ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry Recipients

Congratulations to the past recipients of the ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry, which recognizes outstanding fundamental contributions and achievements in the field of polymer chemistry.


  • 2023 - Karen I. Winey
  • 2022 - Robert M. Waymouth
  • 2021 - Ken B. Wagener
  • 2020 - Jeffrey S. Moore
  • 2019 - Timothy M. Swager
  • 2018 - Carlton G. Willson
  • 2017 - Murugappan Muthukumar
  • 2016 - Edmund M. Carnahan
  • 2015 - Nikos Hadjichristidis
  • 2014 - Karen L. Wooley
  • 2013 - Craig J. Hawker
  • 2012 - Edwin L. 'Ned' Thomas
  • 2011 - Klaus Müllen
  • 2010 - Timothy P. Lodge
  • 2009 - Takuzo Aida
  • 2008 - James E. McGrath
  • 2007 - Ludwik Leibler
  • 2006 - Egbert W. Meijer
  • 2005 - Samuel I. Stupp
  • 2004 - Virgil Percec
  • 2003 - Maurice S. Brookhart
  • 2002 - Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
  • 2001 - David A. Tirrell
  • 2000 - Jean M. J. Fréchet
  • 1999 - Robert S. Langer
  • 1998 - Gerhard Wegner
  • 1997 - William J. MacKnight
  • 1996 - Henry K. Hall, Jr.
  • 1995 - Robert H. Grubbs
  • 1994 - Helmut Ringsdorf
  • 1993 - Takeo Saegusa
  • 1992 - Robert W. Lenz
  • 1991 - Marshall Fixman
  • 1990 - Harold A. Scheraga
  • 1989 - William R. Krigbaum
  • 1988 - Pierre de Gennes
  • 1987 - Vivian T. Stannett
  • 1986 - Herbert Morawetz
  • 1985 - Joseph P. Kennedy
  • 1984 - Harry R. Allcock
  • 1983 - Richard S. Stein
  • 1982 - John K. Stille
  • 1981 - E. J. Vandenberg
  • 1980 - George B. Butler
  • 1979 - Henri Benoit
  • 1978 - Junji Furukawa
  • 1977 - William J. Bailey
  • 1976 - Paul W. Morgan
  • 1975 - Leo Mandelkern
  • 1974 - John D. Ferry
  • 1973 - Turner Alfrey, Jr.
  • 1972 - Arthur V. Tobolsky
  • 1971 - Georges J. Smets
  • 1970 - Michael M. Szwarc
  • 1969 - Frank A. Bovey
  • 1968 - Charles G. Overberger
  • 1967 - Frank R. Mayo
  • 1966 - Walter H. Stockmayer
  • 1965 - Herman F. Mark
  • 1964 - Carl S. Marvel