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Call for Nominations: 2012 John and Martha Morris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Modern Chemistry or the History of the Chemical Industry
The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry solicits nominations for the 2012 John and Martha Morris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Modern Chemistry or the History of the Chemical Industry. This award honours the memory of John and Martha Morris, the late parents of Peter Morris, the editor of Ambix, who has contributed the endowment for this award.
The Morris Award is administered by a sub-committee on behalf of SHAC.
The recipient chosen to receive the Morris Award will be expected to deliver a lecture at a meeting of SHAC, where the awardee will be presented with an appropriate framed photograph, picture or document and the sum of £300. The award is international in scope, and nominations are invited from anywhere in the world.
The first Morris Award was given to Professor Raymond Stokes (University of Glasgow) for his path-breaking work on the German chemical industry.
A complete nomination consists of
* a complete curriculum vitae for the nominee, including biographical data, educational background, awards, honours, list of publications, and other service to the profession;
* a letter of nomination summarising the nominee's achievements in the field of history of modern chemistry and/or the history of the chemical industry and citing unique contributions that merit this award; and
* two or more seconding letters.
Only complete nominations will be considered for the award and the nomination documents must be submitted in electronic form.
All nomination materials should be submitted by e-mail to Peter Morris at peter.morris@nmsi.ac.uk and a separate email which indicates that the material has been submitted should be sent to the same address (a precaution in case of incomplete transmission of documents) for arrival no later than 1 May 2012.
Belinda Michaelides Unit Secretary (and Secretary to Professor Pietro Corsi, History Faculty) Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine 45-47 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6PE Tel: +44 (0)1865 274600 Fax: +44 (0)1865 274605 Email: belinda.michaelides@wuhmo.ox.ac.uk http://www.wuhmo.ox.ac.uk/
Chemical Heritage Foundation 2012-2013 Long and Short Term Fellowships
Applicants must submit the online application form and the following mandatory materials combined into one .pdf attachment by February 15, 2012:
a cover letter introducing yourself and your research project a copy of your CV (3 pages or less) a description of your project (less than 1,500 words)
Generous pre- and postdoctoral fellowships are available for research on the history of chemistry, broadly construed. Fellowships are available for periods of 2 to 9 months and will be spent in residence at CHF in Philadelphia. Travel grants are available for shorter research projects.
Projects funded in the past range from the history of Arabic alchemy and agricultural improvement to nanotechnology, pharmaceutical industry, and trans fats. Research proposals detailing the importance of CHF’s wide-ranging collections for the proposed project will be considered with particular care.
CHF offers several long-term fellowships for scholars studying the history and sociology of the chemical and molecular sciences, technologies, and industries. Long-term fellows are in residence at CHF for the entire academic year (September–May). All long-term fellows are provided with a private office, a computer, and a direct telephone line.
There are two kinds of long-term fellowships: one for postdoctoral scholars and one for Ph.D. candidates at the dissertation stage.
Postdoctoral fellowships
Applicants for postdoctoral fellowships must have their Ph.D. in hand before the July prior to the start of the fellowship. Postdoctoral fellowship stipends are $43,000 paid in biweekly installments. A $2,000 research allowance is provided in addition to the stipend.
Dissertation fellowships
Applicants for dissertation fellowships must be graduate students whose Ph.D. dissertations have been accepted by their respective university departments. Dissertation fellowship stipends are $25,000 paid in biweekly installments. A $1,000 research allowance is provided in addition to the stipend.
Short-Term Fellowships
CHF offers several short-term fellowships for researchers studying the history and sociology of the chemical and molecular sciences, technologies, and industries. Short-term fellows are in residence at CHF for periods ranging from two to four months, according to their allocated fellowship.
The short-term fellowship year begins in September and ends the following August. Short-term fellows are allocated a carrel in the Othmer Library’s reading room. Wireless Internet access is available in the reading room.
CHF Short-Term Fellowships
Short-term fellowships are available to researchers whose work requires use of the collections housed at CHF. Stipends are $3,000 per month. No additional research or travel allowances are available.
Société de Chimie Industrielle (American Section) Fellowship
The Société Fellowship is a special short-term fellowship for individuals whose work benefits public understanding of the heritage of the chemical industries. Applications are encouraged for multimedia projects, popular book and magazine publications, and Web-based projects. Applicants must specify how the outcome of their proposed projects will reach a broad audience. Only one Société Fellowship is available per year.
Société Fellows are in residence at CHF for three months during a given academic year or during the following summer. The stipend for the three months is $10,000 paid in biweekly installments. No additional funds are available for research or travel. There may be an opportunity for the Société Fellow to present work at a regular Société meeting in New York City.
This fellowship is supported by an annual gift from the Société de Chimie Industrielle (American Section). Glenn E. and Barbara Hodsdon Ullyot Scholarship
The Ullyot Scholarship aims to advance the public understanding of the importance of chemistry and related sciences to the public welfare by supporting graduate or postdoctoral research into the history of chemistry and related sciences. Applications are encouraged for educational media and Web-based projects as well as popular book and magazine publications. Applicants must specify how the outcome of their proposed projects will reach a broad audience. Only one Ullyot Scholarship is available per year.
Ullyot Scholars are in residence at CHF for two months during a given academic year or during the following summer. The stipend for the two months is $6,000 paid in biweekly installments. No additional funds are available for research or travel.
The Ullyot Scholarship is made possible through the generosity of Glenn E. and Barbara Hodsdon Ullyot.
If you have any questions, simply e-mail fellowships@chemheritage.org or travelgrants@chemheritage.org.
Chemical Heritage Foundation History of Science Fellowships for 2012-2013
The Chemical Heritage Foundation, an independent research center, library, and museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, would like to encourage applications for long-term and short-term fellowships in residence at CHF for the academic year 2012-13. These fellowships are for scholars working in some area of the history of science, technology, medicine, or related industries in all periods and geographical areas. All fellowships should be in topics appropriate to the collections in the CHF library and museum.
Philadelphia is a particularly dynamic and fruitful area in which to be working in the History of Science. The Philadelphia Area Center for the History of Science brings together 12 institutions and a host of faculty members scattered throughout the immediate vicinity. CHF alone brings in approximately 18 fellows per year, making it one of the largest fellowship history of science fellowship programs in the country, and has 8 PhDs in History of Science and related disciplines on staff.
The deadline for applications, which are to be completed online, is February 15, 2012. Fellows will be selected by a peer review selection committee.
The research collections at CHF, where the chosen fellows will be in residence throughout their fellowship period, range from the fifteenth century to the present and include approximately 6,000 rare book titles, 50,000 post-1850 print primary source titles, significant archival holdings, tens of thousands of images, and a large artifact and fine arts collection, supported by an extensive secondary and reference collection in the history of science. Within the collections there are many areas of special strength, including: alchemy, mining & metallurgy, dyeing and bleaching, balneology, gunpowder and pyrotechnics, gas-lighting, books of secrets, inorganic and organic chemistry, biochemistry, food chemistry, and pharmaceuticals. Short term fellows must also demonstrate a need to use the primary resources in the library in order to be eligible for consideration. Recipients of all fellowships are expected to participate in and make a contribution to CHF's intellectual life.
There are 3 basic types of fellowships being offered: Postdoctoral, Dissertation, and Short-Term.
Postdoctoral Fellowships Open to PhD scholars (degree must be in hand by July 2011) Tenure of fellowship: 9 months Amount of award: $45,000
Dissertation Fellowships Open to graduate students at the dissertation stage Tenure of fellowship: 9 months Amount of award: $26,000
Short-Term Fellowships Open to graduate students and postgraduate scholars Tenure of fellowship: 1-4 months Amount of award: $3,000 per month
We are also currently offering two additional special fellowships:
Société de Chimie Industrielle Fellowship (3 months in residence) and Ullyot Scholarship (2 months in residence). These fellowships are designed to stimulate public understanding of the importance of chemistry and the chemical industries. Applications are encouraged from writers, journalists, educators, and historians of science, technology, or business. Multimedia, popular book projects and Web-based projects are encouraged. Applicants must specify how the outcomes of their projects will reach a broad audience. Amount of award: $10,000 (Société) or $6,000 (Ullyot).
Only online applications will be accepted. All applications must include: (1) A cover letter. (2) A research proposal of no more than 1,500 words. (3) A C.V. of no more than four pages in length. (4) Contact information for two references.
For further information write to
Fellowships Coordinator Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106
Call for Nominations: 2012 Eva Maria Kinne-Saffran Lectureship in the History of Nephrology
Deadline for submissions: June 1, 2012
The International Association for the History of Nephrology (IAHN) awards the Evamaria Kinne-Saffran Lecture in History of Medicine on the occasion of every conference.
Evamaria Kinne-Saffran (1941-2002) was a vivid supporter of the value of interdisciplinary bridges and a convincing advocate of the importance of the past in understanding the present and predicting the future.
The lecture is aimed to support scientists, nephrologists interested in History and historians interested in Nephrology alike, who have recently made a major contribution to the field of Nephrology. The Lectureship covers the expenses (up to US $2,000) to attend the IAHN Congress and present a lecture at the Inaugural Ceremony.
We welcome 2012 nominations for this award. The Scientific Committee will evaluate all nominations and then select the winner. Please send letter of nomination, CV of the candidate and all relevant information to the following email address: nominations@iahn.info.
Jerry Stannard Memorial Award 2012 Competition
The Department of History at the University of Kansas announces the 2012 competition for the annual award in honor of the later Professor Jerry Stannard. The purpose of the award is to encourage research by young scholars in the pre-1700 fields that Professor Stannard made his own: the history of materia medica, medicinal botany, pharmacy, folklore of drug therapy, and the bibliography of these ideas.
Each year a cash award is made to the author of an outstanding published or unpublished scholarly study in those fields. In 2012 the award will be $800.
The competition is open to graduate students and to recent recipients of a doctoral degree (the Ph.D. degree or an equivalent), conferred not more than five years before the competition deadline.
The manuscripts must be in English, French or German. Only one paper by any author may be submitted in any given year. Each entry should be typewritten, double-spaced, and no longer than 50 pages, including notes, bibliography, and appendices. Entrants should keep copies of their manuscripts, since manuscripts submitted will not be returned.
Each manuscript must be accompanied by the following: (a) a one-page abstract of the paper in English; (b) a current curriculum vitae of the author; and (c) a letter of recommendation from an established scholar in the field. Entrants who are resident in the United States of America are also requested to indicate their home address and social security number.
Entries must be received no later than 15 February 2012. The award will be announced on or about 15 May 2012. All manuscripts and correspondence should be addresses to:
The Stannard Award Committee ATTN: Professor Victor Bailey Department of History - University of Kansas Wescoe Hall 1445 Jayhawk Blvd. Room 3650 Lawrence, KS 66045-7590 USA
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