ACS Award in Colloid Chemistry Recipients

Congratulations to the past recipients of the ACS Award in Colloid Chemistry, which recognizes and encourages outstanding scientific contributions to colloid chemistry.


  • 2024 - Robert D. Tilton
  • 2023 - Joanna Aizenberg
  • 2022 - Matthew Tirrell
  • 2021 - Emily A. Weiss
  • 2020 - Molly Stevens
  • 2019 - Naomi J. Halas
  • 2018 - Håkan Wennerström
  • 2017 - Nicholas A. Kotov
  • 2016 - Nicholas L. Abbott
  • 2015 - Paul S. Weiss
  • 2014 - Kenneth B. Eisenthal
  • 2013 - Steve Granick
  • 2012 - Robert J. Hamers
  • 2011 - Dennis C. Prieve
  • 2010 - Moungi G. Bawendi
  • 2009 - Jacob N. Israelachvili
  • 2008 - Lee R. White
  • 2007 - William B. Russel
  • 2006 - Alice P. Gast
  • 2005 - A. Paul Alivisatos
  • 2004 - Joseph A. Zasadzinski
  • 2003 - Clayton J. Radke
  • 2002 - Charles M. Knobler
  • 2001 - Charles T. Campbell
  • 2000 - Darsh T. Wasan
  • 1999 - Nicholas J. Turro
  • 1998 - Eric W. Kaler
  • 1997 - Harden M. McConnell
  • 1996 - T. G. M. van de Ven
  • 1995 - Thomas Engel
  • 1994 - J. Kerry Thomas
  • 1993 - D. Wayne Goodman
  • 1992 - David G. Whitten
  • 1991 - W. Henry Weinberg
  • 1990 - J. Michael White
  • 1989 - Arthur T. Hubbard
  • 1988 - Howard Brenner
  • 1987 - John T. Yates, Jr.
  • 1986 - Eli Ruckenstein
  • 1985 - Stig E. Friberg
  • 1984 - Brian E. Conway
  • 1983 - Janos H. Fendler
  • 1982 - Gert Ehrlich
  • 1981 - Gabor A. Somorjai
  • 1980 - Howard Reiss
  • 1979 - Arthur W. Adamson
  • 1978 - Harold A. Scheraga
  • 1977 - Michel Boudart
  • 1976 - Robert J. Good
  • 1975 - Robert Gomer
  • 1974 - W. Keith Hall
  • 1973 - Robert L. Burwell, Jr.
  • 1972 - Egon Matijevic
  • 1971 - Milton Kerker
  • 1970 - Jerome Vinograd
  • 1969 - Terrell L. Hill
  • 1968 - Albert C. Zettlemoyer
  • 1967 - Stanley G. Mason
  • 1966 - Robert S. Hansen
  • 1965 - George D. Halsey, Jr.
  • 1964 - Karol J. Mysels
  • 1963 - William Albert Zisman
  • 1962 - George Scatchard
  • 1961 - Stephen Brunauer
  • 1960 - John D. Ferry
  • 1959 - Floyd E. Bartell
  • 1958 - Paul H. Emmett
  • 1957 - Peter J. W. Debye
  • 1956 - Victor K. La Mer
  • 1955 - John W. Williams
  • 1954 - Harry N. Holmes