Nominations from the public for the 2023 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards now being accepted.

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Considered the “Nobel Prize” in air quality achievement, CARB’s Clean Air Awards in honor of Dr. Arie Haagen-Smit have been given annually since 2001 to individuals who have made transformative contributions toward improving air quality and/or addressing climate change. To date, nearly eighty awards have been made in a variety of categories, including: Education; Environmental Justice; International Work (work performed outside of the United States); Policy; Research / Science / Technology.


Nominations are now being accepted for the 2023 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards, due by January 15, 2024, 5 p.m. PT – Please nominate your clean air hero! Please visit our website to learn more about the awards program, past recipients, and nomination instructions.


Awards will be announced in late Spring 2024, with conferral currently scheduled for June or July 2024.