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Awards Program

The Science History Institute’s Awards Program recognizes the achievements of outstanding researchers, business leaders, and entrepreneurs who have made extraordinary contributions to science and technology.

Whether by inventing a pioneering instrument, founding a landmark company, or discovering a pharmaceutical breakthrough, the awardees have changed the world in which we live through their innovation and hard work. It is our privilege to honor the history they have made and their many contributions to society.

Othmer Gold Medal

The Institute’s preeminent award honors individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the material sciences.

Richard J. Bolte Sr. Award for Supporting Industries

The Bolte Award recognizes those who provide products or services vital to the continuing growth and development of the chemical and molecular sciences community.

American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal

This joint award recognizes extraordinary accomplishments in chemistry or chemical engineering in the United States.
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Biotechnology Heritage Award

This award honors individuals who have contributed significantly to the growth of biotechnology through discovery, innovation, commercialization, and/or public understanding.

Franklin-Lavoisier Prize

This prize recognizes meritorious efforts in the preservation or promotion of the entwined scientific heritage of France and the United States.
Roy H. Brown, Union Carbide’s First Chemical Operation, Clendenin, West Virginia (Undated)

Petrochemical Heritage Award

This award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the petrochemical field.
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Pittcon Heritage Award

This award recognizes outstanding individuals whose entrepreneurial careers shaped the instrumentation and laboratory supplies community.
Moore Medal

SCI Gordon E. Moore Medal

The SCI Gordon E. Moore Medal recognizes early-career success in innovation, as reflected both in market impact and improvement to quality of life.

SCI Perkin Medal

The SCI Perkin Medal is recognized as one of the highest honors given for outstanding work in applied chemistry in the United States.
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Ullyot Public Affairs Lecture & Award

Learn about the positive role that the chemical and molecular sciences play in our lives at this annual public lecture.

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