August 22, 2007
The 2008 ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences Awarded to Professor Esther M. Conwell
The American Chemical Society (ACS) announced on August 20, 2007 that Esther M. Conwell, Professor of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Rochester, is the winner of the 2008 ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences. The award recognizes one scientist annually who has significantly encouraged the education and professional development of women as chemists and chemical engineers. Funded by The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., the award consists of a prize of $5,000 to the scientist and $10,000 to an academic institution of her choice. Professor Conwell will receive the award in New Orleans on April 8, 2007.