Each year, AATCC presents several prestigious awards at its International Conference. Additional awards are available to student members. Click here to go to the student award page.
Nominations
Any senior member of AATCC may
submit nominations for the Olney, Chapin, Millson, TCR Service, and Young
Entrepreneur awards. Authors of papers published in AATCC Review are
automatically eligible for the Weaver award.
Olney, Chapin & Young Entrepreneur Nominations |
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TCR Service Award Nominations |
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Olney
Medal
Established in 1944 in honor of Louis Atwell Olney, the founder
and first president of AATCC, the Olney Medal recognizes outstanding achievement
in textile or polymer chemistry or other fields of chemistry of major importance
to textile science.
Harold
C. Chapin Award
The Chapin Award was established in 1958 in honor of
Harold C. Chapin, professor of chemistry at Lowell Textile School, who served as
national secretary of AATCC for nearly 25 years. Senior members who have
dedicated 20 or more years of continuous service to the Association are eligible
for nomination. The award is a presented as a beautifully illustrated
scroll.
Millson
Award for Invention
Henry E. Millson provided an award endowment in
1979 with the stipulation that he never be considered a candidate. After
agreeing to that condition, the Association promptly named the award in his
honor. All inventions of importance to the textile industry are eligible.
J. William
Weaver Paper of the Year Award
Selected from among the papers
published in AATCC Review during the preceding calendar year. All authors of the
winning paper are recognized.
AATCC Technical Committee on
Research (TCR) Service Award
The award recognizes up to two senior
members with at least five years of continuous membership in AATCC, who have
contributed outstanding technical service to the Association through activity in
a research committee.
Young Entrepreneur
Award
This award recognizes young entrepreneurs (less than 40 years of
age) operating in the broader textile industry. An entrepreneur is defined as a
person who has possession of a new enterprise, venture, or idea, and assumes
significant accountability for the inherent risks and outcomes of the creation.
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