Applications

IACS Award – Rules and Applications

The awards – the International Catalysis Award and the Heinz Heinemann Award – present a lecture at next ICC. The recipients of these awards are selected by the IACS Awards Committee. The nomination package, in addition to the nomination form, contains the following elements:

1. A nomination letter with the identification and evaluation of the accomplishments on which the nomination is based (maximum of two double spaced pages).

2. Curriculum Vitae and Publication list (including books and patents). Maximum 3 pages, with no more than 10 publications relevant to the nomination.

3. List of selected plenary and keynote lectures. Maximum 1 page.

1) International Association Catalysis (IACS) Award

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.

2) Heinz Heinemann Award

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.

3) Nomination Procedure

Nomination of the awards should be made at least 8th months in advance with respect to the date of the next International Congress on Catalysis, 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.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.

4) Selection of Award Recipients

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.

IACS Young Scientist Award – Rules and Applications

Young Researchers are awarded by the International Association of Catalysis Societies to facilitate their participation to ICC2024.

  • For young researchers below 35 age at the time of ICC meeting (no difference if before or after PhD); they need to have presented an abstract that has been accepted to ICC
  • Young researchers will be granted for an amount covering the registration fee (early registration), that will be paied directly to ICC organizers
  • the young researchers will receive an additional certificate given during an award ceremony
  • the selection will be made in two steps: IACS Council delegates (one per country) will made 3-4 max nominations (from their country, and in ranking order), and then a Board Committee will made the selection. The nomination should contains 1) name and age of the nominee, 2) status (PhD, post-doc etc.), 3) title and code of the accepted abstract, 4) few lines of motivations for each nominee.  Based on indications received, a ranking wll be made, giving priority to PhD students and from less favoured regions or with less participation to ICC.

IACS Honorary Membership – Rules and Applications

IACS Honorary Membership is to recognize individuas who have made great contribution to the catalysis Societies Association, like active participation and services for the ICCs, the IACS awards selection, and the essential international cooperation among the IACS.
IACS Honorary Membership will be selected by the IACS council officers and formally acknowledged with a certificate signed by the president of IACS. IACS Honorary Membership is limited to one-two persons per ICC. It will be introduced from the next IACS meeting (2020). Candidatures should be send to IACS Secretary. A candidature should consist of a one page nomination and a one-page.CV