In 2008, the ACS Petroleum Research Fund committed to new grants totaling more than $23 million. As a result, the Fund now supports a total of more than 1,200 active grants – enabling ongoing, innovative research at colleges and universities in the United States and elsewhere.

This report provides an overview of the grants, fellowships, and sabbaticals that were active in 2008. These include active research grants in over 400 colleges and universities in the United States, as well as others in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

As a service to other investigators, scientists, and engineers, the report also explains the various types of grants available, funding criteria, the ACS PRF Advisory Board, and other program details. For additional context, the report includes an overview of the dynamic history of the Fund, established in 1944.

Program Administrators for this report period

Dr. Ronald E. Siatkowski
Acting Director
Committees 6, 7, and 9
Chemical Physics, Polymer Science, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

Dr. Robert E. Botto
Assistant Director
Committees 5 and 10
Surface Science and Materials Science

Dr. Dean A. Dunn
Program Manager
Committees 2 and 8
Geochemistry, Geology, and Geophysics
SE, UFS, SRF Programs

Burtrand I. Lee
Program Manager
Committees 5 and 10
Surface Science and Materials Science

Dr. Ronald E. Siatkowski
Program Manager
Committees 6, 7, and 9
Chemical Physics, Polymer Science, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

Dr. Jeffrey Smiley
Program Manager
Committees 1, 3, and 4
Synthetic Organic, Inorganic Chemistry, and Physical Organic Chemistry SUMR Program

Ms. Gayle Peterman
Senior Grants Administrator