Our Mission
Dreyfus Chemistry Laboratory at MIT
The purpose of the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., is to advance the science of chemistry, chemical engineering, and related sciences as a means of improving human relations and circumstances throughout the world. Established in 1946 by chemist, inventor, and businessman Camille Dreyfus as a memorial to his brother Henry, the Foundation became a memorial to both men when Camille Dreyfus died in 1956. Throughout its history the Foundation has sought to take the lead in identifying and addressing needs and opportunities in the chemical sciences through a series of programs and awards. In broad terms, these programs support accomplished young faculty, develop leadership in environmental chemistry, and fund lectureships at primarily undergraduate institutions. The brief video below gives an overview of the Foundation history, mission, and programs.
Board of Directors
Henry C. Walter, President
H. Scott Walter, Vice President and Treasurer
Dorothy Dinsmoor, Secretary
Matthew V. Tirrell, Chair, Scientific Affairs Committee
John R. H. Blum
Edward A. Reilly
Richard N. Zare
Paul Woitach
Mary Eileen Dowling Walter
H. Marshall Schwarz, Director Emeritus, 2011
Marye Anne Fox, Director Emerita, 2017
John I. Brauman, Director Emeritus, 2018
Staff
Mark J. Cardillo : E-mail, Press Release, Bio
Executive Director
Gerard L. Brandenstein : E-mail
Associate Director
Adam J. Lore : E-mail
Operations Manager
Scientific Advisors
Louis E. Brus
Columbia University
Arup Chakraborty
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Daniel G. Nocera
Harvard University
John A. Rogers
Northwestern University
Honorary Advisors
James G. Anderson
Harvard University
Dudley R. Herschbach
Harvard University
Mario J. Molina
University of California, San Diego
JoAnne Stubbe
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
John C. Tully
Yale University
Past Presidents
Camille Dreyfus
1946-1956
Jean Dreyfus
1956-1991
Dorothy Dinsmoor
1991-2009
Privacy Policy
This privacy policy explains how personal information is collected, used, processed, and disclosed by The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. (Dreyfus Foundation). It applies to site visitors, applicants, and nominees.
Acquired Content – The information below is automatically detected and collected by Google Analytics:
· Time of visit, pages visited, and time spent on each page of the webpages
· Referring site details (such as the URI a user came through to arrive at this site)
· Type of web browser
· Type of operating system (OS)
· Flash version, JavaScript support, screen resolution, and screen color processing ability
· Network location and IP address.
User-Submitted Content – Other information is voluntarily provided by you to complete an application or nomination. This includes your name, contact details and specific information about your educational history and research. After the announcement of awards, the information stored on our web server is purged and all data is moved to an offline server within the Dreyfus Foundation. All offline server data is secured and maintained for archiving and reporting operations. Access to online data is restricted to a secure administrative account.
Third-Party Access – Certain cookies are required for the functionality of the website. Some features or actions, such as the application process, cannot be completed without the use of such cookies. They do not contain personally identifiable information and are destroyed when the browser session has ended.
Questions, Concerns and Opting-out – If you have questions or concerns about the Dreyfus Foundation privacy policy or if you wish to be deleted from the Dreyfus Foundation systems, please contact the Dreyfus Foundation in writing:
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
Attention: Gerard Brandenstein
555 Madison Avenue, 20th floor
New York, NY 10022
June 7, 2018