ACS Petroleum Research Fund: What Makes a Proposal a New Direction. 2014 PRF Video from the ACS Pressroom on Vimeo. Read transcript

From the PRF Program Administrator:

The financial status of the ACS Petroleum Research Fund (PRF) continued to improve in 2014. For the second consecutive year, the year-end value of the Fund was more than $500 million, so the PRF investments continue to recover from the fiscal problems of the past six years. Also, expanding the PRF Reserve Fund enhances our ability to overcome short-term fiscal crises while continuing to provide research support for fundamental petroleum science. The PRF Reserve Fund increased to a record $29.2 million value at the end of 2014.   Full message from the program administrator…