Mosher Award

About

The Harry and Carol Mosher Award award was established in 1980 by our Section to:

  • recognize and encourage outstanding work in chemistry,
  • advance chemistry as a profession, and
  • recognize service to ACS.

The award is named for the late Dr. Harry S. Mosher of Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, and Carol W. Mosher of the Stanford Research Institute International, Menlo Park, California, husband and wife, charter members and long-time supporters of this Section.

The award currently consists of an engraved plaque and a check for $2000.

The first scientists to receive this award were Drs. Harry and Carol Mosher themselves in recognition of the inspiration of their example. The committee noted that the Moshers, including a brother, Dr. William A. Mosher, also a chemist and former Chairman of the Department of Chemistry at University of Delaware, are outstanding examples of the qualities to be recognized and honored by this award.

Nominate an ACS member

Any ACS member in the United States is eligible to be nominated for the Mosher Award. Nominations, including attachments (e.g., reprints) should be sent by e-mail to Natalie McClure.

The nomination should address the criteria listed above in the first paragraph: outstanding work in chemistry, accomplishments in advancing chemistry as a profession, and service to the ACS. At least one seconding letter should be submitted (but no more than three).
The deadline for submission of nominations is the last day in May of each year.

Hard copy information, if necessary, may be sent to:

Chair, Mosher Award Committee
Silicon Valley Section
American Chemical Society
PO Box 395
Palo Alto, CA 94302-0395

Recipients

YearRecipientLocation
2023Bruce and Cynthia MaryanoffAbsolute Palate
2022Richard ZareStanford University
2021Resa KellySan Jose State University
2020P. Andrew EvansQueen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
2019Chad MirkinNorthwestern University
2018Gary Molander University of Pennsylvania
2017Nicola PohlIndiana University
2016John WarnerWarner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry
2015Attila PavlathU.S. Department of Agriculture
2014Scott DenmarkUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2013Peter WipfUniversity of Pittsburgh
2012Charles and Martha CaseyUniversity of Wisconsin
2011William F. CarrollOxy Chemical Corp.
2010Tobin MarksNorthwestern University
2009Howard and Sally PetersPeters Verny, LLP, and Xerox PARC
2008Theodore L. BrownUniversity of Illinois
2007Dennis CurranUniversity of Pittsburgh
2006Robert ParryUniversity of Utah
2005Michael Doyle University of Maryland
2004Paul S. AndersonDuPont Merck
2003Joseph LambertNorthwestern University
2002C. Marvin LangUniversity of Wisconsin Stevens Point
2001James MorrisonUniversity of New Hampshire
2000Darleane HoffmanLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1999Not awarded20-Year Recognition Event
1998Glenn A. Crosby Washington State University
1997Joseph A. DixonPennsylvania State University
1996Joginder LalGoodyear Tire and Rubber Company
1995Ned D. HeindelLehigh University
1994Peter BeakUniversity of Illinois
1993Koji NakanishiColumbia University
1992Carl R. JohnsonWayne State University
1991Jean’ne M. ShreeveUniversity of Idaho
1990Fred BasoloNorthwestern University
1989Arthur W. AdamsonUniversity of Southern California
1988Richard M. LemmonLawrence Berkeley Lab and U. C. Berkeley
1987John G. Verkade
Iowa State University
1986Robert and Gloria LyleSouth West Research Institute and UTSA
1985Malcolm Renfrew
University of Idaho
1984Albert C. ZettlemoyerLehigh University
1983Alfred and Helen FreeMiles Laboratories
1982Ernest L. ElielUniversity of North Carolina
1981Robert C. BrastedUniversity of Minnesota
1980Harry and Carol MosherStanford University and SRI International