2024 ACS Fellows
The 2024 Fellows were announced in the July 29, 2024 issue of Chemical & Engineering News.
List of All ACS Fellows (.xlsx)
Aikens, Christine M.
Kansas State University
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for seminal investigations of optical absorption spectra, circular dichroism spectra, luminescence mechanisms, and plasmonic phenomena in noble metal nanoclusters.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for exemplary service as ACS Division of Computers in Chemistry Councilor (2016–2024) and symposium organizer for Materials Science (2016–2024), and on the ACS Meetings and Expositions Committee (2017–2024).
Baillely, Gerard M.
The Procter & Gamble Company
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized as a distinguished leader at P&G, driving consumer product innovations and fostering internal connections. Has an extensive patent record that showcases advancements in cleaning technologies and sustainability initiatives.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for fostering partnerships with corporations, labs, and academia, championing ACS Scholars, sponsoring the Central Regional Meeting, and representing P&G at ACS events, leading industry-academia dialogue and fostering collaboration.
Berkowitz, David B.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for distinguished contributions to chemical biology and synthetic chemistry, particularly for developing innovative tools to advance research on asymmetric synthesis and enzymology.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for leadership and service to the greater chemistry community and for decades of ACS involvement that span the local, regional, and national levels across multiple divisions.
Biba, Mirlinda
Merck & Co., Inc.
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for contributions to the field of analytical chemistry, for the discovery and development of pharmaceuticals, and for strong scientific mentorship.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for outstanding service and leadership to the ACS North Jersey Local Section and the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry, and for commitment to diversity and inclusion in the chemistry community.
Brumlik, Charles J.
Nanobiz LLC
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for outstanding expertise in nanomaterials applications and commercialization; leadership at the intersection of science, intellectual property, and business; and mentorship of hundreds of scientists to help solve humanity’s big challenges.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for outstanding ACS National and New York Local Section programs, including NASA symposiums and Leadership Awards; and for a tireless commitment to mentoring early career scientists in their first jobs.
Byington, Neal
U. S. Customs and Border Protection, San Francisco Laboratory
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for advancement in analytical methodologies for country-of-origin petroleum crude, selected petroleum products, and illicit substances.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for contributions to the California local section, excellence in planning several the Western Regional Meetings, and leadership in ACS Division of Petroleum Chemistry.
Chan, Julia
Baylor University
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for distinguished contributions to the field of crystal growth of highly correlated quantum materials.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for successfully mentoring a diverse group of students to advance materials research, education, energy, and sustainability.
Clark, John M.
University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Emeritus
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for exemplary and innovative contributions to pesticide- and agro- chemistry in understanding mechanisms of action, insecticide resistance, environmental fate, and exposure for improved pest and vector control.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for exemplary leadership as Agrochemical Division (AGRO) Chair, Program Chair, Vice Chair. Membership on Executive, Strategic Planning, Programming, Awards, and Webinar committees; and national/international meetings and symposia organization.
Crudden, Cathleen
Queen's University, Canada
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for work designing new high-stability carbonbased self-assembled monolayers with applications in atomic-layer deposition, biosensing, corrosion inhibition, and the preparation of novel atomically precise metal nanoclusters with catalytic biological applications.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for detailed involvement with Pacifichem, including aiding in its incorporation, enhancing the quality of and access to ACS publications, and building systems to advance diversity and equity in the sciences.
Feng, Yanli
The Dow Chemical Company
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for fundamental understanding of polymers including epoxy, polyurethane, etc. and harnessing application knowledge to invent and commercialize a variety of products in composites, coatings, home appliances, insulation panels, and adhesives.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for serving as chair/treasurer of the ACS Shanghai International Chapter, for the leadership of promoting collaboration between chapters, professional divisions, universities, industry, and for contributions to ACS international activities.
Friesen, Chadron M.
Trinity Western University
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for groundbreaking work in aerospace materials and lubricants, as well as innovative methods to integrate fluorine into medical tools through collaboration with top academic and federal researchers in science.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized and appreciated by the ACS Division of Fluorine Chemistry for service as chair and vice-chair/secretary, setting high standards, preserving organizational knowledge, and helping future chairs to be effective.
Garcia, Benjamin A.
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for contributions to the analytical chemistry field evidenced by development of cutting-edge mass spectrometry-based methodology and computation for advanced quantitative analysis of post-translationally modified proteins and proteomes.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for leadership of Analytical Division Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect activities in national programming, for service in ACS diversity programs, and for working with other ACS divisions to promote diversity.
Grandbois, Matthew
AirJoule
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for innovations and contributions to specialty chemical end markets, as a champion for professionalism and equitable representation within the chemical industry, and for business leadership within the electronic materials industry.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for extensive and continuing service and leadership in professional development across all levels of ACS governance, especially championing the needs of younger, underrepresented, and industrial chemists throughout the Society.
Gross, Richard A.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for sustained leadership and pioneering innovations in polymer biocatalysis and biodegradable polymers such as lipase-catalyzed polyester and protease-catalyzed peptide synthesis, and for development of an engineered yeast to synthesize w-hydroxylfatty acid monomers.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for sustained leadership in polymer programming, mentoring, publications, and community impact, e.g., 12 symposia at ACS National meetings (1998-2023, polymer biocatalysis, green polymer chemistry), and editorship of 14 ACS books.
Hollingsworth, Jennifer A.
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for pioneering contributions to nanomaterials chemistry and applications, especially discovery and elaboration of non-blinking giant quantum dots, and for inspirational mentorship with an emphasis on diversity and inclusion.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for inspired leadership within the Divisional Activities Committee, championing new initiatives such as the Convergent Chemistry Community Grant conception-to-implementation, and for and for dedicated service to Future-of-Meetings initiatives and Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry nanomaterials programming.
Konkolewicz, Dominik
Miami University, Oxford, OH
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for pioneering the mechanistic understanding of polymers and soft materials for performance in challenging environments and enabling responsive chemistry for reprocessing of polymers at the end of their life.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for exceptional service to the ACS Divisions of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering and Polymer Chemistry through the development of freely available educational and professional development resources.
Lee, Sunghee
Iona College
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for outstanding contributions to biointerface science, mentoring nearly 100 undergraduate students to amass a significant publication record, and excellence in the integration of undergraduate education and research.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for dedicated service to the ACS Committee on Professional Training and for promoting excellence in chemistry at the K-12 level, the NY ACS, and in the broader community while passionately developing initiatives that foster diversity.
Ludwick, Adriane G.
Tuskegee University, Emeritus
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for research which evolved to materials science, for working with engineering faculty, and for developing Tuskegee’s first Ph.D. program. Currently an adjunct professor working with 20 engineering undergraduates.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for evaluating over 400 submissions per year during a 9-year commitment to Project SEED and for mentoring Project SEED students, including one who later received a BS degree in chemical engineering. This is DEIR personified.
Martí, Angel A.
Rice University
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for outstanding contributions, sustained excellence,and dedication in the study of protein nanostructures and nanomaterials chemistry, and for exceptional contributions to the education of students at all levels.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for outstanding service to the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry as Secretary, Chair-Elect, and symposia organizer, and for promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.
Mathew, Thomas
University of Southern California
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for outstanding contributions to hydrocarbon chemistry, synthetic organic chemistry, and fluorine chemistry by developing efficient catalysts and reagent systems and new synthetic methodologies.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for outstanding service to the Southern California Local Section of the American Chemical Society, bringing in multiple grants and organizing conferences while also demonstrating exemplary leadership in ACS Divisions.
McLaughlin, Emily C.
Bard College
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for the development of new approaches to aziridination, [2+2] cycloadditions, and the synthesis of bioactive molecules as a training ground for the next generation of chemists.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for leadership in the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry and the national ACS on membership growth strategies and reimagining the future of ACS meetings through collaborative programming.
Minteer, Shelley D.
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for discoveries in materials design for interfacing biocatalysts with electrodes in electrochemical applications from biosensing and energy conversion to electrosynthesis.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for service through representation on ACS editorial boards, and through leadership roles in the field of electrochemistry, and in the St. Louis Local Section of the ACS.
Moog, Richard S.
Franklin and Marshall College, Emeritus and The POGIL Project
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized as co-founder and leader of The POGIL Project, with a 20-year history of advancing research-based chemistry teaching and learning, and engaging hundreds of chemistry instructors as collaborators and colleagues.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for forward-looking leadership during multiple terms on the Finance Committee, Executive Committee, and as treasurer of the Division of Chemical Education.
Roberson, Luke B.
NASA, Kennedy Space Center
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for the advancement of chemistry in space through scientific discovery, invention, and mission infusion to support human spaceflight beyond Earth.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for exemplary leadership and service on the Younger Chemists, International Activities, and Local Section Activities committees and chairing the Orlando Local Section (2017-2019 succession). Long-standing Career Consultant and co-Multidisciplinary Program Planning Group thematic chair 2019 Spring Meeting.
Rodda, Kabrena E.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for outstanding/creative contributions to scientific research, demonstrated leadership in advancing research at PNNL and the United States Air Force, and serving as a global leader on the connection between ethics, safety, and security.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for a distinguished record of leadership excellence and global volunteerism for ACS, lending technical expertise, scholarship, teaching, and mentoring, to impact and advance ethics, safety, and security.
Roy, Varnika
GSK
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for leading global teams of diverse scientists that utilized state-of-the-art analytical sciences and bioprocess manufacturing to deliver multiple vaccines and medicines.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for sustained leadership and service to the ACS Division of Biochemical Technology through roles spanning communications coordinator, program chair, division chair, councilor, and associate member on the meetings and exposition committee.
Sakurai, Kazuo
The University of Kitakyushu, Japan, Emeritus
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for fundamental and applied contributions to the discovery and characterization of supramolecular assemblies and their development as drug delivery systems with significant practical impact.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for service to ACS Colloid and Surface Chemistry Division as initiator/organizer of the annual thematic symposium on nanomedicine carriers and for serving to expand ACS COLL impact into the Japanese/Asia-Pacific colloid/polymer community.
Schelble, Susan M.
University of Colorado-Denver
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized as an impactful 31-year professor of organic chemistry and for mentorship of hundreds of chemistry majors in research and ethics at two different Hispanic-serving institutions in Colorado.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized as a vibrant 39-year member of ACS, serving the Colorado section and multiple national committees and divisions, with a legacy of enthusiastically recruiting and mentoring new councilors/officers to serve.
Tang, Chuanbing
University of South Carolina
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for pioneering discoveries on sustainable polymers, antimicrobial biomaterials, and functional metallopolymers, in addition to visionary leadership as NSF center director, journal editor, and organizer of interdisciplinary symposia.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for dedicated service to the ACS as founder and coordinator of Project SEED in South Carolina, as a member of SEED, SOCED, and Division of Polymer Chemistry committees, and as a symposium organizer.
Tsarevsky, Nicolay V.
Southern Methodist University
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for contributions to synthetic polymer chemistry, particularly the synthesis of well-defined and functional polymers with controlled macromolecular architectures, and for leadership in the popularization of chemistry.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for serving as chair of the ACS Pittsburgh Local Section, Program Chair of the Division of the History of Chemistry, and symposium organizer at regional and national ACS meetings.
Tung, James C.
Lacamas Laboratories
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for outstanding business development across the global chemical industry, including leading business development efforts to supply the U.S. Government with strategically important materials and advanced intermediates for COVID-19 vaccines.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for contributions to professional chemists as an ACS Career Consultant, Division of Business Development and Management communications chair, and service to the Portland Local Section, including serving as general co-chair of Northwest Regional Meeting 2019.
Vitense, Keith
Cameron University, Emeritus
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for commitment to the academic success of students and student-athletes and for decades of teaching, mentoring, and service at Cameron University.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for championing the importance of ethics for professional chemists and for years of leadership at the local, regional, and national levels of ACS governance.
Williams, David R.
Indiana University
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for seminal contributions of teaching, mentoring, and research in organic chemistry and the synthesis of significant bioactive natural products.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for service to the French American Chemical Society, the International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry, ACS National Award committees, and National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation advisory committees.
Wilson-Kennedy, Zakiya S.
Louisiana State University
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for two decades of scholarly leadership in chemistry/STEM education research and practice, advancing knowledge in translating research into practices that advance access and opportunities for all.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for exceptional leadership in ACS and National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, advancing equity scholarship in the Journal of Chemical Education, and service in the Baton Rouge Local-Section, Division of Professional Relations, and Women Chemists of Color.
Wingfield, Jr., Robert C.
Fisk University
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for demonstrating exceptional service by providing expertise, guidance, and education on environmental stewardship and sustainability for over 30 years at the local, regional, national, and global levels.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for providing leadership to the Nashville Section for over 35 years with significant contributions to local and regional programming, chair of the education, environmental, and awards committees.
Zanni, Martin T.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for the development of important new ultrafast spectroscopies and for impactful insight into biophysics and material science.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for outstanding leadership of the Physical Chemistry division and for new and sustainable changes to division awards.
Zarras, Peter
Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division
Contribution to the Science/Profession: Recognized for pioneering innovative conductive polymers that can replace hexavalent chromium pretreatments for military coatings and transitioning this basic research to work in field demonstrations.
Contribution to the ACS Community: Recognized for nearly three decades of leadership in local section, committee, and divisions programming, mentoring early-career scientists and serving ACS members.
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