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Carl S. (Speed) Marvel
1894-1988
POLY Chair - 1951
"My sixty-five years of chemistry" from U. Illinois.
"My 69 years in chemistry " from U. Arizona.
C.S. Marvel Chemical heritage.
Awards
- National Academy of Sciences, 1938
- Nichols Medal, New York Section ACS, 1944
- Priestly Medal, ACS, 1956
- election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1960
- first ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry, 1964
- Perkin Medal, American Section, Society of Chemical Industry, 1965
- National Medal of Science, 1986.
THE CARL S. MARVEL CREATIVE POLYMER CHEMISTRY AWARD, awarded by the Division of Polymer Chemistry, is to recognize and encourage accomplishments and/or innovation of unusual merit in the field of basic or applied polymer science by younger scientists..
