Edward Goodrich Acheson Award

of The Electrochemical Society

Award Rules

Time of the Award
The award shall be granted no more often than biennially and it shall be presented at the fall meeting of the Society in even-numbered years.

Qualifications of the Recipient
The recipient shall be distinguished for contributions to the advancement of any of the objects, purposes, or activities of The Electrochemical Society. Distinguished services to the Society are required for a recipient of this award. The recipient should also be distinguished for contributions consisting of: (a) discovery pertaining to electrochemical and/or solid state science and technology, (b) invention of a plan, process or device or research evidenced by a paper embodying information useful, valuable, or significant in the theory or practice of electrochemical and/or solid state science and technology. There shall be no restrictions or reservations regarding age, sex, race, citizenship, or place of origin or residence.

Content of the Award
The award shall consist of a gold medal and a plaque that contains a bronze replica of the medal thereof, both bearing the recipient's name, and a prize of ten thousand dollars. The medal shall be of a thickness of six millimeters. Complimentary meeting registration and banquet ticket will be provided to the award winner and guest.

Acceptance of the Award
The recipient shall receive the award in person at the designated meeting of the Society and shall, at that meeting, deliver a general address to the Society on a subject related to the contributions for which the award is being presented. The time and location of the address shall be determined by the President of the Society. Expenses involved in the acceptance of the award shall be assumed by the recipient. Exceptions to any of the requirements of this section shall require the approval of the Board of Directors of a request for such modifications by the President of the Society.

Selection of the Recipient
The Edward Goodrich Acheson Award Committee shall be the Honors and Awards Committee.

Nominations for the Award shall be solicited by the Chairman of the Honors and Awards Committee by an announcement in a Society publication distributed to all members and in letters to the officers of the Society and to the Chairmen of the Divisions and Sections in the twelfth month prior to the meeting at which the award is scheduled to be given. Nominations shall be considered closed at the start of the spring meeting of the Society in the year of the normally scheduled presentation of the Award, but nominations, once made, shall be considered in effect for two consecutive award periods. Nominations shall be accompanied by suitable supporting materials and shall be provided in their entirety to the Chairman of the Honors and Awards Committee in ten copies.

Members of the Committee are ineligible to be considered for the award, but should any member be nominated for the award, his candidacy shall take effect at the expiration of the term of his membership on the Committee.

The nominees for Award recipient shall be considered by the Honors and Awards Committee at its meeting prior to the meeting of the Board of Directors at the spring meeting of the Society in the year of the normally scheduled presentation of the award. The Committee shall, by the affirmative votes of at least five of its members, determine whether the list of nominees includes any suitably qualified candidates for the Award and from those so qualified shall, also by the affirmative votes of at least five of its members, recommend one candidate as the Award recipient. This recommendation will be transmitted to the subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors for approval. If the Award Subcommittee has determined that no suitably qualified candidate has been nominated or if a majority of the Honors and Awards Committee does not approve the recommendation, the Board of Directors shall be so informed. If no recommendation is made by the Honors and Awards Committee or the Board of Directors does not approve their recommendation, the Award for the period under consideration shall not be granted.

On approval of the recommendation for the granting of the Award by the Board of Directors, the President of the Society shall inform the intended recipient of this action and shall determine whether the requirements governing acceptance of the Award will be met. If exception to the requirements are desired, the President shall request their approval from the Board. If a request for exceptions to the requirements governing acceptance is not approved by the Board, the Award for the period under consideration shall not be granted.

On agreement by the intended recipient with the requirements governing acceptance or approval of exception to them by the Board, the recipient of the Award shall be considered determined. This shall be announced in a Society publication distributed to all members at the earliest opportunity and given appropriate publicity elsewhere.

Approved by the Board of Directors   October 17, 1974
Revision approved by the Board of Directors   May 19, 1988
Revision approved by the Board of Directors   May 9, 1991
Revision approved by the Board of Directors   October 15, 1992
Revision approved by the Board of Directors   May 7, 1998

For further information on any of the awards, please contact ECS by telephone at (609) 737-1902; or via e-mail: awards@electrochem.org.