Charles F. Beam, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry will be presented the American Chemical Society national award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research at the National ACS meeting in Atlanta GA this April, 2006. The award, sponsored by the Research Corporation, is given annually to a faculty mentor whose research in an undergraduate setting has achieved wide recognition and contributed significantly to chemistry and to the professional development of undergraduate students.

ACS Award for Research at an Undergraduate Institution sponsored by Research Corporation
Purpose: To recognize the importance of research with undergraduates. The award will honor a chemistry faculty member whose research in an undergraduate setting has achieved wide recognition and contributed significantly to chemistry and to the professional development of undergraduate students.

Nature: The award consists of $5,000 and a certificate. Reasonable travel expenses to the meeting at which the award will be presented will be reimbursed. Research Corporation will also provide a grant of $5,000 directly to the recipient's institution.

Establishment and Support: Research Corporation , a private foundation for the advancement of science, established the award in 1984.

Rules of Eligibility: The nominee's department may offer work leading to the master's degree but shall not have a doctoral program. This award recognizes research that constitutes advances in science as evidenced by refereed publications with undergraduate coauthors in leading scientific research journals, external research grant support and the subsequent professional development of students who have participated in the research program. The award will be given for significant work over a long period of time rather than for a specific, limited project. A nominee must be a tenured faculty member of a predominantly undergraduate institution.

Recipients
1986 Corwin H. Hansch
1987 Harold W. Heine
1988 Michael P. Doyle
1989 Lon B. Knight, Jr.
1990 Thomas P. Onak
1991 Philip C. Myhre
1992 Mitsuru Kubota
1993 Maria C. Linder
1994 Claude H. Yoder
1995 Joseph Sherma
1996 Norman C. Craig
1997 Gary C. DeFotis
1998 Rabindra N. Roy
1999 James N. Spencer
2000 George B. Kauffman
2001 Robert F. Pasternack
2002 Thomas C. Werner
2003 Ronald L. Christensen
2004 Keith H. Pannell
2005 Phoebe K. Dea
TO BE ANNOUNCED:
2006 Charles F. Beam

To learn about Dr. Beam's outstanding research program and career, please go to the following website: