member of the POLY division. Nomination packages should be sent by email as a single PDF file to the POLY division business office at carleel@vt.edu and should include (in order):
- A completed application form
- One nomination letter that highlights the impact of the nominee’s work in the specific award area (2 pages maximum)
- Nominee’s curriculum vitae (2 pages maximum, tailored to award)
- A complete list of scholarly works relevant to the award (e.g., publications, books, patents, etc.)