Marks-Ipatieff Award in Catalysis
Marks-Ipatieff Award in Catalysis supports early-career investigators through recognition of accomplished experimental or theoretical catalysis research, honoring scientific impact and originality.
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You now have a detailed nomination checklist, including document length limits and a required support letter, plus additional rules on prior awards, nominators, and presenting the recognized work at the ACS Spring Meeting. Before relying on age or research-field eligibility, contact awards@acs.org: the page now explicitly flags conflicting criteria in the linked rubric. Nominations still run August 5–December 5, 2026, and the award amount is unchanged.
Funder: American Chemical Society
Due Dates: August 5, 2026 (2028 nominations open) | December 5, 2026 (2028 nomination deadline)
Funding Amounts: $5,000 and a certificate, plus up to $2,500 in travel expense reimbursement
Summary: Recognizes outstanding experimental or theoretical catalysis research by an early-career investigator through the ACS National Awards program.
Key Information: Nominees must have fewer than 15 years of experience since their terminal degree.
Description
The Marks-Ipatieff Award in Catalysis is an annually conferred American Chemical Society (ACS) National Award recognizing outstanding research by an early-career investigator in catalysis. It honors chemical experimental or theoretical work already accomplished, rather than funding a proposed research project. The program lists industry researchers, faculty, chemistry professionals, early-career investigators, and international researchers among its recipients.
The award is supported by an endowed fund established by Tobin J. Marks. Originally established in 1943 as the Ipatieff Prize through an agreement involving Northwestern University, Vladimir N. and Barbara Ipatieff, and ACS, it was conferred every three years from 1947 through 2022. In 2025, Marks endowed the award, which received its current name and became an annual recognition.
