{"id":26832,"date":"2024-10-16T04:34:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T08:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iupac.org\/?page_id=26832"},"modified":"2025-07-01T13:45:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T17:45:53","slug":"iupac-soong-prize","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iupac.org\/what-we-do\/awards\/iupac-soong-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"IUPAC Soong Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>IUPAC-Soong Prize for Sustainable Chemistry<\/strong> is a high-profile prize awarded annually to an outstanding scientist for a breakthrough or conceptual advance,\u00a0<strong>highlighting the discovery rather than the laureate&#8217;s luminous career<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iupac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The-IUPAC-Soong-Prize-for-Sustainable-Chemistry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27305 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/iupac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The-IUPAC-Soong-Prize-for-Sustainable-Chemistry-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iupac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The-IUPAC-Soong-Prize-for-Sustainable-Chemistry-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iupac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The-IUPAC-Soong-Prize-for-Sustainable-Chemistry-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iupac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The-IUPAC-Soong-Prize-for-Sustainable-Chemistry-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iupac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The-IUPAC-Soong-Prize-for-Sustainable-Chemistry.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are no restrictions on the candidate\u2019s background, affiliation, identity, and opinions. The Prize laureate will receive a certificate, a medal, a monetary award of $30,000 (USD), and travel expenses to reach the prize ceremony. In addition to the prize ceremony, the awardee will be invited to present a lecture at the National Taiwan University within two years of receiving the award. Self-nomination is not allowed.<\/p>\n<p>Nominations are invited via the following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cognitoforms.com\/IUPAC1\/IUPACSoongPrize2025NominationForm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NOMINATION FORM<\/strong><\/a> &#8212;\u00a0 deadline <strong>17 February 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; See detailed <a href=\"https:\/\/iupac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IUPAC-Soong-Prize-regulations_20241221.pdf\">regulations<\/a> (pdf) | First <a href=\"https:\/\/iupac.org\/iupac-soong-prize-for-sustainable-chemistry-call-for-nominations\/\">Call for Nominations<\/a> (posted 8 Jan 2025)<\/p>\n<p>For further information, contact <strong>Prof. Ehud Keinan<\/strong>, IUPAC President at &lt;ekeinan@iupac.org&gt;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><em>Related <a href=\"https:\/\/iupac.org\/iupac-raises-1-million-to-endow-the-iupac-soong-prize-for-sustainable-chemistry\/\">release<\/a>\u00a0announcing the endowment, posted 29 Oct 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Post 7 Apr 2025<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"rslJqZNN3M\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/iupac.org\/omar-m-yaghi-receives-the-2025-iupac-soong-prize\/\">Omar M. 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