Awards - IACS - The International Association of Catalysis Societies

The International Association of Catalysis Societies (IACS) will present two awards  at the 18th ICC in Lyon (July 14-19, 2024) - the International Catalysis Award and the Heinz Heinemann Award. Please note that the deadline for nominations is September 30, 2023. All nominations should be submitted to the Secretary of the IACS by email to the following address: fuentes@ens.cnyn.unam.mx. The recipients of these awards will be selected by the IACS Awards Committee, and it is planned to inform the recipients by January 15, 2024. Both recipients will be invited to present an award lecture at the 18th ICC in Lyon.

The International Catalysis Award will be given to recognize and encourage individual contributions by a young person in the field of catalysis, such as the discovery of the significant improvement of a catalytic process, or an important contribution to the understanding of catalytic phenomena. The recipient must not have passed her/his 45th birthday by May 1 of the award year. The Award consists of a plaque and a check for $5,000.

The Heinz Heinemann Award will be given to an individual or a group for significant contributions to catalysis science and technology achieved during past 8-10 years. The Award consists of a plaque and a check for $5,000.

Nomination of the awards should be made at least 8th months in advance with respect to the date of the International Congress on Catalysis (e.g. September 30, 2023, for the awards made at the 18th ICC), and should include a critical evaluation of the significance of the nominee`s published work and related Citation Report , as well as a statement about the particular contribution on which the nomination is based. Nominations should also include the nominee's qualifications, accomplishments and biography. Nomination documents, along with no more than four letters of support, should be submitted electronically as a single PDF file to the Secretary of the International Association of Catalysis Societies (fuentes@ens.cnyn.unam.mx).The recipient will be required to give an award lecture on her/his research as part of the International Congress on Catalysis at which the award is conferred (i.e. 18th ICC, Lyon France, July 14-19, 2024).

Selection of the award recipients will be made by an International Committee composed of renowned scientists or engineers. This Committee will be appointed by the President of the International Association of Catalysis Societies, subsequent to proposals from the Executive Committee of the International Association of Catalysis Societies. Posthumous awards will be made only when knowledge of the winner's death is received after the announcement of the International Committee's decision.