2001 Presidential Green Chemistry Awards:
Nomination Deadline is December 31, 2000
Nominations are being accepted through December 31, 2000 for the 2001
Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. These awards recognize
fundamental and innovative chemical methods that accomplish pollution
prevention through source reduction and that have broad applicability.
Recipients receive national public recognition for their outstanding
accomplishments and will be honored in a ceremony next June at the National
Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC.
The Awards Program is open to all individuals, groups, and organizations,
both nonprofit and for profit, including academia, government, and
industry. Nominations are judged by an independent panel selected by the
American Chemical Society. In general, nominations are judged on the
potential of the technology to reduce risk to human health and/or the
environment, the general applicability of the technology, its degree of
innovation, and its scientific merit. Each nominated technology must also
fall within the broad scope of the program (including at least one of three
focus areas) and have reached a significant milestone within the past five
years in the United States (been researched, demonstrated, implemented,
applied, patented, etc.).
There is no entry form and self-nominations are both allowed and expected.
The nomination process is quick and easy, as nominations are limited to
eight pages. Instructions for submitting a nomination are found at EPA's
Green Chemistry web site [http://www.epa.gov/greenchemistry]. Please
direct any questions to the Industrial Chemistry Branch, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 202-260-2659.
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