Pittcon Heritage Award

Pittcon Heritage Award
Awarded for	Outstanding individuals whose entrepreneurial careers shaped the instrumentation and laboratory supplies community.
Date	2002
Country	International
Presented by	Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Chemical Heritage Foundation

The Pittcon Heritage Award recognizes "outstanding individuals whose entrepreneurial careers shaped the instrumentation and laboratory supplies community." The award is jointly sponsored by the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon) and the Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF). The award is presented annually at a special ceremony during Pittcon.^[1]

Recipients

The award is given yearly and was first presented in 2002.^[2]

• 2015 A. Blaine Bowman, Dionex (later acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific)^[3][4]
• 2014 Lynwood W. Swanson, FEI Company, USA^[5][6]

• 2013 Günther Laukien, Bruker Physik AG, Germany; (Bruker Corporation), USA^[7]

• 2012 Genzo Shimadzu, Sr., and Genzo Shimadzu, Jr., Shimadzu Corporation, Japan^[8][9]

• 2011 George Hatsopoulos, John Hatsopoulos, and Arvin Smith, Thermo Electron, USA^[10][11]

• 2010 Walter Jennings, University of California, Davis, J&W Scientific, USA^[12][13]

• 2009 Alfred R. Bader, Aldrich Chemical Company (Sigma-Aldrich Corporation), USA^[14]

• 2008 Leroy Hood, Institute for Systems Biology, USA^[15]

• 2007 David Schwartz, Bio-Rad Laboratories, USA^[16]

• 2006 Masao Horiba, Horiba, Japan^[17]

• 2005 Robert W. Allington, Instrumentation Specialties Co. (Teledyne ISCO), USA^[18][19]

• 2004 Paul A. Wilks, Jr., Wilks Enterprises, USA^[20][21]

• 2003 Kathryn Hach-Darrow, Hach Company, USA^[22]

• 2002 David Nelson, Nelson Analytical Systems, USA^[23][24]

Photo Gallery

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  Kitty Hach-Darrow, 2003

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  Paul A. Wilks, 2004 (photo taken 2005)

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  Robert W. Allington, 2005

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  Masao Horiba, 2006

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  David Schwartz (left) receiving award from Arnold Thackray (right), 2007

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  Leroy Hood, 2008

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  Alfred R. Bader, 2009

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  Arvin Smith (left), George Hatsopoulos (right), receiving award from Tom Tritton (center), 2011

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  Frank Laukien, 2013

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  Lynwood W. Swanson, 2014

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  A. Blaine Bowman, 2015

References

1. "Pittcon Heritage Award". Chemical Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
2. "Past Winners of the Pittcon Heritage Award". Retrieved 30 October 2014.
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5. "Lynwood Swanson to Receive Pittcon Heritage Award". Chemical Heritage Foundation. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
6. Lyman, Charles (May 2014). "Chemical Heritage and Microscopy". Microscopy Today 22 (3): 7. doi:10.1017/s1551929514000455. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
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8. "The forefathers of Shimadzu win the 2012 Pittcon Heritage Award". LabBulletin. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
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10. "Pittcon Heritage Award Honors Creators of Thermo Instrument Systems" (PDF). Pittcon Today. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
11. "Chemical Heritage Foundation and Pittcon to Present Pittcon Heritage Award to Creators of Thermo Instrument Systems". Chemical Heritage Foundation. March 7, 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
12. "Pittcon Awards 2010: Walter Jennings". Chemical & Engineering News 88 (13): 42. March 29, 2010. doi:10.1021/cen-v088n013.p042. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
13. Evans, Megan (Feb 25, 2010). "Pittcon Heritage Award". LCGC Chromatography Online. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
14. Wang, Linda (March 30, 2009). "Pittcon Awards 2009". Chemical & Engineering News 87 (13): 51–52. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
15. "Leroy Hood Awarded Pittcon Heritage Award". NSBCC (Nanosystems Biology Cancer Center). Retrieved 30 October 2014.
16. Burress, Charles (April 6, 2012). "Bio-Rad Co-Founder David Schwartz of El Cerrito: 1923-2012". El Cerrito Patch. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
17. Ulrych, Richard (2004). "A Japanese instrument pioneer". Chemical Heritage 22 (1): 12–13, 35–37. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
18. "Award Presentations Highlight Pittcon 2005". Chemical & Engineering News 83 (13): 72–73. March 28, 2005. doi:10.1021/cen-v083n013.p072. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
19. "Robert W. Allington". Chemical Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
20. "Paul Wilks Obituary 1923 - 2008". Retrieved 30 October 2014.
21. "Spectroscopist Paul Wilks Jr., passes at 85". LaserFocusWorld. October 20, 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
22. Gussman, Neil (23 October 2002). "CHF and Pittcon to present the Pittcon Heritage Award to Kathryn Hach-Darrow". Chemical Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
23. "David Nelson receives Pittcon Heritage Award". Analytical Chemistry. February 1, 2002. p. 68A. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
24. Lockledge, Scott (January 28, 2002). "David Nelson to receive the first annual PITTCON Heritage Award". EurekaAlert. Retrieved 30 October 2014.