Overman first at UCI to get...

Overman first at UCI

to get Hope award

UC Irvine Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Larry Overman is

the first person in the college’s history to be awarded the Arthur C.

Hope Award by the American Chemical Society.

The Cope award is one of the most significant awards given in the

field of chemistry. Past recipients have included Nobel Prize winners

and some of the leading scientists of the past 50 years.

The award will be presented in Sept. at the 226th American

Chemical Society National Meeting in New York.

The honor consists of a gold medallion, a certificate, a cash

reward of $25,000 and an unrestricted grant-in-aid of $150,000 in

support of research efforts.

Overman is among the most honored organic chemists in the United

States. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, has won

more than 25 distinguished awards and fellowships.