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The Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation is a private foundation that funds research by young investigators in ] and ]. Chemist and inventor ] and his wife, Mabel, established the foundation in 1977. The foundation is based at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academy of Sciences in Irvine, CA. The '''Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation''' is a private foundation that funds research by young investigators in ] and ].<ref name=":1" /> Chemist and inventor ] and his wife, Mabel, established the foundation in 1977.<ref name="PF">{{cite book |last1=Thackray |first1=Arnold |url=https://archive.org/details/arnoldobeckmanon0000thac |title=Arnold O. Beckman: One Hundred Years of Excellence |last2=Myers, Jr. |first2=Minor |publisher=] |year=2000 |isbn=978-0941901239 |pages= |chapter=Philanthropy and the Foundation}}</ref>{{rp|317}} The foundation is based at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academy of Sciences in Irvine, CA.

Since its inception, the Beckman Foundation has provided more than $700 million in grants to researchers in chemistry and life sciences.<ref>Beckman Foundation Reveals Updated Logo and Refreshed Visual Identity in Lead Up to Organization’s Semicentennial Anniversary. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.prweb.com/releases/beckman-foundation-reveals-updated-logo-and-refreshed-visual-identity-in-lead-up-to-organizations-semicentennial-anniversary-302082749.html</ref>

== Founders ==
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Arnold O. Beckman met Mabel (née Meinzer) while he was serving as a private in the ] during ] and she as a ] nurse. After nearly 6 years of dating long-distance, they married in Brooklyn in 1925 and moved west so Arnold could complete his PhD at the ].<ref>The woman who made Beckman’s history. Default. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://beckman.illinois.edu/about/news/article/2023/03/10/the-woman-who-made-beckman-s-history</ref>

In the early 1930s, while working as an assistant professor at Caltech, Dr. Beckman invented an instrument to measure the acidity of lemon juice. This acidimeter, which he later renamed the Beckman ], became the precursor to the electric that is used to measure a solution’s acidity or alkalinity.<ref>Arnold Thackray, Minor Myers, Jr. Arnold O. Beckman: One Hundred Years of Excellence. Chemical Heritage Foundation; 2000.</ref>

As demand for his instrument grew, Dr. Beckman left teaching in 1935 to found National Technical Laboratories, later renamed ]. In 1941, the company released two more instruments: the Beckman ], which identifies chemicals based on the wavelengths of light they absorb, which Dr. Beckman called his “most impactful invention;” and the helical ], an industrially produced resistor that would soon account for 40% of the company’s overall profit.<ref>Helical Potentiometer (Helipot). Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.beckman-foundation.org/about-foundation/inventions/helical-potentiometer-helipot/</ref>

Beckman Instruments became a leading supplier of medical and research instruments as well as electric analog computers.<ref>Laws D. Beckman, Shockley and the 60th Anniversary of the Birth of Silicon Valley. CHM. Published February 10, 2016. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://computerhistory.org/blog/beckman-shockley-and-the-60th-anniversary-of-the-birth-of-silicon-valley/</ref> Dr. Beckman’s inventions made him one of the most influential chemists of the 20th century.<ref>Arnold O. Beckman. Science History Institute. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.sciencehistory.org/education/scientific-biographies/arnold-o-beckman/</ref> His inventions were instrumental in establishing the ] theory of DNA assembly<ref>Vischer E, Chargaff E. The separation and quantitative estimation of purines and pyrimidines in minute amounts. J Biol Chem. 1948;176(2):703-714.</ref> and in the ], which demonstrated that a DNA molecule’s two strands separate during replication.<ref>Meselson M, Stahl FW. The Replication of DNA in Escherichia Coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1958;44(7):671-682.</ref> Dr. Beckman joined the ] in 1987<ref>National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee Arnold Beckman and the PH Meter. Published May 16, 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.invent.org/inductees/arnold-o-beckman</ref> and received the National Academy of Sciences’ most prestigious award, the ], in 1999.<ref>Public Welfare Medal. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.nasonline.org/programs/awards/public-welfare-medal.html</ref>

In 1982, Dr. Beckman sold Beckman Instruments to ] Corp. for $1 billion. The sale made Dr. Beckman one of the wealthiest people in California.<ref>Reed V. Beckman Foundation: Lasting Impact. Orange County Business Journal. Published May 30, 2004. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.ocbj.com/imported/beckman-foundation-lasting-impact/</ref> The company was later spun out of SmithKline Corp and operates today as ] and as a division within ].<ref>Company History. Accessed June 4, 2024. https://www.beckman.com/about-us/company-history</ref>

Mabel died of cancer in 1989 at 88 years old.<ref>Berkman L. Mabel Beckman, 88; Philanthropist and Wife of Inventor Arnold O. Beckman. Los Angeles Times. Published June 3, 1989. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-03-mn-714-story.html</ref> Dr. Beckman lived another 15 years and died of natural causes in 2004 at 104.<ref>Saxon W. A. O. Beckman, 104, Science Benefactor, Dies. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/20/us/a-o-beckman-104-science-benefactor-dies.html. Published May 20, 2004. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>


== Mission and history == == Mission and history ==


] ]
In the early 1930s, while working as an assistant professor at Caltech, Dr. Beckman invented an acidimeter—the Beckman ]—which became the precursor to the electric pH meter used to measure a solution's acidity or alkalinity.<ref name="PF" />{{rp|124–131}} To market his invention, Dr. Beckman founded National Technical Laboratories, later renamed ], which became a leading supplier of medical and research instruments as well as electric analog computers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beckman, Shockley and the 60th Anniversary of the Birth of Silicon Valley |last=Laws |first=David |date=February 10, 2016 |url=https://computerhistory.org/blog/beckman-shockley-and-the-60th-anniversary-of-the-birth-of-silicon-valley/ |website=computerhistory.org |publisher=] }}</ref>
⚫ At age 65, Dr. Beckman stepped down as president of Beckman Instruments, and he and Mabel turned their attention to philanthropy.<ref>Looking Back at Arnold Beckman. Chemical & Engineering News. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://cen.acs.org/articles/82/i23/LOOKING-BACK-ARNOLD-BECKMAN.html</ref> The couple established the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation in 1977 to give back to the scientific community.

⚫ At age 65, Dr. Beckman stepped down as president of Beckman Instruments, and he and his wife Mabel turned their attention to philanthropy.<ref name="PF" /> The couple established the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation in 1977 to give back to the scientific community.


"I accumulated my wealth by selling instruments to scientists," Dr. Beckman said. “So I thought it would be appropriate to make contributions to scientists, and that's been my number-one guideline for charity.”<ref>Arnold O. Beckman, 104; invented pH meter in 1934 | The San Diego Union-Tribune. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20170312041456/http://legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com/uniontrib/20040520/news_1m20beckman.html</ref> "I accumulated my wealth by selling instruments to scientists," Dr. Beckman said. "So I thought it would be appropriate to make contributions to scientists, and that's been my number-one guideline for charity."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com/uniontrib/20040520/news_1m20beckman.html |title=Arnold O. Beckman, 104; invented pH meter in 1934 |work=] |last=Williams |first=Jack |date=May 20, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312041456/http://legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com/uniontrib/20040520/news_1m20beckman.html |archive-date=March 12, 2017 }}</ref>


The foundation started with five gifts given between 1978­ and 1989 that established and constructed five Beckman institutes and centers and a ] facility. The foundation continues to support research at these five Beckman research institutes and centers with annual grant funding. The foundation started with five gifts given between 1978­ and 1989 that established and constructed five Beckman institutes and centers and a ] facility. The foundation continues to support research at these five Beckman research institutes and centers<ref name=PF/> with annual grant funding.<ref name=Brown2009>{{cite book|last1=Brown|first1=Theodore L.|title=Bridging Divides: The Origins of the Beckman Institute at Illinois |chapter=The Beckman Foundation: Arnold's Last Years |pages=72–76 |year=2009 |publisher=] |location=Urbana |isbn=978-0-252-03484-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ai13-61wGRoC }}</ref>


* ] (Duarte, CA): Opened in 1983, this institute is located at ], a clinical research center and hospital that started as a tuberculosis clinic, in remembrance of Mabel’s bout with tuberculosis early in their marriage. * ] (Duarte, CA): Opened in 1983, this institute is located at ], a clinical research center and hospital that started as a tuberculosis clinic, in remembrance of Mabel's bout with tuberculosis early in their marriage. In 2006, the foundation donated $20M to facilitate opening a cancer research center.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cancer center gets boost |last=Kleeman |first=Elise |publisher=] |date=March 21, 2006 |id={{ProQuest|378960583}} }}</ref>
* ] (Irvine, CA): Opened in 1986 at the ], the clinic uses lasers to study basic cell biology and apply that knowledge to diagnose and treat disease. * ] (Irvine, CA): Opened in 1986 at the ], the clinic uses lasers to study basic cell biology and apply that knowledge to diagnose and treat disease.
* Beckman Center at the National Academy of Sciences (Irvine, CA): Beckman’s vision for a West Coast headquarters for the ] resulted in this center, opened in 1988, which hosts scientific conferences. * Beckman Center at the National Academy of Sciences (Irvine, CA): Beckman's vision for a West Coast headquarters for the ] resulted in this center, opened in 1988, which hosts scientific conferences.
* ] (Stanford, CA): This center opened in 1989 at ] with the goal of propelling basic science discoveries in molecular biology and genetics into the clinic. * ] (Stanford, CA): This center opened in 1989 at ] with the goal of propelling basic science discoveries in molecular biology and genetics into the clinic.
* ] (Urbana, IL): This institute, opened in 1989 at the ], Beckman’s alma mater, was founded with the mission of breaking down barriers among science and technology disciplines. * ] (Urbana, IL): This institute, opened in 1989 at the ], Beckman's alma mater, was founded with the mission of breaking down barriers among science and technology disciplines.
* ] (Pasadena, CA): Opened in 1990, this institute at the California Institute of Technology was designed as a hub for instrumentation and innovation. * ] (Pasadena, CA): Opened in 1990, this institute at the California Institute of Technology was designed as a hub for instrumentation and innovation.


Mabel was central to developing the foundation’s mission and in the early gifts that established the Beckman centers and institutes. As board secretary, she evaluated proposals, attended meetings and site visits, and made funding decisions. She died three months after the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology’s inauguration.<ref>The woman who made Beckman’s history. Default. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://beckman.illinois.edu/about/news/article/2023/03/10/the-woman-who-made-beckman-s-history</ref> Mabel was central to developing the foundation's mission and in the early gifts that established the Beckman centers and institutes. As board secretary, she evaluated proposals, attended meetings and site visits, and made funding decisions. She died three months after the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology's inauguration.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The woman who made Beckman's history |url=https://beckman.illinois.edu/about/news/article/2023/03/10/the-woman-who-made-beckman-s-history |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=Default |language=en}}</ref>


=== Present mission === === Present mission ===


The Beckmans had planned to disburse the foundation’s endowment in their lifetimes. But after Mabel’s death, in 1990, Dr. Beckman changed the foundation to be in perpetuity. He updated its mission to support innovative, high-risk research in chemistry and life sciences by young scientists, who often aren’t yet established enough to win large, federal grants, and to foster invention with an eye toward opening new avenues for basic research.<ref>Foundation Overview. Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.beckman-foundation.org/about-foundation/mission-philosophy/</ref> The Beckmans had planned to disburse the foundation's endowment in their lifetimes. But after Mabel's death, in 1990, Dr. Beckman changed the foundation to be in perpetuity and updated its mission.<ref name="PF" /> Today, foundation supports innovative, high-risk research in chemistry and life sciences by young scientists, who often aren't yet established enough to win large, federal grants, and fosters invention with an eye toward opening new avenues for basic research.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-01-27 |title=Funder Spotlight: How the Beckman Foundation Gives an Early-Career Assist to Young Scientists {{!}} Inside Philanthropy |url=https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2022-1-27-funder-spotlight-how-the-beckman-foundation-gives-an-early-career-assist-to-young-scientists |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=www.insidephilanthropy.com |language=en-US}}</ref>


Dr. Beckman also added a focus on improving elementary school science education locally. In 1998, he announced a $14.4 million donation over 12 years to Orange County, CA, school districts for K–6 teacher training, hands-on science kits, and direct grants.<ref>Beckman’s $14.4-Million Science Project - Los Angeles Times. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-sep-15-mn-23331-story.html</ref> The foundation also focuses on improving elementary school science education locally.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seely |first=Monica |date=2024-07-25 |title=Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Awards Orange County Community Foundation $100,000 Grant For Inspired Teacher Grant Program |url=https://www.oc-cf.org/arnold-and-mabel-beckman-foundation-awards-orange-county-community-foundation-100000-grant-for-inspired-teacher-grant-program/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=Orange County Community Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-05 |title=IUSD to get $25,000 engineering donation - Irvine Standard |url=https://www.irvinestandard.com/2024/iusd-to-get-25000-engineering-donation/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=www.irvinestandard.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1998, it announced a $14.4 million donation over 12 years to Orange County, CA, school districts for K–6 teacher training, hands-on science kits, and direct grants.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nguyen |first=Tina |date=September 15, 1998 |title=Beckman's $14.4-Million Science Project |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-sep-15-mn-23331-story.html |access-date=July 9, 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times |id={{ProQuest|421338919}} }}</ref>


== National grant programs == == National grant programs ==
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The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation funds the following national grant programs: The '''Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation''' funds the following national grant programs:<ref name=":1" />


=== Beckman Young Investigator Program === === Beckman Young Investigator Program ===
The ] supports chemistry and life sciences research by promising faculty members early in their careers. The grant amount is about $600,000 over four years. The ] supports chemistry and life sciences research by promising faculty members early in their careers. The grant amount is about $600,000 over four years.


Recent recipients include electrochemist ]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-03 |title=Power Struggle: Shedding Light on Why Batteries Degrade |url=https://engineering.jhu.edu/news/yayuan-liu-receives-2023-beckman-young-investigator-award/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering |language=en}}</ref>, quantum technology researcher Thao Tran,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Landrum |first=Cindy |date=2023-07-06 |title=Clemson chemist Thao Tran receives prestigious Beckman Young Investigator Award |url=https://news.clemson.edu/clemson-chemist-thao-tran-receives-prestigious-beckman-young-investigator-award/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=Clemson News |language=en-US}}</ref> and psychology researcher Beau Alward.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elevating African Cichlid Fish as a Scientific Model of Social Disorders |url=https://uh.edu/news-events/stories/2021/june-2021/06032021-african-cichlid-fish-model-social-disorders-alward.php |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=www.uh.edu |language=en}}</ref>
⚫ Two Beckman Young Investigators have gone on to win Nobel Prizes:
⚫ * ] (‘96) shared the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with ] “for the development of a method for ].”<ref>The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020. NobelPrize.org. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2020/doudna/facts/</ref>
⚫ * ] (‘98) shared the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with ] and ] “for the development of ] and ].”<ref>The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022. NobelPrize.org. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2022/bertozzi/facts/</ref>


⚫ Three Beckman Young Investigators have gone on to win Nobel Prizes:
⚫ Additionally, at least 33 Beckman Young Investigators have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.<ref>Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation 2023 Annual Report. https://media-beckman-foundation.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2023_Annual_Report.pdf</ref>
⚫ * ] ('96) shared the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with ] "for the development of a method for ]."<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2020/doudna/facts/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=NobelPrize.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
⚫ * ] ('98) shared the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with ] and ] "for the development of ] and ]."<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2022/bertozzi/facts/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=NobelPrize.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
* ] (’95) shared the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with ] and ] “for computational ].”<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2024/baker/facts/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=NobelPrize.org |language=en-US}}</ref>

⚫ Additionally, at least 33 Beckman Young Investigators have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation 2023 Annual Report |url=https://media-beckman-foundation.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2023_Annual_Report.pdf |access-date=July 9, 2024 |website=Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation}}</ref>


=== Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship === === Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship ===


The Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Sciences or Chemical Instrumentation Award supports advanced postdoctoral research in fundamental chemistry or in the development and building of chemical instrumentation. The award amount is $224,000 over two years. The Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Sciences or Chemical Instrumentation Award supports advanced postdoctoral research in fundamental chemistry or in the development and building of chemical instrumentation. The award amount is $224,000 over two years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gpchemist.acs.org/opportunities/postdoctoral-scholars/arnold-o-beckman-postdoctoral-fellowship.html |title=Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship |website=gpchemist.acs.org |access-date=July 10, 2024 }}</ref>


=== Beckman Scholars Program === === Beckman Scholars Program ===


The Beckman Scholars Program is a 15-month mentored research opportunity for undergraduate students in chemistry, biology, or an interdisciplinary combination of the two. This is an institutional award with the amount of $21,000 per student and $5,000 per mentor. Universities that have received the award include ]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-08 |title=Beckman Program's Renewal Generates Unique Lab Opportunities for Undergrads {{!}} UVA Today |url=https://news.virginia.edu/content/beckman-programs-renewal-generates-unique-lab-opportunities-undergrads |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=news.virginia.edu |language=en}}</ref>; ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olgers |first=Greg |date=2021-01-19 |title=Record Ninth Award from Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Funds Student Research |url=https://hope.edu/news/2021/academics/record-ninth-award-from-arnold-and-mabel-beckman-foundation-funds-student-research.html |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=Hope College |language=en}}</ref>; ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beckman Scholars share success, invite undergrads to learn about prestigious program {{!}} University of Kentucky Research |url=https://www.research.uky.edu/news/beckman-scholars-share-success-invite-undergrads-learn-about-prestigious-program |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=www.research.uky.edu}}</ref>; ]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-01 |title=Unlocking opportunities: Undergraduate scholars programs empower UCLA student researchers across disciplines |url=https://www.college.ucla.edu/undergraduate-education-unlocking-opportunities-undergraduate-scholars-programs-empower-ucla-student-researchers-across-disciplines-2024 |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=UCLA College |language=en-US}}</ref>; ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=15 years of the Beckman Scholars Program: Providing unparalleled undergrad research opportunities |url=https://as.vanderbilt.edu/news/2024/04/02/15-years-of-the-beckman-scholars-program-providing-unparalleled-undergrad-research-opportunities/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=Vanderbilt University |language=en}}</ref>; ];<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/837343978/ |title=Company News {{!}} Awards |date=April 18, 2016 |publisher=] |page=E12 }}</ref> ]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/795704892/ |title=First Beckman Scholars Chosen |date=May 25, 2008 |publisher=] |page=C6 }}</ref>; ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beckman Foundation renews support for science mentoring at UChicago |url=https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/738686 |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=EurekAlert! |language=en}}</ref>; and ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/778533440/ |title=Research Gets Boost |first=Evelyn |last=Boswell |date=March 15, 2007 |publisher=The Madisonian |page=9 }}</ref>
The Beckman Scholars Program is a 15-month mentored research opportunity for undergraduate students in chemistry, biology, or an interdisciplinary combination of the two. The amount of the institutional award is $21,000 per student and $5,000 per mentor.


=== Instrumentation Grants === === Instrumentation Grants ===


The foundation periodically implements short-term grant opportunities related to current instrumentation needs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=givemed |date=2017-04-04 |title=Pure Focus |url=https://give.uwmedicine.org/stories/pure-focus/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=UW Medicine: Shortening the Distance to Healthier Lives |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023 awards were given to ], ], and ] for the design of ] devices.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://greenvillejournal.com/education/two-furman-chemistry-professors-receive-1m-grant-to-support-air-particle-research/ |title=Two Furman professors receive $1M grant to support air-particle research |date=July 31, 2023 |publisher=Greenville Journal }}</ref>
The foundation periodically implements short-term grant opportunities related to current instrumentation needs.


== Additional Activities== == Additional Activities==
=== Beckman Speaker and Conference Support Fund === === Beckman Speaker and Conference Support Fund ===


The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Speaker and Conference Support program provides funding for current Beckman awardees to invite current or former Beckman awardees or foundation leaders to speak at an institutional event. The program provides up to $3,000 per request. The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Speaker and Conference Support program provides funding for current Beckman awardees to invite current or former Beckman awardees or foundation leaders to speak at an institutional event.<ref name=":1" /> The program provides up to $3,000 per request.


=== Annual Symposium === === Annual Symposium ===
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In addition to national programs, the foundation provides local community support grants: In addition to national programs, the foundation provides local community support grants:


* '''“Beckman Family” Awardee Community Support Grants:''' Current national grant recipients may apply for $5,000 for a project for a local STEM or STEAM organization. * '''"Beckman Family" Awardee Community Support Grants:''' Current national grant recipients may apply for $5,000 for a project for a local STEM or STEAM organization.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-19 |title=Beckman Foundation Issues Community Support Grant to Los Alamitos Youth Center - The Youth Center |url=https://theyouthcenter.org/beckman-foundation-issues-community-support-grant-to-los-alamitos-youth-center/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=theyouthcenter.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
* '''Beckman Local Community Grants:''' These grants support innovative STEM or STEAM activities for youth in Orange County, CA. * '''Beckman Local Community Grants:''' These grants support innovative STEM or STEAM activities for youth in Orange County, CA.

A grant of $1M was given to the ] for scholarships for students affected by ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/745433545/?match=1&terms=Beckman%20Foundation |title=Future Eagles land $1M science gift |first=Melissa M. |last=Scallan |date=May 5, 2006 |publisher=] |page=8 }}</ref>


=== Research into application anonymization === === Research into application anonymization ===


In 2024, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation published results of a multi-year application-anonymization experiment.<ref>Hultgren AE, Patras NM, Hicks J. Blinding reduces institutional prestige bias during initial review of applications for a young investigator award. Rodgers P, ed. eLife. 2024;13:e92339. doi:10.7554/eLife.92339</ref> The foundation found that removing certain identifying information from the first round of applications for the Beckman Young Investigator Award reduced the number of awards issued to applicants from prestigious institutions by 30%.<ref>Removing institutional information from grant application materials could reduce reviewers’ bias. Chemical & Engineering News. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://cen.acs.org/policy/research-funding/Removing-institutional-information-grant-application-materials-could-reduce-reviewers-bias/102/web/2024/03</ref> Anonymizing the application did not impact the awardees’ gender distribution.<ref>Anonymizing research funding applications could reduce ‘prestige privilege.’ Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.science.org/content/article/anonymizing-research-funding-applications-could-reduce-prestige-privilege</ref> In 2024, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation published results of a multi-year application-anonymization experiment.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hultgren |first1=Anne E. |last2=Patras |first2=Nicole M.F. |last3=Hicks |first3=Jenna |title=Blinding reduces institutional prestige bias during initial review of applications for a young investigator award |journal=] |year=2024 |volume=13 |doi=10.7554/eLife.92339 |doi-access=free |pmid=38525941 |pmc=10963027 }}</ref> The foundation found that removing certain identifying information from the first round of applications for the Beckman Young Investigator Award reduced the number of awards issued to applicants from prestigious institutions by 30%.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vasquez |first=Krystal |date=March 25, 2024 |title=Removing institutional information from grant application materials could reduce reviewers' bias |url=https://cen.acs.org/policy/research-funding/Removing-institutional-information-grant-application-materials-could-reduce-reviewers-bias/102/web/2024/03 |access-date=July 9, 2024 |work=Chemical & Engineering News}}</ref> Anonymizing the application did not impact the awardees' gender distribution.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jacobs |first=Phie |date=April 18, 2024 |title=Anonymizing research funding applications could reduce 'prestige privilege' |url=https://www.science.org/content/article/anonymizing-research-funding-applications-could-reduce-prestige-privilege |access-date=July 9, 2024 |work=Science}}</ref>


== Leadership == == Leadership ==


Dr. Beckman served as chair of the foundation board until he was 95.<ref>Looking Back at Arnold Beckman. Chemical & Engineering News. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://cen.acs.org/articles/82/i23/LOOKING-BACK-ARNOLD-BECKMAN.html</ref> Dr. Beckman served as chair of the foundation board until he was 95.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Elizabeth K. |date=June 7, 2004 |title=Looking Back at Arnold Beckman |url=https://cen.acs.org/articles/82/i23/LOOKING-BACK-ARNOLD-BECKMAN.html |access-date=July 9, 2024 |work=Chemical & Engineering News}}</ref>

⚫ Jackie Dorrance served as the foundation’s first executive director and CEO from 1996 through 2015. ] joined the foundation as executive director and CEO in 2015.<ref>Anne Hultgren. Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.beckman-foundation.org/people/anne-hultgren/</ref> Catrina Bryant is deputy director.<ref>Catrina Bryant. Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.beckman-foundation.org/people/catrina-bryant/</ref>

=== Board chairs (emeritus) ===
* ]
* Steve Ryan
* ]
* Bill May
* Gary Wescombe

=== Board of directors ===
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* ]
* Jacqueline Dorrance-Tomlinson
* Heather Haworth
* Jeffrey Johnston
* Andrew Lyon (current chair)
* Kristen Monson
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* Shlomi Nachman
* Steven Pizula
* Lynn Rahn
* ]
* Deborah Wuttke
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⚫ Jackie Dorrance served as the foundation's first executive director and CEO from 1996 through 2015. ] joined the foundation as executive director and CEO in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 3, 2024 |title=Women in STEM |url=https://ocbj.wppcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Women-in-STEM-6.3.24_2.pdf |website=Orange County Business Journal}}</ref> Catrina Bryant is deputy director.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ms. Catrina Bryant, BA |url=https://www.beckman-foundation.org/people/catrina-bryant/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=www.beckman-foundation.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Scientific advisory council ===
* Annaliese Franz
* Kent Hill
* Philip LeDuc
* Anne McNeil
* Karl Mueller
* Kim Orth
* Jason Shear


== Financials == == Financials ==


The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation is a section 501(c)3 exempt private operating foundation.<ref>Roberts AS Alec Glassford, Ash Ngu, Brandon. Arnold And Mabel Beckman Foundation - Nonprofit Explorer. ProPublica. Published May 9, 2013. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/953169713</ref> A financial report section within the foundation’s annual report is included on its website.<ref>Foundation Overview. Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.beckman-foundation.org/about-foundation/mission-philosophy/</ref> The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation is a section 501(c)3 exempt private operating foundation.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Andrea Suozzo |author2=Alec Glassford |author3=Ash Ngu |author4=ProPublica |author5=Brandon Roberts |title=Arnold And Mabel Beckman Foundation |website=] - Nonprofit Explorer |date=May 9, 2013 |access-date=May 16, 2024 |url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/953169713 }}</ref> A financial report section within the foundation's annual report is included on its website.<ref>{{cite web |title=Foundation Overview |website=Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation |access-date=May 16, 2024 |url=https://www.beckman-foundation.org/about-foundation/mission-philosophy/ }}</ref>


== See also== == See also==

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    Arnold O. Beckman and Mabel Beckman
    Formation1977
    Type501(c)3 organization
    Focuschemistry and life sciences research, early-career investigators, instrumentation
    HeadquartersIrvine, CA
    Executive directorAnne Hultgren
    Websitehttps://www.beckman-foundation.org/

    The Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation is a private foundation that funds research by young investigators in chemistry and life sciences. Chemist and inventor Arnold O. Beckman and his wife, Mabel, established the foundation in 1977. The foundation is based at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academy of Sciences in Irvine, CA.

    Mission and history

    The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center (Beckman Center) at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is in Irvine, California. In addition to its conference and meeting spaces, which opened in 1988, it is the current site of the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation office, archive, and exhibit hall.

    In the early 1930s, while working as an assistant professor at Caltech, Dr. Beckman invented an acidimeter—the Beckman pH meter—which became the precursor to the electric pH meter used to measure a solution's acidity or alkalinity. To market his invention, Dr. Beckman founded National Technical Laboratories, later renamed Beckman Instruments, which became a leading supplier of medical and research instruments as well as electric analog computers.

    At age 65, Dr. Beckman stepped down as president of Beckman Instruments, and he and his wife Mabel turned their attention to philanthropy. The couple established the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation in 1977 to give back to the scientific community.

    "I accumulated my wealth by selling instruments to scientists," Dr. Beckman said. "So I thought it would be appropriate to make contributions to scientists, and that's been my number-one guideline for charity."

    The foundation started with five gifts given between 1978­ and 1989 that established and constructed five Beckman institutes and centers and a National Academy of Sciences facility. The foundation continues to support research at these five Beckman research institutes and centers with annual grant funding.

    Mabel was central to developing the foundation's mission and in the early gifts that established the Beckman centers and institutes. As board secretary, she evaluated proposals, attended meetings and site visits, and made funding decisions. She died three months after the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology's inauguration.

    Present mission

    The Beckmans had planned to disburse the foundation's endowment in their lifetimes. But after Mabel's death, in 1990, Dr. Beckman changed the foundation to be in perpetuity and updated its mission. Today, foundation supports innovative, high-risk research in chemistry and life sciences by young scientists, who often aren't yet established enough to win large, federal grants, and fosters invention with an eye toward opening new avenues for basic research.

    The foundation also focuses on improving elementary school science education locally. In 1998, it announced a $14.4 million donation over 12 years to Orange County, CA, school districts for K–6 teacher training, hands-on science kits, and direct grants.

    National grant programs

    1996 Beckman Young Investigator Jennifer A. Doudna, PhD, received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020 for “development of a method for genome editing” known as CRISPR/Cas-9.
    1998 Beckman Young Investigator Carolyn R. Bertozzi, PhD, received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2022 for the “development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.”
    1995 Beckman Young Investigator David Baker, PhD, received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2024 “for computational protein design.”

    The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation funds the following national grant programs:

    Beckman Young Investigator Program

    The Beckman Young Investigator Program supports chemistry and life sciences research by promising faculty members early in their careers. The grant amount is about $600,000 over four years.

    Recent recipients include electrochemist Yayuan Liu, quantum technology researcher Thao Tran, and psychology researcher Beau Alward.

    Three Beckman Young Investigators have gone on to win Nobel Prizes:

    Additionally, at least 33 Beckman Young Investigators have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

    Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship

    The Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Sciences or Chemical Instrumentation Award supports advanced postdoctoral research in fundamental chemistry or in the development and building of chemical instrumentation. The award amount is $224,000 over two years.

    Beckman Scholars Program

    The Beckman Scholars Program is a 15-month mentored research opportunity for undergraduate students in chemistry, biology, or an interdisciplinary combination of the two. This is an institutional award with the amount of $21,000 per student and $5,000 per mentor. Universities that have received the award include University of Virginia; Hope College; University of Kentucky; University of California, Los Angeles; Vanderbilt University; University of Richmond; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; University of Chicago; and Yale University.

    Instrumentation Grants

    The foundation periodically implements short-term grant opportunities related to current instrumentation needs. In 2023 awards were given to Furman University, University of Wisconsin, and University of Washington for the design of mass spectrometer devices.

    Additional Activities

    Beckman Speaker and Conference Support Fund

    The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Speaker and Conference Support program provides funding for current Beckman awardees to invite current or former Beckman awardees or foundation leaders to speak at an institutional event. The program provides up to $3,000 per request.

    Annual Symposium

    Each summer, the foundation holds its annual Beckman Symposium for current national grant recipients to present their latest research. The symposium is intended to promote the sharing of scientific knowledge and to foster collaboration.

    Community Support Grants

    In addition to national programs, the foundation provides local community support grants:

    • "Beckman Family" Awardee Community Support Grants: Current national grant recipients may apply for $5,000 for a project for a local STEM or STEAM organization.
    • Beckman Local Community Grants: These grants support innovative STEM or STEAM activities for youth in Orange County, CA.

    A grant of $1M was given to the University of Southern Mississippi for scholarships for students affected by Hurricane Katrina.

    Research into application anonymization

    In 2024, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation published results of a multi-year application-anonymization experiment. The foundation found that removing certain identifying information from the first round of applications for the Beckman Young Investigator Award reduced the number of awards issued to applicants from prestigious institutions by 30%. Anonymizing the application did not impact the awardees' gender distribution.

    Leadership

    Dr. Beckman served as chair of the foundation board until he was 95.

    Jackie Dorrance served as the foundation's first executive director and CEO from 1996 through 2015. Anne Hultgren joined the foundation as executive director and CEO in 2015. Catrina Bryant is deputy director.

    Financials

    The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation is a section 501(c)3 exempt private operating foundation. A financial report section within the foundation's annual report is included on its website.

    See also

    External links

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