The Charles H. Herty Medal is a beautiful solid gold medallion awarded annually by the Georgia Section of the American Chemical Society. The purpose of the award is to give public recognition to the work and service of outstanding chemists who have significantly contributed to their chosen fields. All chemists in academic, government, or industrial laboratories who have been residing in the southeastern United States for at least 10 years are eligible. (For this purpose Southeastern United States is defined as the union of the following states: Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina.)
Nominations for the 2024 Herty Medal are now closed. Nominations for the 2025 Herty Medal will open in September 2024.
Professor John A. McLean is the recipient of the 2024 Herty Medal as awarded by the Georgia Section of the American Chemical Society, recognizing outstanding work and service by a chemist in the Southeast. Dean of Graduate Education and Research and Stevenson Professor of Chemistry at Vanderbilt University, Dr. McLean also serves as the Director of the Center for Innovative Technology, which collaborates extensively both nationally and internationally in broadscale omics measurements using advanced mass spectrometry techniques. His research centers on the development and application of new technologies for ultrafast structural measurements, primarily utilizing ion mobility-mass spectrometry strategies in health and medicine. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. McLean is well known for distinguished service in professional societies, academe, government, and industry, and for the promotion of young scientists and advancement of diversity and inclusion in the chemical sciences.
The gold Herty medal will be presented at the 90th Herty Award Celebration in September 2024. Prof. McLean will also be a keynote speaker at the Annual Herty Medalist Undergraduate Research Symposium (HMURS).
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