The 2010 Florida Award

Call for Nominations

Purpose:
To recognize leadership and contributions toward the advancement of the profession of chemistry.

Establishment and Support:
The award was established in 1952 by vote of the Florida Section of the American Chemical Society and has been given each year since then at the annual scientific meeting of the Florida Sections.

Nature:
The award consists of a plaque and $500, plus travel expenses for the purpose of attending the meeting to receive the award and to give an address. The Florida Section of the American Chemical Society will also provide up to $1000 in support of the symposium centered around the award recipient's research interests. This specially organized symposium will be part of the Florida Annual Meeting and Exposition that is held in May each year unless the spring national ACS meeting is held in Orlando.

Rules of Eligibility:
A nominee must be a resident of the Southeastern United States and must have made outstanding contributions to teaching, research, publications or service in advancing the profession. The award recipient gives an address at the Annual Meeting.

To Submit a Nomination:
The nominator should obtain the consent of the nominee, complete the form available at http://www.chem.fsu.edu/chemlab/nomination.php outlining the nominee's qualifications and contributions to the profession which would be recognized by the Florida Award and arrange to have two seconding letters of support for the nomination.
Nomination forms and seconding letters must be received by Monday, November 30, 2009.

Note: The 2010 Florida Annual Meeting and Exposition (FAME 2010) will be held May 13-15 2010 in Central Florida. The award recipient is expected to give an address at the meeting during a special symposium centered around the recipient's research interests and to be present at the Awards Banquet to receive the Award. Nominators should confirm that the nominee can be present to participate in the meeting program and to receive the Award.

 

PAST WINNERS OF THE FLORIDA AWARD

1952 Paul Gross Duke University 1953 A. E. Wood University of Mississippi 1954 C. B. Pollard University of Florida 1955 H. E. Skipper Southern Research Institute 1956 George K. Davis University of Florida 1957 C. R. Hauser Duke University 1958 Karl Dittmer Florida State University 1959 J. E. Hawkins University of Florida 1960 H. H. Sisler University of Florida 1961 Michael Kasha Florida State University 1962 Jack Hine Georgia Institute of Technology 1963 George Butler University of Florida 1964 C. T. Bahner Carson-Newman College 1965 Werner Herz Florida State University 1966 Paul Tarrant University of Florida 1967 O. K. Rice University of North Carolina 1968 Earl Frieden Florida State University 1969 John Baxter University of Florida 1970 S. P. McGlynn Louisiana State University 1971 Ray Lawrence USDA Naval Stores Laboratory 1972 James V. Quagliano Florida State University 1973 Gregory Choppin Florida State University 1974 Sidney Fox University of Miami 1975 Dean F. Martin University of South Florida 1976 William Jones University of Florida 1977 Cecil Criss University of Miami 1978 Harry Walborsky Florida State University 1979 Mary Good Louisiana State University 1980 Raymond Sheline Florida State University 1981 Wallace Brey University of Florida 1982 James D. Winefordner University of Florida

1983 Theodore A. Ashford University of South Florida 1984 Leo Mandelkern Florida State University 1985 Brian Stevens University of South Florida 1986 Harry P. Schultz University of Miami 1987 DeLos F. DeTar Florida State University 1988 Edward K. Mellon Florida State University 1989 William R. Dolbier University of Florida 1990 R. Bruce King University of Georgia 1991 George R. Newkome University of South Florida 1992 Charles E. Carraher Florida Atlantic University 1993 Norman L. Allinger University of Georgia 1994 Albert Padwa Emory University 1995 Alan R. Katritzky University of Florida 1996 Luis Echegoyen University of Miami 1997 N. Yngve Öhrn University of Florida 1998 Jack Saltiel Florida State University 1999 Mostafa El-Sayed Georgia Institute of Technology 2000 Rodney J. Bartlett University of Florida 2001 Thomas J. Vickers Florida State University 2002 Alan G. Marshall Florida State University 2003 Kenneth B. Wagener University of Florida 2004 John G. Dorsey Florida State University 2005 Charles R. Martin University of Florida 2006 Roger M. Leblanc University of Miami 2007 Naresh Dalal Florida State University 2008 George Christou University of Florida 2009 Kirk Schanze University of Florida

 

Last Year's Winner

Dr. Kirk Schanze
2009 Florida Award

The winner of the 2009 Florida Award is Dr. Kirk S. Schanze, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Florida. Presented annually to a chemist in the Southeast by the ACS Florida Section, the Florida Award recognizes leadership and contributions that advance chemistry in both scientific research and education. A native of Florida, Professor Schanze received his B.S. degree in Chemistry with highest honors from the Florida State University in 1979. Research with Professor Jack Saltiel set him on the path of photochemistry and photophysics. After earning his Ph.D. in 1983 working with Professor David G, Whitten at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Professor Schanze continued there as a postdoctoral fellow with Professor Tom J. Meyer. From 1984-1986 he was a Miller Research Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, where he worked in the research groups of Professors K. Sauer and J. Clark. Dr. Schanze joined the Department of Chemistry at the University of Florida in 1986 where he has distinguished himself in research and teaching. He has been Professor of Chemistry and Chairman of the Organic Chemistry Division at the University of Florida since 1997. Dr. Schanze’s research contributions, over 160 publications and 9 patents, span the areas of organic, inorganic and polymer photochemistry and photophysics. Recent research has centered in the areas of organic and organometallic materials chemistry, with an emphasis on organic materials that feature tunable optical and electronic properties.  Focus areas include:  (1) A basic science program directed at understanding physical and chemical processes that occur when organic and organometallic-conjugated “molecular wires” interact with light (molecular wires are organic molecules that exhibit semiconductor properies).(2) Development of chemical coatings that can be used in engineering prototype testing to determine temperature, air-pressure and mechanical strain fields on objects that have complex geometries. This program is being carried out in collaboration with engineering scientists that are experts in mechanics (strain-field mapping) and in aerodynamics (wind-tunnel testing, temperature- and air-pressure mapping). (3) Development of new biosensors based on the fluorescence response of water-soluble conjugated polymers.This work has led to several novel sensors for the activity of enzymes that catalyze specific transformations in aqueous solution.  (4) Development of organic electronic materials, with specific emphasis on photonic materials that are active in near-infrared light emission (infrared organic light emitting diodes) and solar cells (organic photovoltaic cells).

In 2001 Dr. Schanze won a prestigious teaching award at the University of Florida.  Schanze’s imaginative applications of chemical and photophysical principles have advanced basic science and materials science. Significant recognitions by his peers include his selection as co-Chair of the 2005 Gordon Conference on Photochemistry and his election as President of the Inter-American Photochemical Society. Last year Dr. Schanze was recognized by a special creativity extension award from the National Science Foundation and a 2008 Honda-Fujishima Lectureship Award from the Japanese Photochemical Association. In addition to serving as a Panel Member for the Research Associateship Program at the National Research Council, Schanze served as a Senior Editor for the ACS publication, Langmuir from 1999 - 2008. His selection as Editor-in-Chief of the brand new ACS journal, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, speaks for itself.

 

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