ACS CATL Division awards announcement

The Catal­y­sis Sci­ence and Tech­nol­o­gy Divi­sion (CATL) of the Amer­i­can Chem­i­cal Soci­ety (ACS) proud­ly announces the win­ners of the 2026 Divi­sion Awards. These awards rec­og­nize indi­vid­u­als who have made excep­tion­al­ly impact­ful con­tri­bu­tions to the design, syn­the­sis and/or chem­i­cal or mech­a­nis­tic char­ac­ter­i­za­tion of cat­a­lysts, which sig­nif­i­cant­ly advance the sci­ence and prac­tice of catalysis.

Con­grat­u­la­tions to Prof. Tibor Szil­vási, Uni­ver­si­ty of Alaba­ma, recip­i­ent of the 2026 Ear­ly Career Award in Catal­y­sis. This award rec­og­nizes and encour­ages accom­plish­ments and inno­va­tion of unusu­al mer­it by an indi­vid­ual in ear­ly stages of their career, empha­siz­ing inde­pen­dence and creativity.

Con­grat­u­la­tions to Prof. John (JR) Regal­b­u­to, Uni­ver­si­ty of South Car­oli­na, recip­i­ent of the 2026 award for Excep­tion­al Achieve­ment in Catal­y­sis. This award acknowl­edges excel­lence and sci­en­tif­ic lead­er­ship in catal­y­sis sci­ence and tech­nol­o­gy by an indi­vid­ual, empha­siz­ing the impact of a researcher’s body of work over the last decade in the broad field of cat­alyt­ic chem­istry and cat­alyt­ic mate­ri­als or molecules.

Profs. Szilvási’s and Regalbuto’s accom­plish­ments will be cel­e­brat­ed dur­ing awards sym­posia to be held as part of the Fall 2026 Amer­i­can Chem­i­cal Soci­ety Nation­al Meet­ing, Chica­go, August 23 — 27.