By Wendy Plump
Department of Chemistry
Wednesday, Sep. 02, 2026
Paul Chirik, the Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Chemistry, has been named the recipient of the 2027 American Chemical Society (ACS) Award in Organometallic Chemistry. This year’s national awardees, selected for outstanding achievements in chemistry, were announced this week by the ACS.
Chirik is a leading expert in the application of catalysis to challenges in sustainable chemistry. He called the award an “exceptional honor” for his lab.
The ACS recognized Chirik for his research in earth-abundant metal catalysis and his group’s mission to understand how the chemistry of iron, cobalt, and nickel can be controlled to promote important reactions in catalysis. This research feeds a host of applications ranging from drug discovery and synthesis to chemically recyclable plastic to new carbon-neutral fuels. …
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