James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry Recipients

Congratulations to the past recipients of the James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry, which encourages and rewards outstanding contributions to physical organic chemistry.


  • 2024 - David Crich
  • 2023 - Donna G. Blackmond
  • 2022 - Sijbren Otto
  • 2021 - Peter Chen
  • 2020 - Herbert Mayr
  • 2019 - Eric V. Anslyn
  • 2018 - Cynthia J. Burrows
  • 2017 - Robert A. Moss
  • 2016 - J. C. 'Tito' Scaiano
  • 2015 - Charles L. Perrin
  • 2014 - Matthew S. Platz
  • 2013 - Ned A. Porter
  • 2012 - Hans J. Reich
  • 2011 - Weston T. Borden
  • 2010 - John E. Baldwin
  • 2009 - Bernd Giese
  • 2008 - Dennis A. Dougherty
  • 2007 - Ben L. Feringa
  • 2006 - Michael R. Wasielewski
  • 2005 - Martin Saunders
  • 2004 - C. Dale Poulter
  • 2003 - Robert G. Bergman
  • 2002 - Charles H. DePuy
  • 2001 - Josef Michl
  • 2000 - Martin E. Newcomb
  • 1999 - Barry K. Carpenter
  • 1998 - Peter J. Stang
  • 1997 - Julius Rebek, Jr.
  • 1996 - Thomas C. Bruice
  • 1995 - William P. Jencks
  • 1994 - George M. Whitesides
  • 1993 - Keith U. Ingold
  • 1992 - Joseph F. Bunnett
  • 1991 - Kendall N. Houk
  • 1990 - Norman L. Allinger
  • 1989 - William von E. Doering
  • 1988 - Nicholas J. Turro
  • 1987 - Paul von Ragué Schleyer
  • 1986 - John I. Brauman
  • 1985 - Paul G. Gassman
  • 1984 - Michael J. S. Dewar
  • 1983 - Glen A. Russell
  • 1982 - Andrew Streitwieser, Jr.
  • 1981 - Jay K. Kochi
  • 1980 - Ronald Breslow
  • 1979 - John D. Roberts
  • 1978 - Jerome A. Berson
  • 1977 - Edward M. Arnett
  • 1976 - Howard E. Zimmerman
  • 1975 - Kurt M. Mislow
  • 1974 - Gerhard L. Closs
  • 1973 - Kenneth B. Wiberg
  • 1972 - Stanley J. Cristol
  • 1971 - Cheves Walling
  • 1970 - Frank H. Westheimer
  • 1969 - Paul D. Bartlett
  • 1968 - George S. Hammond
  • 1967 - Saul Winstein
  • 1966 - Louis P. Hammett
  • 1965 - Christopher K. Ingold