( Administered by the Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan )
Purpose: To recognize and encourage outstanding contributions to synthetic organic chemistry.
Nature: The award consists of $5,000, a medallion, and a certificate.The recipient shall deliver an award lecture at the Seminor on Synthetic Organic Chemistry. Reasonable travel expenses to the Symposium will be paid.
Establishment: The award was established in 2005 by SSOCJ to celebrate the 77th birthday of Professor Teruaki Mukaiyama who received the Order of Culture in 1977 from Japanese government for his outstanding contributions to synthetic organic chemistry and to commemorate his election in 2004 to the National Academy of Science, USA, as a foreign associate.
Rules of Eligibility: The award shall be granted to an individual of forty-five years old or younger without regard to nationality for the outstanding contributions to synthetic organic chemistry.
Nominations: Any individual may submit only one nomination form in any given year. A nomination form can be downloaded from the SSOCJ Web site at http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/ssocj/.The documents are retained on file for three award years and are automatically reconsidered by the award selection committee for two award years after initial submission.
Selection: The award committee selects two award recipients, one from the non-Japanese nominees and the other from the Japanese nominees. The committee consists of seven members appointed by the President of SSOCJ.