George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry Recipients

Congratulations to the past recipients of the George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry, which recognizes, encourages, and stimulates outstanding research achievements in hydrocarbon or petroleum chemistry.

  • 2023 - Shigeo Ted Oyama
  • 2022 - T. Brent Gunnoe
  • 2021 - Michael M. Haley
  • 2020 - Harold H. Kung
  • 2019 - Chunshan Song
  • 2018 - Oliver C. Mullins
  • 2017 - Robert H. Grubbs
  • 2016 - Mieczyslaw M. Boduszynski
  • 2015 - Jingguang G. Chen
  • 2014 - Robert G. Bergman
  • 2013 - Alexis T. Bell
  • 2012 - James A. Dumesic
  • 2011 - Lawrence T. Scott
  • 2010 - Peter C. Stair
  • 2009 - Cynthia M. Friend
  • 2008 - Israel E. Wachs
  • 2007 - Bruce E. Koel
  • 2006 - G. K. Surya Prakash
  • 2005 - Enrique Iglesia
  • 2004 - Michael Siskin
  • 2003 - Peter J. Stang
  • 2002 - Gary B. McVicker
  • 2001 - Francisco Zaera
  • 2000 - James F. Haw
  • 1999 - John E. Bercaw
  • 1998 - Arthur R. Goldsby
  • 1997 - Roby Bearden, Jr.
  • 1996 - Jack H. Lunsford
  • 1995 - John M. Prausnitz
  • 1994 - Teh Fu Yen
  • 1993 - Bruce C. Gates
  • 1992 - Wolfgang M. H. Sachtler
  • 1991 - David M. Grant
  • 1990 - Robert K. Grasselli
  • 1989 - Thomas Aczel
  • 1988 - Werner O. Haag
  • 1987 - W. Keith Hall
  • 1986 - Frederick G. Bordwell
  • 1985 - Edward M. Arnett
  • 1984 - Cheves Walling
  • 1983 - Robert L. Burwell, Jr.
  • 1982 - Irving Wender
  • 1981 - Herman Pines
  • 1980 - William A. Pryor
  • 1979 - Robert L. Banks
  • 1978 - Ellis K. Fields
  • 1977 - Sidney W. Benson
  • 1976 - John H. Sinfelt
  • 1973 - Joe W. Hightower 
  • 1972 - Paul G. Gassman
  • 1971 - Gerasimos J. Karabatsos
  • 1970 - Lloyd R. Snyder
  • 1969 - Alan Schriesheim
  • 1968 - Keith U. Ingold
  • 1967 - Andrew Streitwieser, Jr.
  • 1966 - James Wei
  • 1965 - Glen A. Russell
  • 1964 - George A. Olah
  • 1963 - John P. McCullough
  • 1962 - Harold Hart
  • 1961 - George S. Hammond
  • 1960 - Robert W. Taft, Jr.
  • 1959 - George C. Pimentel
  • 1958 - Robert P. Eischens
  • 1957 - C. Gardner Swain
  • 1956 - Milburn J. O'Neal, Jr.
  • 1955 - Frank Ciapetta
  • 1954 - Arthur P. Lien
  • 1953 - Robert W. Schiessler
  • 1952 - Vladimir Haensel
  • 1951 - Louis Schmerling
  • 1950 - Kenneth S. Pitzer
  • 1949 - Bruce H. Sage