The Science History Institute Museum is closed for renovations.
The Othmer Library remains open by appointment.

Join us for our annual celebration of exceptional achievements in chemistry, chemical engineering, the life sciences, and allied fields and industries.

The evening will feature brief talks from our awardees, great conversation about science, and light refreshments, all for free!

We are proud to honor our 2024 award recipients

Othmer Gold Medal
Paula Hammond
Vice Provost for Faculty at MIT
Institute Professor at MIT
Member, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT

Richard J. Bolte Sr. Award for Supporting Industries
Kenan E. Sahin
Founder, President, and CTO of TIAX
CEO of CAMX Power

American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal
Peter Schultz
Professor of Chemistry, Chief Executive Officer, and the Sam Skaggs Presidential Chair at Scripps Research

Agenda

  • 5:30pm | Doors Open
  • 6pm–7pm | Remarks and Awards Ceremony
  • 7pm–8pm | Reception

About the Science History Institute Awards

Othmer Gold Medal

Named after Donald Othmer (1904–1995), the Othmer Gold Medal is the Science History Institute’s preeminent award. Winners are chosen for their extraordinary contributions to the material sciences. The award is cosponsored by the American Chemical Society, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the Chemists’ Club, and the American Section of the Société de Chimie Industrielle.

Richard J. Bolte Sr. Award for Supporting Industries

The Richard J. Bolte Sr. Award for Supporting Industries honors those who provide products or services vital to the continuing growth and development of the chemical and molecular sciences community. The award was created in 2006 and named after the award’s first winner, BDP International founder and chair Richard Bolte.

American Institute of Chemists (AIC) Gold Medal

The American Institute of Chemists (AIC) Gold Medal recognizes extraordinary accomplishments in chemistry or chemical engineering in the United States. First presented in 1926, previous winners include Nobel laureates Glenn T. Seaborg, K. Barry Sharpless, Herbert C. Brown, Elizabeth Blackburn, and Dudley Herschbach, as well as renowned researchers Chad A. Mirkin, Mary Lowe Good, Steven J. Lippard, Jacqueline Barton, and George M. Whitesides.


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Major funding for Curious Histories Fest is provided by chief presenting sponsor the Bolte Family Foundation.

Additional support provided by sustaining sponsors American Chemical Society, Dow, and Arkema Inc.; and contributing sponsor Dr. Zhen Yang, YM American Academy.

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