award-winning organometallic chemistry: the 2012 acs award in organometallic chemistry

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Award-Winning Organometallic Chemistry: The 2012 ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry I n this issue, we again recognize a recent recipient of the ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry, which can be considered the namesake award of this journal. 1,2 The honoree, Professor Philip P. Power of the University of California, Davis, was presented with the prize following a banquet held at the San Diego ACS meeting on March 27, 2012. As shown in Figure 1, the award consists of a framed certicate, as well as a $5000 grant. The sponsor of the award, the Dow Chemical Company Foundation, was represented at the ceremony by Dr. James C. Stevens, someone with many accomplishments in organometallic chemistry in his own right. Professor Power is well-known for his decades of trailblazing research in main-group organometallic chemistry, and his laudatio reads as follows: For recent achievements in organo- metallic chemistry: extending our knowledge to new classes of compounds and demonstrating that these unusual compounds have remarkable reactivity with important small molecules. A brief biography of Professor Power, who hails from Ireland and has spent his entire scientic career at the University of California, Davis, can be found in the award article that follows. Phil, please accept our congratulations for your numerous accomplishments that served as the basis for this award, as well as the signicant portion of your oeuvre that has greatly impacted modern inorganic chemistry. You have taught us much about bonding and discovered several unexpected reactivity modes that could only have been dreamed about without the unusual molecules synthesized by you and your co-workers. We look forward to your continued scientic leadership and many future thought-provoking papers from your laboratory. John A. Gladysz, Editor in Chief REFERENCES (1) Gladysz, J. A. Organometallics 2011, 30, 6505. (2) Previous Editors Page in this series: Gladysz, J. A. Organometallics 2013, 32, 2041. Published: April 22, 2013 Figure 1. Prof. Philip Power (center) being presented the year 2012 ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry Award by sponsor representative Dr. James C. Stevens (right) and ACS President Bassam Z. Shakhashiri (left). Photo courtesy of the American Chemical Society. Editor's Page pubs.acs.org/Organometallics © 2013 American Chemical Society 2277 dx.doi.org/10.1021/om4002044 | Organometallics 2013, 32, 2277-2277

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Page 1: Award-Winning Organometallic Chemistry: The 2012 ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry

Award-Winning Organometallic Chemistry: The 2012 ACSAward in Organometallic Chemistry

In this issue, we again recognize a recent recipient of the ACSAward in Organometallic Chemistry, which can be considered

the namesake award of this journal.1,2 The honoree, ProfessorPhilip P. Power of the University of California, Davis, waspresented with the prize following a banquet held at the SanDiego ACS meeting on March 27, 2012. As shown in Figure 1,the award consists of a framed certificate, as well as a $5000grant. The sponsor of the award, the Dow Chemical CompanyFoundation, was represented at the ceremony by Dr. James C.Stevens, someone withmany accomplishments in organometallicchemistry in his own right.Professor Power is well-known for his decades of trailblazing

research in main-group organometallic chemistry, and hislaudatio reads as follows: “For recent achievements in organo-metallic chemistry: extending our knowledge to new classes ofcompounds and demonstrating that these unusual compoundshave remarkable reactivity with important small molecules”.A brief biography of Professor Power, who hails from Irelandand has spent his entire scientific career at the Universityof California, Davis, can be found in the award article thatfollows.Phil, please accept our congratulations for your numerous

accomplishments that served as the basis for this award, as well asthe significant portion of your oeuvre that has greatly impactedmodern inorganic chemistry. You have taught us much aboutbonding and discovered several unexpected reactivity modes thatcould only have been dreamed about without the unusualmolecules synthesized by you and your co-workers. We look

forward to your continued scientific leadership and many futurethought-provoking papers from your laboratory.

John A. Gladysz, Editor in Chief

■ REFERENCES(1) Gladysz, J. A. Organometallics 2011, 30, 6505.(2) Previous Editor’s Page in this series: Gladysz, J. A. Organometallics2013, 32, 2041.

Published: April 22, 2013

Figure 1. Prof. Philip Power (center) being presented the year 2012 ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry Award by sponsor representativeDr. James C. Stevens (right) and ACS President Bassam Z. Shakhashiri (left). Photo courtesy of the American Chemical Society.

Editor's Page

pubs.acs.org/Organometallics

© 2013 American Chemical Society 2277 dx.doi.org/10.1021/om4002044 | Organometallics 2013, 32, 2277−2277