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Heroes of Chemistry is an annual award sponsored by the American Chemical Society’s Board
Committee on Corporation Associates, recognizing industrial chemical scientists who had

an integral role in their company successfully commercializing a product benefitting humankind.

The ACS Heroes of Chemistry program honors scientists whose work in various fields of chemistry and chemical
engineering has led to the successful innovation and development of commercial products based on chemistry.
These industrial scientists are celebrated for their inventive contributions to their companies, the chemical enterprise,
and humankind.

Each year, Heroes of Chemistry are nominated by companies to recognize the talent and creativity of their scientists
in specific industry segments of the chemical enterprise. Previous Heroes of Chemistry have excelled in their
innovative work at prominent international corporations, developing commercial products that demonstrate strong
financial performance. The commercial success of their products in the marketplace is an important criterion for
this honor, because we recognize that good business results follow good science.

This year’s program highlights the advances from AST Products Inc., DuPont, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies
of Johnson & Johnson, 3M, AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck, Novartis, and Pfizer that benefit
both patients and consumers, and again highlight the importance of the chemical sciences in all areas of industry.
The Heroes of Chemistry program presents an ideal opportunity to enhance the public image of our chemical,
pharmaceutical, and allied industries at the national level.

We honor these scientists for their inquisitive, progressive minds. They have demonstrated their ability to
commercialize cutting-edge scientific and technological advances for the benefit of society.

ACS salutes each company for creating an internal R&D environment that encourages scientific discovery and
facilitates chemical advancement. The leaders of these corporations promote creativity, risk taking, problem solving,
teamwork, and collaboration that make the innovative work of our Heroes possible.

We invite you to apply for the 2022 Heroes of Chemistry Awards. The nomination period opens on November 1, 2021
and closes on February 1, 2022.

Please visit www.acs.org/heroes or email chemhero@acs.org for more information.

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