ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry
The ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry is an award from the American Chemical Society (ACS) in the field of polymer chemistry . The award has been presented since 1964 and was sponsored by the polymer chemicals company Witco Chemical Corp. donated. It has been sponsored by ExxonMobil since 1981 and is endowed with US $ 5,000 (as of 2014).
The award goes to people who have carried out fundamental research into the synthesis of special polymeric materials or who have gained deeper knowledge of the physical chemistry of polymers and their complex macromolecular behavior. The prize is intended to honor basic research in particular .
The Polymer Chemistry Division of ACS also presents the Herman F. Mark Division of Polymer Chemistry Award every two years .
Award winners
- 1964 Carl S. Marvel
- 1965 Herman F. Mark
- 1966 Walter H. Stockmayer
- 1967 Frank R. Mayo
- 1968 Charles G. Overberger
- 1969 Frank A. Bovey
- 1970 Michael M. Szwarc
- 1971 Georges J. Smets
- 1972 Arthur V. Tobolsky
- 1973 Turner Alfrey , Jr.
- 1974 John D. Ferry
- 1975 Leo Mandelkern
- 1976 Paul W. Morgan
- 1977 William J. Bailey
- 1978 Junji Furukawa
- 1979 Henri Benoit
- 1980 George B. Butler
- 1981 Edwin J. Vandenberg
- 1982 John K. Silence
- 1983 Richard S. Stein
- 1984 Harry R. Allcock
- 1985 Joseph P. Kennedy
- 1986 Herbert Morawetz
- 1987 Vivian T. Stannett
- 1988 Pierre de Gennes
- 1989 William R. Krigbaum
- 1990 Harold A. Scheraga
- 1991 Marshall Fixman
- 1992 Robert W. Lenz
- 1993 Takeo Saegusa
- 1994 Helmut Ringsdorf
- 1995 Robert H. Grubbs
- 1996 Henry K. Hall , Jr.
- 1997 William J. MacKnight
- 1998 Gerhard Wegner
- 1999 Robert S. Langer
- 2000 Jean MJ Fréchet
- 2001 David A. Tirrell
- 2002 Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
- 2003 Maurice S. Brookhart
- 2004 Virgil Percec
- 2005 Samuel I. Stupp
- 2006 Egbert W. Meijer
- 2007 Ludwik Leibler
- 2008 James E. McGrath
- 2009 Takuzo Aida
- 2010 Timothy P. Lodge
- 2011 Klaus Müllen
- 2012 Edwin L. Thomas
- 2013 Craig J. Hawker
- 2014 Karen L. Wooley
- 2015 Nikos Hadjichristidis
- 2016 Edmund M. Carnahan
- 2017 Murugappan Muthukumar
- 2018 Carlton G. Willson
- 2019 Timothy M. Swager
- 2020 Jeffrey S. Moore
- 2021 Ken B. Wagener
Web links
- ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry from the American Chemical Society (acs.org)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Linda Wang: ACS 2021 national award winners. In: acs.org. American Chemical Society , August 13, 2020, accessed August 16, 2020 .