Chemical Industry Medal

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Chemical Industry Medal
Date1933 (1933)
Country United States
Presented bySCI America
Website https://sci-america.org/awards/

The Chemical Industry Medal is an annual American award given to an industrial chemist by the Society of Chemical Industry America (SCI America). The medal has been awarded since 1933, when it replaced the Grasselli Medal. [1] It was initially given to "a person making a valuable application of chemical research to industry. Primary consideration shall be given to applications in the public interest." As of 1945, the criterion became "a person who ... has rendered conspicuous service to applied chemistry." [2] More recently it has been awarded "for contributions toward the growth of the chemical industry." [3]

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