Explore both current and past journal lectureships and awards from ACS Publications' Environmental and Sustainable Chemistry portfolio.
Updated June 2025
Nominations for 2026 are now underway! Check the list below to see which awards are currently accepting submissions.
ACS Publications' journal lectureships and awards recognize a mix of early career and established investigators who have made significant contributions to research in their fields.
We invite you to explore both current and past awards in Environmental and Sustainable Chemistry.
James J. Morgan Environmental Science & Technology Early Career Award
Nomination Status: Open
Deadline: July 23, 2025
This award is named after James J. Morgan, the first Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Science & Technology. The 2025 award recognizes the contributions of early career researchers from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa who are leading the fields covered by Environmental Science & Technology and Environmental Science & Technology Letters in new directions through creative, new ideas consistent with Morgan’s early contributions.
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Lectureship Award
Nomination Status: Closed
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Lectureship Award:
- Dr. Hong Chen (Southern University of Science and Technology, China)
- Dr. Athina Anastasaki (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Switzerland)
- Dr. Milad Abolhasani (North Carolina State University, United States)
This annual award recognizes the research contributions of scientists, working in green chemistry, green engineering, and sustainability in the chemical enterprise, who have completed their academic training within the past 10 years. Lectureship award winners are selected for three regions: The Americas, Europe/Middle East/Africa, and Asia-Pacific. The award is sponsored by ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering and the ACS Green Chemistry Institute.
Outstanding Achievements in Environmental Science & Technology Award
Nomination Status: Closed
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Outstanding Achievements in Environmental Science & Technology Award:
- Prof. David L. Sedlak (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
- Prof. Frank Wania (University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada)
The 2025 award recognizes researchers based in the Americas Region for their contributions to the fields of environmental science and technology, and whose research has substantially contributed to improvements in human health and/or the environment.
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