Marks-Ipatieff Award in Catalysis
The Marks-Ipatieff Award in Catalysis supports early-career investigators by recognizing outstanding experimental or theoretical chemical research in catalysis and its scientific impact.
Funder: American Chemical Society
Due Dates: December 5, 2026 (2028 award nomination deadline)
Funding Amounts: $5,000 and a certificate; up to $2,500 in reimbursed presentation-meeting travel expenses
Summary: An annual ACS National Award recognizing outstanding early-career research in catalysis.
Key Information: Nominees must have less than 15 years of experience since their terminal degree and meet the award-year age limit.
Description
The American Chemical Society’s Marks-Ipatieff Award in Catalysis recognizes outstanding chemical research by an early-career investigator. The award page welcomes experimental or theoretical work in catalysis; the selection rubric also describes experimental work in catalysis or high pressure and, under a stated condition, closely allied chemistry. The award is supported by an endowed fund established by Tobin J. Marks.
Established in 1943 as the Ipatieff Prize, the award was presented every three years from 1947 through 2022. It was endowed and renamed in 2025 and is now conferred annually.
