2013 Herman F. Mark Award Winner

The Herman F. Mark award recognizes outstanding research and leadership in Polymer Science and is sponsored by Elsevier. Named after Herman F. Mark (1895-1992), one of the fathers of polymer science, it is the highest honour given by ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry, awarded once every two years.

 Kenneth Wagener, the George Bergen Butler Professor of Polymer Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida was recognized as an outstanding polymer chemist who is highly regarded for his passion for education at the undergraduate and graduate level. His research group pioneered the ADMET reaction, which is used worldwide, leading to numerous tangible collaborations in Germany, Japan, and several laboratories in the USA. Prior to joining the University of Florida he served in several industrial managerial positions for eleven years within Akzo Nobel.  Other prestigious awards in recent times include 2012 Visiting Professorships at ETH/Zürich, MPI/Polymers Mainz, & Kyoto University, Japan; being inducted as a 2011 Fellow of the American Chemical Society; the 2010 American Chemical Society Herty Award and the 2009 Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Award.

(left to right) Greg Tew (Poly Chair), Ken Wagener (Univ. of Florida), Richard Turner (Elsevier Representative)