Explore both current and past journal lectureships and awards from ACS Publications' Environmental and Sustainable Chemistry portfolio.

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Updated April 2025
The 2025 winners have been announced! Read on to learn more.

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.

CURRENT LECTURESHIPS AND AWARDS:

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Lectureship Award

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.

James J. Morgan Environmental Science & Technology Early Career Award

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 James J. Morgan Environmental Science & Technology Early Career Award:

  • Prof. Razi Epsztein (Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Israel)
  • Dr. Naresh Kumar (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)
  • Prof. Philiswa Nomngongo (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
  • Dr. Case van Genuchten (Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Denmark)
  • Dr. Zongsu Wei (Aarhus University, Denmark)

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.

Outstanding Achievements in Environmental Science & Technology Award

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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