CHF Press Releases


30 September 2008
Chemical Heritage Foundation Opens New Museum
A Renovated 19th-Century Bank Will House a New Exhibition
Illustrating the Impact of Chemistry on Our Lives

9 September 2008
Dow Scientist to Receive 2008 SCI Gordon E. Moore Medal
Edmund M. Carnahan to be honored at Innovation Day 2008 for pioneering work in polymerization.

25 August 2008
Molecules That Make a Difference
Experts to discuss chemistry’s impact of ten molecules on the twentieth century at the Chemical Heritage Foundation.

31 July 2008
Honeywell's Shankland awarded 2008 Perkin Medal
Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) to present the award at Innovation Day 2008.

15 June 2008
Henri A. Termeer to Receive 2008 Biotechnology Heritage Award
Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) and Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) to present award at the 2008 BIO International Convention in San Diego.

12 May 2008
Chemical Heritage Foundation Presents Making Modernity and Unveils New Museum and Conference Space
A Renovated 19th-Century Bank Will House a New Exhibition
Illustrating the Impact of Chemistry on Our Lives. 

24 April 2008
Chemical Heritage Foundation to Hold Eighth Annual Leadership Initiative in Science Education (LISE 8) Conference, 28–29 April 2008
“New Media and Technology in Science Education”

14 February 2008
Peter R. Huntsman and Dave C. Swalm to Receive 2008 Petrochemical Heritage Award
Swalm and Huntsman will receive the award at the International Petrochemical Conference in San Antonio on Sunday, 30 March.

4 February 2008
Chemical Heritage Foundation to Present 2008 Othmer Gold Medal to Yuan T. Lee
Nobel laureate, innovator, educator, and leader will be honored at a full-day ceremony marking the 11th annual presentation of the Othmer Gold Medal.

14 January 2008
Leroy Hood to Receive 2008 Pittcon Heritage Award
Chemical Heritage Foundation and Pittcon will present the Pittcon Heritage Award to Leroy Hood on 2 March at Pittcon 2008 in New Orleans.

7 January 2008
CHF President and CEO, Thomas R. Tritton, Launches New Blog
CHF creates Periodic Tabloid, a blog to share insights and comments.

1 January 2008
Thomas R. Tritton Becomes Second President of Chemical Heritage Foundation
Tritton, president of Haverford College from 1997 to July 2007 is the second president of CHF. Founder and former president Arnold Thackray will assume a new role as chancellor at CHF.

17 December 2007
Chemical Heritage Foundation Creates Distillations, a Weekly Podcast
The past, present, and future of chemistry and related sciences now available through iTunes.

12 December 2007
Chemical Heritage Foundation Names Anke Timmermann Historian
Timmermann will lead history-related programming at CHF including coordination of the visiting scholars program.

4 October 2007
Chemical Heritage Foundation to Present Second Roy G. Neville Prize to Michael D. Gordin
The prize will be awarded on Wednesday, 10 October, as part of CHF's Fall Governance Meetings.