It is with pride and pleasure that the American Chemical Society’s Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) seeks nominations for the 2020 Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings. This award, of $3000 and a plaque, will be presented in August ‘2020 at the 260th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Philadelphia, PA. This major award, which recognizes outstanding individual achievements and noteworthy contributions to coatings science, technology, and engineering confirms PMSE’s long-standing and continuing support and dedication to excellence in the coatings field.
Nominations will be welcomed from all segments of industry, academia, and government, and should be forwarded to Theodore Provder, Tess Award Chairman at: 5645A Emerald Ridge Parkway, Solon, OH 44139. Upon receipt of names of prospective nominees, the Tess Award Chairman will provide nomination criteria requesting information on the nominee relevant to patents, publications, over-all qualifications, etc. All finalized nominations for the 2020 Tess Award should be submitted prior to September 1, 2019, although nominations received after that date will be considered for the succeeding year’s award. A submitted nomination is viable for four years.
For more information please contact Theodore Provder at 440-914-0611 or at tprovder@att.net.