The Roland F. Hirsch Award


The American Chemical Society, Division of Analytical Chemistry
Proudly Announces:

The Roland F. Hirsch Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Analytical Chemistry

About Roland F. Hirsch

Roland Hirsch has served the field of analytical chemistry in a 52-year career that spans teaching, research, and leadership at Seton Hall University, and 33 years of government service at the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Department of Energy.  Roland has been a leader of the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry, as Councilor for 25 years, as Division Secretary for 5 years, Chair-Elect, Program Chair, and Chair, and as its Web Editor for 22 years. Roland organized the 50th-anniversary celebration of the Division and 25 years later, wrote the definitive history of the first 75 years of the Division, published in Analytical Chemistry in 2013.  Roland has also been active in ACS Governance, including Chair of the Committee on International Activities, Secretary of the Committee on Nominations and Elections, Member of the Committee on Divisional Activities, Senior Chemists Task Force, Committee on Committees, and Liaison to the ACS Committee on Professional Training.

When Roland Hirsch announced his retirement from the U.S. Department of Energy at the end of January, the Executive Committee of the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry discussed how to honor Roland for his lifetime of service to our field. With the support of many donors, the Analytical Division is endowing its distinguished service award in Roland’s name, so that it will be called the Roland F. Hirsch Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Analytical Chemistry in perpetuity.

The Division welcomes additional donations to the award endowment, which can be sent to:

ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry
Attn:  Miquela Sena
2019 Galisteo St., Bldg. I-1
Santa Fe, NM  87505

Previous Award Winners (Spectrochemical Analysis)

1987: James D. Winefordner1997: Paul Bohn2007: Robert Corn2017: Zhong-Qun Tian
1988: Velmer A. Fassel1998: David L. Allara2008: Isiah M. Warner2018: Weihong Tan
1989: Gary M. Hieftje1999: D. Bruce Chase2009: John W. Olesik2019: Joel Harris
1990: P. W. J. Boumans2000: Joseph A. Caruso2010: Stephen Cramer
1991: John C. Wright2001: M. Bonner Denton2011: Tuan Vo-Dinh
1992: Jean Michel Mermet2002: Geri Richmond2012: R. Samuel Houk
1993: Richard Keller2003: Norman J. Dovichi2013: David Walt
1994: Sanford Asher2004: (no award given)2014: Tim Harris
1995: Michael Morris2005: Raoul Kopelman2015: Frank V. Bright
1996: Gary Horlick2006: Mary Wirth2016: Richard Russo

History of the Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award was established to recognize an individual who, through professional service in activities such as teaching, writing, research, and administration, has substantially and uniquely enhanced the field of analytical chemistry.  Nominations should present evidence for one or more of the following outstanding accomplishments:

-Enhance the positive perception of analytical chemistry in the public eye

-Foster the development of analytical chemistry research in academic institutions, government laboratories, or in private industries

-Develop and implement programs that benefit the analytical community. These can be but are not limited to efforts within the Division of Analytical Chemistry or within the American Chemical Society

-Advance and promote the careers of analytical chemists in any area of employment

-Play a central role in improving the way analytical chemistry is practiced role in the use of chemical instrumentation.

Previous Award Winners (Findeis Award for Young Investigators)

1996: Jay K. Trautman2006: Neil Kelleher2016: Peter Nemes
1997: Jonathan Sweedler2007: Garth J. Simpson2017: Matthew F. Bush
1998: Robert T. Kennedy2008: Laurie E. Locascio
1999: David E. Clemmer2009: John R. Engen
2000: Kimberly A. Prather2010: Christy L. Haynes
2001: Sylvia Daunert2011: Joshua Coon
2002: (no award given)2012: Aaron Wheeler
2003: Stephan J. Stranick2013: Ryan Bailey
2004: David C. Muddiman2014: Ben Garcia
2005: Jason B. Shear2015: Scott T. Phillips

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