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Congratulations to members of the Polymer Division who have recently won ACS awards. These will be recognized at the Spring 2018 ACS meeting in New Orleans. (3/2018)
2018 Paul J Flory Polymer Education Award: Timothy P. Lodge (The University of Minnesota)
2018 IAB Graduate Student Travel Awards: Mr. Louis “CHIP” Reisman III (University of Alabama) and Mr. Hamed Vahabi (Colorado State University)
POLY Distinguished Service Award: Travis Baughman (DSM Engineering Plastics)
Arthur C. Cope Mid Career Scholars Award: Heather D. Maynard (University of California, Los Angeles)
Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry sponsored by DuPont: Paras Nath Prasad (University at Buffalo, SUNY)
Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry sponsored by Avantor™ Performance Materials, Inc.: Aleksandr Vadymovich Zhukhovitskiy [Student] (University of California, Berkeley)
Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry sponsored by Avantor™ Performance Materials Inc.: Jeremiah A. Johnson [Preceptor] (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials: Elsa Reichmanis (Georgia Institute of Technology)
ACS Award in Applied Polymer Science: Paula Therese Hammond (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry: C. Grant Willson (The University of Texas at Austin)
Mark Dadmun (University of Tennesse)
Satish Kumar (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Chuanbing Tang (University of South Carolina)
Albert Yee (University of California, Irvine)
Edward T. Samulski (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Garret Miyake (Colorado State University)
Christopher Bowman (University of Colorado)
Theresa Reineke (University of Minnesota)
Scott Iacono (US Air Force Academy)
Lesia Linkous Pristas (POLY Business Office)
Sad news, Prof. James A. Moore, Professor Emeritus, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute passed away on December 31, 2017 (1/18)
POLY Election Results for 2018. Congratulations New Officers. Thanks to all who participated in the election process. (12/17)
Vice-Chair: Michael A. Meador, NASA Glenn Research Center
Treasurer: Christine Landry-Coltrain, Eastman Kodak Company
Councilor: Kathryn Uhrich, University of California, Riverside
Alternate Councilor: Johan Foster, Virginia Tech
The POLY Graphical Abstracts for the Fall 2017 ACS meeting in San Francisco have been posted. Enjoy all the benefits of being a POLY member. (7/17)
POLY Councilors and Committee Reports from the Washington DC ACS meeting (8-2017) have been posted (10/17)
Graduate Student Travel Awards for Spring 2018 were available. Application deadline was October 2nd, 2017. View previous award winners (8/17)
The following awards were presented at the Fall 2017 ACS meeting in Washington, D.C.
ACS Fellows: POLY members who were named as 2017 ACS FELLOWS
•Timothy J. Bunning (Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory)
•Dana Garcia (Arkema Inc.)
•Julie L. P. Jessop (The University of Iowa)
•James H. Wang (Sinopec Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology)
Herman F. Mark Award: Professor Edward T. Samulski (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Mark Young Scholar Award: Garret Miyake
Mark Scholar Award: Christopher Bowman (the University of Colorado)
Mark Senior Scholar Award: James Hedrick (IBM Almaden Research Center)
Young Industrial Polymer Scientist Award: Dr Jeannette (Jamie) M. Garcia (IBM Almaden Research Center)
POLY Special Service Award: John Pochan (Graphenx Development Inc.)
Charles G. Overberger Award: Craig Hawker (University of California, Santa Barbara)
2017 Biomacromolecules / Macromolecules Young Investigator Award: Professors Richard Hoogenboom (Ghent University) and Rachel O'Reilly (the University of Warwick)
Henkel Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry Award: John W. Colson (ClostraBio, Inc.)
2017 IAB Graduate Student Travel Awards: Mr. Charles (Adrian) Figg, Organic Division, Department of Chemistry (Center for Macromolecular Science & Engineering), University of Florida and Mr. Jacob N. Lockhart, Dep’t of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University
POLY Video Award: Hanze Ying (the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). Video title: "Hindered Polyurea"
2017 Fall POLY Outstanding Poster Awards:
The POLY/PMSE Plenary & Award Ceremony was held on Wednesday 5 April 2017 in San Fransisco, CA, starting at 5:30 p.m, in the Moscone Center (Room 134). The Plenary Lecturer was presented by Juan De Pablo, University Chicago (4/17)
POLY Councilors and Committee Reports from the San Francisco ACS meeting (4-2017) have been posted (4/17)
The POLY Graphical Abstracts for the Spring 2017 ACS meeting in San Francisco have been posted. Enjoy all the benefits of being a POLY member. (3/17)
Graduate Student Travel Awards for Fall 2017 are available. Application deadline is April 3rd, 2017. View previous award winners (3/17)
POLY E-NEWS has been posted (3/17)
Congratulations to the following awardees, they were recognized at the POLY/PMSE Awards Reception at the Spring 2017 ACS meeting in San Francisco
POLY Distinguished and Special Service Awards: Scott Iacono (U.S. Air Force Academy), Lesia Linkous Pristas (POLY Business Office)
Congratulations to the winners of the Graduate Student Travel Awards for the Spring 2017 ACS National Meeting: Mr. Dibyendu Debnath (University of Akron) and Mr. Wanxing Xu, (Colorado School of Mines). View previous award winners (10/16)
2017 POLY Fellows: Joel Oxman (3M), Abhimanyu O. Patil (ExxonMobil), Christoph Weder (Adolphe Merkle Institute), and Kathy Mitchem (POLY business Office)
Undergraduate Research in Polymer Science Symposium: Oral - David Bilger (California Polytechnic State University), Brett Pogostin (Haverford College), Roxanna Kiessling, (Claremont Colleges); Poster - Christopher Kasprzak (California Polytechnic State University), Kathleen Chen (Wellesley College), Maxwell Steffen (Allegheny College)
2017 Carl S. Marvel Award: Theresa M. Reineke (University of Minnesota)
Congratulations to POLY member Zhenan Bao (Stanford University), winner of the 2017 ACS Award in Applied Polymer Science and to Murugappan Muthukumar (UMASS), winner of the 2017 ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry
Outstanding Poster Award: Allegra Liberman-Martin (University of California), Xiao Song Cao (University of Notre Dame)
2017 Best POLY/PMSE Student Chapter: University of Michigan
POLY and PMSE also honored Kathryn Beers with a plaque for her outstanding service as 2017 Spring ACS Thematic Meeting Program Chair, where she organized the theme of Advanced Materials, Technologies, Systems and Processes.
The POLY Division is extremely grateful for the generous contribution from the Estate of Dr. George N. Foster who bequeathed $2,000 in support of POLY educational purposes. This gift will be dedicated to supporting the "Undergraduate Research in Polymer Science" and "Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research" symposia at the 2017 Spring National ACS Meeting (1/2017)
All POLY Division presentations and events for the Spring 2017 National ACS meeting will be held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco (12/16)
POLY Election Results for 2017. Congratulations New Officers (12/16)
Vice-Chair: Sarah Morgan, University of Southern Mississippi
Secretary: Erik Berda, University of New HampshireCouncilor: Gregory Tew, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Councilor: Joseph Mabry, Air Force Research LabAlternate Councilor: Brent Sumerlin, University of Florida
Alternate Councilor: Semra Colak Atan, 3M
Tobin Marks takes home ACS's highest honor. The Northwestern University chemistry professor and organometallic pioneer will be the society's 2017 Priestley Medalist (7/16)
The Kavli Emerging Leader Lecturer for the SP2017 ACS National Meeting in San Francisco will be Dr. Bradley Olsen of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (6/16)
Sad news, Prof. Garth Wilkes, University Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Virginia Tech, passed away on October 21st, 2016 (10/16)
The 2016 POLY ELECTIONS were held online from October 15, 2016 until November 16, 2016. View candidate information and instructions (10/16)
In May 2016, the Society of Polymer Science, Japan presented (at the annual SPCJ meeting in Kobe) its 2016 International Awards to Kenneth J. Wynne (Virginia Commonwealth University),
Thomas Russell (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), and Michael Buback (University of Gottingen, Germany). Ken Wynne was cited for his work on “Nanostructural Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Functional Polymer Surfaces.” Tom Russell was cited for his work on "Pioneering Research and Fundamental Elucidation of the Surface and Interfacial Behavior of Polymers." - Congratulations
13th Excellence In Graduate Polymer Research Symposium. Information and forms for 2017 (Deadline was Oct. 31, 2016) and information and pictures from San Diego are available (9/16)
Dr. H.N. Cheng, the 2016 recipient of the ACS Volunteer Service Award (VSA) delivered the keynote address at the ChemLuminary Award ceremony in Philadelphia at the ACS National Meeting. The VSA is given to one ACS member in a given year. Dr. Cheng is being recognized for his exemplary efforts and leadership in ACS Governance and for his consistent and notable contributions in a large number of assignments. Dr. Cheng is a research chemist at the USDA Southern Regional Research Center in New Orleans. He is an active member of the POLY Division (8/16)
Congratulations to Christopher J. Ellison, University of Texas, Austin, the 2016 recipient of the Welch Foundation’s Hackerman Award in Chemical Research (7/16)
Congratulations to Dr. Timothy Swager, the John D. MacArthur Professor at MIT, who was chosen as the 2016 Linus Pauling Medal Award winner (7/16)
Professor Yoshiki Chujo, Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, has won a 2016 award from the Chemical Society of Japan for "Creative Synthesis of Organic-Inorganic Molecular Hybrid Materials". Professor Chujo has been an active POLY Division program organizer (7/16)
Listen to insights from POLY leaders on the benefits of POLY membership
Philadelphia (Fall 2016 ACS) meeting highlights
POLY Councilors and Committee Reports from the Philadelphia ACS meeting (8-2016) have been posted (9/16)
The Kavli Emerging Leader Lecturer for the ACS National Meeting in Philadelphia was be Dr. Omar Farha of Northwestern University, and expert on the chemistry of crystalline porous coordination polymers and MOFs (1/16)
The POLY/PMSE Awards Reception will be held on Wednesday, 8/24/2016, at the Sheraton Downtown Philadelphia Hotel; The plenary speaker will be Christopher Bowman from the University of Colorado Boulder.
Congratulations to the following awardees, they were recognized at the POLY/PMSE Awards Reception at the Fall 2016 ACS meeting in Philadelphia (3/16)
The winners of the 2016 POLY Outstanding POSTER award were Mitra Ganewatta (Univ. of South Carolina), Jacob Lockhart (Vanderbilt Univ.) and Chrystal Niermann (Univ. of Texas at Dallas)
Congratulations to the winner of the 2016 Fall POLY Outstanding Video Award, Yara Ghoussoub from Florida State University. Watch it on YouTube
The winner of the 2016 Henkel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry is Dr. Maxwell Robb who earned the Ph.D. with Prof. Craig Hawker at University of California Santa Barbara
Congratulations to Professors Cyrille Boyer of the University of New South Wales and Andrew P. Dove of the University of Warwick, as the winners of the 2016 Biomacromolecules/Macromolecules Young Investigator Award
The winners of the IAB Graduate Student Travel Awards. These are Ms. Azadeh Farahanchi (U-Mass Lowell) and Mr. Joey Kim (Caltech). View previous award winners.
Distinguished Service Award Winners: Charles Carraher and John Droske will receive a joint POLY/PMSE Distinguished Service Award
The Industrial Polymer Scientist Award will be given to Joel Oxman from 3M
Congratulations to POLY members who were named as 2016 ACS FELLOWS (8/16)
- Lisa Saunders Baugh (ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company)
- Mary K. Carroll (Union College)
- Andrew M. Herring (Colorado School of Mines)
- Richard B. Kaner (University of California, Los Angeles)
- Christine Landry-Coltrain (Eastman Kodak Company)
- Christopher L. Soles (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
- Joseph S. Thrasher (Clemson University)
- Dean C. Webster (North Dakota State University)
San Diego (Spring 2016 ACS) meeting highlights (5/16)
POLY Councilors and Committee Reports from the San Diego ACS meeting (3-2016) have been posted (4/16)
Congratulations to the following awardees, they were recognized at the POLY/PMSE Awards Reception at the Spring ACS meeting in San Diego, Marriott Marquis Hotel on March 16, 2016 (1/16)
Outstanding Poster Awardees: Jawaher Alfurhood (University of Florida), April Fogel (University of Southern Mississippi), Neil Dolinski (UCSB) and Trevor Schumacher (Wright State University)
Undergraduate Symposium Awardees: Michael Martinez (California Polytechnic State, University San Luis Obispo), Victoria Muir (University of Delaware), Eric Bruckner (Case Western University), Jasmine Davila (Monmouth College), Joshua Bernier (North Dakota State University), Adam Wilkins (US Air Force Academy)
Best POLY/PMSE Student Chapter: The University of Florida
2016 Spring Video Award Winner
Mayra Rostagno, University of Florida. Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRdUzjpYrx4
Travis Baughman
Brian Benicewicz
Kenneth Carter
Todd Emrick
Timothy Lodge
Sarah Morgan
Bradley Olsen
Buddy Ratner
Stuart Rowan
Kenneth WynneDistinguished Service Award Winner
Kathy Mitchem
2016 ACS National Award Winners
Edmund M. Carnahan, The Dow Chemical Company - ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry
Thomas P. Russell, University of Massachusetts Amherst - ACS Award in Applied Polymer Science
Jean-Luc Bredas, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology - ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials
H.N. Cheng, US Department of Agriculture - Award for Volunteer Service to ACS
Geoffrey W. Coates, Cornell University - Kathryn C. Hach Award for Entrepreneurial Success
Michael A. Brook, McMaster University - Frederic Stanley Kipping Award in Silicon Chemistry
Sad news, Lesley Sperling, professor emeritus at Lehigh University, passed away on February 1, 2016 (2/16)
Congratulations to Professor Zhenan Bao (Stanford University) has been elected to the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) (2/8/16)
Congratulations to Joe DeSimone, UNC Professor and Cato T. Laurencin, University of Connecticut, for receiving the 2015 U.S. National Medal of Technology and Innovation – our nation’s highest honor for achievement and leadership in advancing the fields of science and technology. He was honored at a ceremony held at the Nation’s Capital (1/16)
POLY Election Results for 2016. Congratulations to our New Officers (12/15)
Vice-Chair: Diana Gerbi, 3M
Member At Large: Kevin Cavicchi, University of Akron
Councilor: Mary Ann Meador, NASA Glenn Research Center
Alternate Councilor: Toby Nelson, Oklahoma State University
POLY Councilors and Committee Reports from the Boston ACS meeting (8-2015) have been posted (10/15)
Congratulations to Polymer Chemistry Professor, Dr. Will Dichtel of Cornell University, who has been named a 2015 MacArthur Fellow (9/15)
Congratulations to Kenneth B. Wagener (Univ. Florida), the 2016 Paul J. Flory Polymer Education Awardee (10/15)
Congratulations to the winners of the Graduate Student Travel Awards for Spring 2016: Mr. Baraka Lwoya (Tulane University) and Mr. Jeff Lopez (Stanford University). View previous award winners. (10/15)
12th Excellence In Graduate Polymer Research Symposium. Information and forms for 2016 (Deadline is Oct. 12, 2015) and information and pictures from Denver are available (9/15)
The POLY Graphical Abstracts for the Boston FL2015 meeting are now available to POLY members (8/15)
Sad news - Passing of Professor Eli Pearce on May 18, 2015. Eli was POLY Past Chair (1980), long time Councilor, and POLY-Ed chair for the Division and ACS President in 2002 (6/15)
Congratulations to Dr. William Dichtel, Associate Professor Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Cornell University, who has been awarded the Boston Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture. Dr. Dichtel will deliver a lecture on his research during the ACS National Meeting in Boston. The Emerging Leader Lecture will precede the keynote address, The Kavli Foundation Innovations in Chemistry Lecture, on Monday, August 16, 2015 (4/15)
Congratulations to Krzysztof Matyjaszewski for winning the 2015 Charles G. Overberger International Prize for Excellence in Polymer Research (3/15)
Sad news - Passing of Professor James Crivello professor of chemistry and chemical biology on February 25, 2015 (3/15)
Boston (Fall 2015 ACS) meeting highlights (6/15)
The Boston ACS Technical Program is now available (7/15)
THE POLY/PMSE PLENARY LECTURE AND AWARDS RECEPTION IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, August 19, starting at 5:30 PM in the Grand Blrm A/B - Westin Boston Waterfront. The Plenary Speaker will be Dr. Stephen Cheng from the University of Akron (7/15)
The POLY and PMSE technical sessions and events for the 2015 Fall ACS Meeting in Boston will be held at the Westin Waterfront (5/15)
Congratulations to the following 2015 awardees, they were recognized at the POLY/PMSE Awards Reception at the Fall ACS meeting in Boston,August 19th, 2015: (3/15)
Herman F. Mark Polymer Chemistry Award:
Timothy Lodge, University of Minnesota
Mark Scholar Award
Stuart Rowan, Case Western Reserve University
Mark Young Scholar Award
Bradley Olsen, MIT
2015 Distinguished Service Awardees
Buddy Ratner (Univ. of Washington), Sarah Morgan (Univ. Southern Mississippi), Ken Carter (Univ. Massachusetts-Amherst)
2015 Special Service Awardee
H. N. Cheng
The 2015 Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry will be presented to Jessica Kramer, a UCLA Graduate
2015 Biomacromalecules/ Macromolecules Young Investigator Award, Matthew Becker (University of Akron) and Brent Sumerlin (University of Florida)
The winners of the Boston 2015 IAB Graduate Student Travel Awards. These are Ms. Keren Zhang (Virginia Tech) and Ms. Olivia Durham (Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY). View previous award winners
POLY 2015 Video Award Winners: Ha Nguyen (University of Florida) and John Slack (Vanderbilt University) - watch their videos
Congratulations to POLY members who were named as 2015 ACS FELLOWS (7/15)
Mark Dadmun (University of Tennessee)
Anthony Jay Dias (ExxonMobil Chemical Company)
Richard M. Laine (University of Michigan)Joseph M. Mabry (Air Force Research Laboratory)
David C. Martin (University of Delaware)
Michael A. Meador (National Nanotechnology Coordination Office)
Gordon L. Nelson (Florida Institute of Technology)
Paul R. Resnick (FluoroScience LLC)
John Texter (Eastern Michigan University)
The 2016 POLY ELECTIONS were held online from October 15th to November16, 2015. View candidate information. (11/15)
Denver (Spring 2015 ACS) meeting highlights (5/15)
Excellence in Graduate Research Symposium
Undergraduate Research in Polymer Science Symposium
Congratulations Spring 2015 POLY Outstanding Poster Award Winners: Dahlia Amato (University of Southern Mississippi) and Nicholas Godman (University of Oklahoma) (4/15)
POLY Councilors and Committee Reports from the Denver ACS meeting (3-2015) has been posted (4/15)
POLY is offering funding for 3 Science Café’s during 2015 (3/15)
Congratulations to the following awardees, they were recognized at the POLY/PMSE Awards Reception at the Spring ACS meeting in Denver in the Plaza Ballroom AB, Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel at 5:30pm on March 25, 2015 (2/15)
2015 POLY Fellows:
Robert Allen, IBM
Jianjun Cheng, Univ. Illinois
Richard Gross, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
George Odian, CUNY
Kenneth Shea, Univ. of California, Irvine
Thomas Zawodzinski, Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville
POLY Election Results for 2015. Congratulation New Officers (12/14)
Vice Chair: Marc Hilmyer, University of Minnesota
Treasurer: Derek Patton, University of Southern Mississippi
Councilor: Robert B. Moore, Virginia Tech
Alternate Councilor: Christine Landry-Coltrain, Eastman Kodak
POLY Councilors and Committee Reports from the San Francisco ACS meeting (8-2014) have been posted (10/14)
The POLY and PMSE technical sessions for the 2015 Spring ACS Meeting in Denver were held at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel (12/14)
Graduate Student Travel Awards for Fall 2015. Application deadline was April 10, 2015. View previous award winners (4/15)
The Polymer Club, where industry and academia interact in areas of polymer and colloid chemistry is holding the 2014 Fall Symposium at the University of Warwick, UK on December 17th, 2014. Registration is now OPEN (11/14)
Congratulations to the 2014 Fall winners of the POLY Video Award: Jennifer Novotney and Stephanie L. Vivod. Watch their videos! (10/14)
Congratulations to the winners of the Denver 2015 IAB Graduate Student Travel Awards. These are Mr. Xiangtao Meng (Virginia Tech) and Ms. Jihyeon Yeom (University of Michigan). View previous award winners(10/14)
Congratulations to the winners of the 2014 Fall ACS Meeting POLY Poster Awards: Patrizia P Smith and Jamie M Messman (9/14)
Call for Nominations for the 2015 Henkel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry. Deadline was January 31, 2014 (9/14)
Congratulations to Todd Emrick (University of Massachusetts Amherst), the 2015 Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Awardee (8/14)
CONGRATULATIONS to the following POLY members who were named as 2014 ACS FELLOWS (7/14)
•- Jamil Baghdachi (Eastern Michigan University)
•- Kathryn L. Beers (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
•- Pradip K. Bhowmik (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
•- Todd Emrick (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
•- Kristi L. Kiick (University of Delaware)
•- Cato T. Laurencin (University of Connecticut)
•- Qinghuang Lin (IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center)
•- Robert S. Moore (Eastman Kodak Company [Retired])
•- T. Don Tilley (University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
•- Kathryn Uhrich (Rutgers University)
Announcing POLY Science Café Funding opportunities (6/14)
Congratulations to the following awardees, they were recognized at the POLY/PMSE Awards Reception at the Fall ACS meeting on Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 6:00-8:30PM at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square (6/14)
- Robert D. Allen (IBM Almaden) - Industrial Polymer Scientist Award
- Benjamin P. Cherniawski (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) and Taeshik Earmme (University of Washington) - Graduate Student Travel Award
- Sebastien Perrier (The University of Warwick: Monash University) and Zhiyuan Zhong (Soochow University, China) - Biomacromolecules/ Macromolecules Young Investigator Award
- Judy Riffle (Virginia Tech) - POLY Distinguished/Service Award
- Felix Sunjoo Kim of Chung-Ang University, Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry
- The DSM Science and Technology Graduate Student Award Nominees:
-Shiyi Zhang, Texas A&M University-Michelle Ouimet-Morano, Rutgers University
-Elizabeth Welch, Cornell University
-Saadyah Averick, Carnegie Mellon University
11th Excellence In Graduate Polymer Research Symposium. Information and forms for 2015 (Deadline was Oct. 20, 2014) and information and pictures from Dallas are available. (9/14)
Undergraduate Research in Polymers Symposium for Spring 2015. Application deadline was October 20, 2014 (9/14)
Jim McGrath passed away peacefully late Saturday night (May 17, 2014). He was an exemplary polymer scientist, a wonderful person and friend to many. His funeral was held on Friday May 23, 2 pm at St. Mary's in Blacksburg. (5/14)
POLY is pleased to announce the establishment of the POLY Graduate Student Video Award. The submission deadline for the Fall 2014 ACS meeting was July 15th, 2014 (and was extended to August 5th) (4/14)
Graduate Student Travel Awards for Spring 2015. Application deadline was October 13, 2014. View previous award winners (9/14)
Dr. Robert Langer, MIT’s David Koch Institute Professor, will receive the Chemical Pioneer Award from the American Institute of Chemists. He will receive the award and deliver a lecture entitled “Biomaterials and Biotechnology: From the Discovery of the First Angiogenesis Inhibitors to the Development of Controlled, Drug Delivery Systems and the Foundation of Tissue Engineering” at the Chemical Heritage Society, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA at 2pm on May 16, 2014 (4/14)
POLY Councilors' Report from the Dallas ACS meeting (3-2014) has been posted (4/14)
Harry Allcock, Evan Pugh Professor of Chemistry at Penn State, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering in recognition of his pioneering research in the area of advanced polymers (3/14)
The POLY/PMSE Awards Reception was held on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 in the Hilton San Francisco Union Square. The Plenary Speaker was Jim Hedrick, IBM Research. The POLY and PMSE oral presentations and events for the San Francisco ACS meeting were held at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square (5/14)
Congratulations to the winners of the Graduate Student Travel Awards for Fall 2014: Mr. Benjamin Peter Cherniawski (UMass) and Mr. Taeshik Earmme (U of Washington). View previous award winners (3/14)
Congratulations to the winners for the 2014 Biomacromolecules/ Macromolecules Young Investigator Award: Profs. Sebastien Perrier (the University of Warwick) and Zhiyuan Zhong (Soochow University, China). (3/14)
Congratulations to the 2014 winners of the POLY Distinguished Service Award: Judy Riffle (Virginia Tech) and Krzystof Matyjaszewski (Carnegie Mellon) University. They were recognized at the POLY/PMSE Awards Reception at the Spring ACS meeting in Dallas at the Hyatt Regency, March 19, 2014 – 5:30-8:00pm. (3/14)
2014 POLY Outstanding Poster Award; Nomination submission deadline was March 10, 2014 for the Fall National ACS Meeting in San Francisco, CA (2/14)
Congratulations to the following awardees, they were recognized at the POLY/PMSE Awards Reception at the Spring ACS meeting in Dallas at the Hyatt Regency, March 19, 2014 – 5:30-8:00pm: (1/14)
Paul J. Flory - Polymer Education Award: Prof. George Odian, The College of Staten Island, City University of New York. There will be symposium in Prof. Odian's honor in Dallas.
2014 Spring POLY Graduate Student Travel Award Winners: Mr Zachary S. Kean, Duke University, and Miss Sebla Onbulak, State University of New York at Buffalo
2014 POLY Fellows:
Zhenan Bao, Stanford University
Pradip K. Bhowmik, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Nikos Hadjichristidis, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Kristi Kiick, University of Delaware
Christine Landry-Coltrain, Eastman Kodak Company
Jeff Linhardt, Google, Inc.
Rachel O’Reilly, University of Warwick
Buddy D. Ratner, University of Washington
Kenneth Wagener, University of Florida
James H. Wang, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Congratulations to Robert D. Allen of the IBM Almaden Research Center, who has been selected as the 2014 POLY Industrial Polymer Scientist Award winner (11/13)
Professor Patrick Cassidy, an extraordinary scientist and teacher in Polymer Science, passed away on December 6, 2013 (1/14)
Congratulations to Karen Wooley, Texas A&M University, who has been selected as the 2014 recipient of the ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry. There was a symposium in Prof. Wooley's honor at the Dallas ACS meeting in the Spring of 2014 (12/13)
Congratulations newly elected 2014 POLY officers (12/13)
Vice Chair: Karl Haider, Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Secretary: Cher Davis, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Councilor: John Pochan, Graphene Devices Limited
Councilor: Frank Blum, Oklahoma State University
Alternate Councilor: Brent Sumerlin, University of Florida
Alternate Councilor: Semra Colak, 3M Company
Graduate Student Travel Awards for Fall 2014. Application deadline was March 6, 2014. View previous award winners (2/14)
Nomination deadline for the Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry Award (previously known as the AkzoNobel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research) wais January 31, 2014. Previous winners. (1/14)
Call for nominations - DSM Sience & Technology Award - Deadline January 24, 2014 (12/13)
The 2014 Biomacromolecules/Macromolecules Young Investigator Award nominations were due January 10, 2014. (11/13). Call
POLY Councilors' and Committee Reports from the Indianapolis ACS meeting (9-2013) have been posted (10/13)
Congratulations to the winners of the new POLY Outstanding Poster Award: Elizabeth A Barrios, Wayne State University and Nicholas D. Stebbins, Rutgers University. The awards were presented at the ACS meeting in Indianapolis. (10/13)
Congratulations to the winner of the 2013 DSM Science & Technology Award, Christopher Bates, University of Texas-Austin. (10/13)
Undergraduate Research in Polymers Symposium for Spring 2014. Application deadline has been extended to October 21, 2013. View previous winners. (10/13)
CONGRATULATIONS to the following POLY members who were named as 2013 ACS FELLOWS . (8/13)
Kenneth R. Carter - University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Barry L. Farmer - Air Force Research Laboratory
Tobin J. Marks - Northwestern University
Mary Ann B. Meador - NASA Glenn Research Center
Robert B. Moore - Virginia Tech
Raphael M. Ottenbrite - Virginia Commonwealth University
David A. Schiraldi - Case Western Reserve University
Patrick B. Smith - Michigan Molecular Institute
Timothy M. Swager - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Gregory N. Tew - University of Masachusetts, Amherst
Congratulations to the following awardees, they were recognized at the POLY/PMSE Awards Reception at the Fall ACS meeting in Indianapolis on September 11, 2013: (6/13)
Herman F. Mark Polymer Chemistry Award:
Kenneth Wagener, University of Florida
Mark Scholar Award:
Rigoberto Advincula, Case Western Reserve University
Mark Young Scholar Award:
Rachel O’Reilly, University of Warwick
AkzoNobel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry:
Hua Lu, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
POLY Distinguished Service Award:
Greg Tew, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Kristi Kiick, University of Delaware
Jeff Linhardt, Google, Inc.
The Charles G. Overberger Award
James McGrath, Virginia Tech
Graduate Student Travel Awards:
Abhay Sham Joijode, North Carolian State University
Bin Tan, University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Biomacromolecules/Macromolecules Young Investigator Award:
Raffaele Mezzenga, ETH Zurich, and David Michael Lynn, University of Wisconsin - Madison
An invitation from PolyEd to join the CTP open meeting at the ACS meeting on September 8, 2013 concerning the need for polymers in the undergraduate curriculum (8/13)
POLY Councilors' and Committee Reports from the New Orleans ACS meeting (4-2013) have been posted. (6/13)
A Random Walk Through Polymer Science - Scientific Symposium honoring Professor Frank E. Karasz - June 27-28, 2013, Conte Polymer Center, Amherst, MA (5/13)
Congratulations to Leon Dean, University of Texas (Best Oral Presentation) and Emily Lasselle, Western Washington University (Best Poster Presentation) at the ACS Undergraduate Research in Polymer Science Symposium in New Orleans (4/13)
Professor Otto Vogl, an extraordinary scientist and teacher in Polymer Science, passed away on April 27, 2013 (4/13)
Report and pictures from the 9th Excellence In Graduate Polymer Research Symposium held at the New Oleans National ACS meeting 04/2013. (4/13)
Mission and Vision statements for the Division of Polymer Chemistry (POLY) (4/13)
Congratulations the POLY/PMSE Student Chapter Awardees: University of Delaware, University of Florida, and University of Southern Mississippi. (4/13)
Congratulations to the winners of the "2013 Biomacromolecules/ Macromolecules Young Investigator Award” lectureship, Raffaele Mezzenga (ETH Zurich) and David Michael Lynn (University of Wisconsin - Madison). (4/13)
Congratulations to the following awardees, they were recognized at the POLY/PMSE Awards Reception at the Spring ACS meeting, April 10, 2013 – 5:30-8:00pm - Hilton Riverside, Grand Ballroom D: (4/13)
Carl S. Marvel Award: Zhenan Bao, Stanford University
2013 POLY Fellows:
Pal Arjunan, Trelleborg Offshore - US
Robert Cohen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Babu Gaddam, 3M Company
Heather Maynard, UCLA
Ulrich Schubert, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany
Marcus Weck , New York University
POLY Distinguished Service Award:
Christine Landry-Coltrain, Eastman Kodak Company
Graduate Student Travel Awards:
Mallory L. Hammock, Stanford University
Wei-Fan Kuan, University of Delaware
Prof. C. Grant Willson and Prof. Jean M. J. Fréchet were awarded the 2013 Japan Prize for development of chemically amplified resist polymer materials for innovative semiconductor manufacturing process. Congratulations! (2/13)
Graduate Student Travel Awards for Fall 2013. Application deadline was March 13, 2013. View previous award winners (2/13)
The U.S. National Committee for IUPAC will send Young Observers to the 44th IUPAC World Chemistry Congress and 47th IUPAC General Assembly, on August 8-16, 2013, in Istanbul, Turkey. The deadline for applications was February 4, 2013 (1/13)
Bylaw election results: The Bylaw changes were approved by 91%”. View Bylaws change information. (1/13)
The Macromolecular Science and Engineering Center at Michigan University together with the ACS Poly and PMSE Divisions invite nominations for the Charles G. Overberger Award in Polymer Science and Engineering. (12/12)
Nominations for the 2013 DSM Science and Technology Award were due February 15, 2013. (12/12)
Biomacromolecules/Macromolecules Young Investigator Award (NEW): Call for Nominations - Deadline for nominations was January 11, 2013 (11/12)
The POLY 2013 ELECTION Results were announced:
Vice-Chair: Rigoberto Advincula, Case Western Reserve University
Member-At-Large: Michael Meador, NASA Glenn Research Center
Councilor: Mary Ann Meador, NASA Glenn Research Center
Alternate Councilor: Michael Hickner, The Pennsylvania State University
Nominations for the 2013 AkzoNobel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry were due by January 31, 2013 (11/12)
CALL for POLY/PMSE Student Chapter Proposals - Deadline was December 1, 2012 (10/12)
Professor Bernhard Wunderlich, a pioneer in Macromolecular Physics, passed away on August 16, 2012 (9/12)
POLY Councilors' Report from the Philadelphia ACS meeting (812) has been posted. (8/12)
9th Excellence In Graduate Polymer Research Symposium. Information and forms for 2013 (Deadline Oct. 15, 2012) and information and pictures from San Diego are available.(8/12)
Congratulations to Ulrich S. Schubert, who received the POLY Distinguished Service Award at the POLY/PMSE Awards Reception, 5:30pm-8pm, Horizon Rooftop Ballroom, Wednesday, August 22, 2012 in Philadelphia (8/12)
Graduate Student Travel Awards for Spring 2013. Application deadline was October 10, 2012. View previous award winners (8/12)
Congratulations to POLY members who were recently named 2012 ACS Fellows (8/12)
In May, the Austrian Academy of Sciences became the patron of a showroom for Macromolecular researchers in honor of Professor Otto Vogl at the City Museum in Traiskirchen, Austria (7/12)
2012 IUPAC World Polymer Congress Student Travel Award WINNERS (11/12)
2013 POLY ELECTIONS were open until 11/16/2012. View Candidates, BIOS and Bylaws change info. (10/12)
Important Announcement Concerning Polymer Preprints (4/12)
POLY Councilors' and Committee Reports from the San Diego ACS meeting (312) have been posted. (4/12)
The winner of the 2012 AkzoNobel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry is Dr. Garret Miyake, who earned the Ph.D. in 2011 at Colorado State University under the mentorship of Prof. Eugene Chen. The award will be presented at a symposium in honor of Dr. Miyake at the American Chemical Society National Meeting in Philadelphia August 19-23, 2012 in the Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering. (3/12)
The ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry is pleased to announce the winner of the 2012 Industrial Polymer Scientist Award, Dr. Babu N. Gaddam, a 3M Corporate Scientist and adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota and the University of St. Thomas. The award will be presented Wednesday evening, August 22, 2012 at the Philadelphia ACS meeting. The Industrial Polymer Scientist Award Symposium will be held Sunday morning. (3/12)
Dr. Benny D. Freeman of the Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin will receive the Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings for 2012. An award symposium in his honor will be organized by PMSE for the Fall 2012 ACS meeting in Philadelphia.
Call for hosting the 2014 National Graduate Research Polymer Conference. Deadline is August 16, 2012. (8/12)
The POLYED survey results are posted. The survey was on the proposed changes to the ACS undergraduate curriculum that would incorporate polymer science. (4/12)
IUPAC MACRO 2012 - Abstract submission deadline EXTENDED to April 23rd, 2012. (4/12)
ACS POLY invites nominations for the POLY $500 Student Travel Award to attend the IUPAC World Polymer Congress June 24-29, 2012 at the Virginia Tech Campus, Blacksburg, VA. Nomination Deadline is April 16, 2012. (3/12)
The POLY and PMSE sessions and Tuesday evening poster session were held at the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel. (8/12)
Graduate Student Travel Awards for Fall 2012. Application deadline was March 14, 2012. View Previous Award Winners.(2/12)
The 10th National Graduate Research Polymer Conference was held May 21 - 24, 2012 and is hosted by the Macromolecular Science and Engineering Department at Case Western Reserve University. (2/12)
Dr. Benny D. Freeman of the Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin received the Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings for 2012. An award symposium in his honor will be organized by PMSE for the Fall 2012 ACS meeting in Philadelphia.
CONGRATULATIONS 2012 POLY FELLOWS.
Diana Gerbi, 3M
Paula T. Hammond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Richard Laine, University of Michigan
Charles McCormick III, University of Southern Mississippi
Kathryn Uhrich, Rutgers UniversityKathryn Beers, Polymer Division, NIST
Dana Garcia, Arkema, Inc.
Marc Hillmyer, University of Minnesota
Timothy Long, Virginia Tech
John Pochan, Cornell University
Javid Rzavev, University at Buffalo
These individuals were recognized during the ACS National Meeting, during the POLY/PMSE Award Reception in San Diego, California, March 2012. (1/12)
The winner of the 2012 PAUL J. FLORY Polymer Education Award is Bob Cohen. An award symposium was held during the Spring ACS National Meeting in San Diego and the awardee was recognized during the POLY/PMSE awards reception on Wednesday evening. (11/11)
The Spring 2012 Graduate Student Travel Awards Winners are: Xiaojun Wang from the University of Tennessee, and Ryan L. Weber from the University of Wisconsin. The awards were presented during the Spring 2012 ACS Meeting in San Diego, CA. Also check out previous winners. (11/11)
Undergraduate Research in Polymer Science Symposium at the ACS National Meeting in San Diego, Spring 2012. Call for papers is open. Deadline is October 17, 2011. Previous symposia and winners.
POLY Councilors' and Committee Reports from the Denver ACS meeting (811) have been posted. (9/11)
8th Excellence In Graduate Polymer Research Symposium. information and forms for 2012 (Deadline Oct. 17, 2011) and information and pictures from Anaheim are available.(8/11)
Polymer Preprints for the Fall 2011 ACS meeting in Denver are available online. (8/11)
Presentation of the Herman Mark Polymer Chemistry award was postponed until the Spring 2012 meeting. (3/11)
Congratulations to POLY members receiving the Distinguished Service Award [Kathryn Beers (Polymers Division NIST) for service as Division Secretary, Dana Garcia (Arkema, Inc.) for POLY General Sessions , John Pochan (Cornell University) for outstanding Contributions as POLY Councilor] and the Special Service Award [Ann Salamone (Rochal Industries) for outstanding Service as Industrial Advisory Board, Neta Byerly (Virginia Tech) 30 Years of Service at Virginia Tech and Outstanding Service as POLY Business Office Manager]. The awards were presented at the Denver ACS meeting. (11/11)
Poly Members make strong showing in the 2011 Class of ACS Fellows, honored at the Fall 2011 ACS National meeting in Denver. (11/11)
Nominations for the 2012 DSM Polymer Technology Award. were due March 9, 2012. (2/12)
Nominations for the 2012 AkzoNobel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry were due January 31, 2012. (1/12)
The POLY 2012 ELECTION Results were announced:
Vice-Chair: Kathryn L. Beers, Polymers Division, NIST–Polymers Division
Treasurer: Mark Dadmun, University of Tennessee
Councilor: William H. Daly, Louisiana State University
Alternate Councilor: Rigoberto Advincula, University of Houston
Alternate Councilor: MaryAnn Meador, NASA Glenn Research Center
Alternate Councilor: Christine Landry-Coltrain, Eastman Kodak Company
The Industrial Polymer Scientist Award, sponsored by the Industrial Advisory Board, was be awarded in 2012. Nominations were due by January 15, 2012. (11/11)
Graduate Student Travel Awards for Spring 2011. Deadline was October 7, 2011. Award winners announced for 2012 and prior. (8/11)
Nominations for the POLY FELLOWS award were due by November 30th, 2011. (11/11)
Congratulations to the recipients of the POLY Mark Scholar awards, presented at the ACS Denver Meeting, August 2011. The Mark Senior Scholar Award was awarded to Jimmy Mays, the Mark Scholar Award was awarded to Timothy E. Long, and the Mark Young Scholar Award was awarded to Javid Rzayev (9/11)
The The Division of Polymer Chemistry held their annual elections electronically. Election candidate Bios. The election was open from October 17 through November 15, 2011. (10/11)
Fall 2011 Graduate Student Travel Awards Winners are: Mr. Abhijit Paul from Oklahoma State University and Mr. Jia Wei from the University of Maryland. The awards will be presented during the Fall 2011 ACS Meeting in Denver, CO. Also check out previous winners. (3/11)
POLY Councilors' and Committee Reports from the Anaheim ACS meeting (3/11) are available. (5/11)
Announcing the DSM Polymer Technology Award, sponsored by DSM in partnership with the POLY Division. Call for 2011 nominations closed March 14, 2011. (2/11)
Congratulations to Tim Long and Carl Willis, winners of the PMSE Cooperative Research Award, 2011. The award was presented at the POLY/PMSE Awards Reception in Anaheim, March, 2011 (3/11)
Professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski (CMU) received the esteemed 2011 Wolf Prize in Chemistry from Israel's Wolf Foundation. The award for "Deep Creative Contributions to the Chemical Sciences" was presented by Israeli President and Minister of Education in May. (3/11)
Congratulations to Joe Salamone. Joe has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (2/11)
Marc Hillmyer was presented the Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award at the POLY/PMSE Awards Reception in Anaheim, March, 2011 (2/11)
Klaus Mullen was presented with the ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry at the POLY/PMSE Awards Reception in Anaheim, March, 2011 (2/11)
Richard Wool was presented the ACS Award for Affordable Green Chemistry at the POLY/PMSE Awards Reception in Anaheim, March, 2011 (2/11)
Polymer Preprints for the Spring 2011 ACS meeting in Anaheim are now available online. (2/11)
Pacifichem 2010 Meeting, December 15-20, 2010, Honolulu, Hawaii. POLY sponsored symposia included:
#12 - NMR Spectroscopy of Polymers: Innovative NMR Strategies for Complex Macromolecular Systems
#13 - “Nanoparticles and Nanoparticle-based Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications”
#42 - Chemistry and Functional Properties of Soft Interfaces
#57 - Functional Block Copolymer Assemblies
#82 - Hybrid Conjugated Polymer Materials
#127- Polymer Nano-Hybrids at Biointerfaces
#152 - Nano Structure and Function of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Polymers
#211 - Polyolefins Chemistry and Beyond - From Bench to Commercial Scale
#236 - Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization: Mechanisms, Catalysts, Reaction Engineering, Materials and Applications
#257 - Frontiers of Precisely Controlled Polymer Synthesis: Fine Control of Polymerization Reaction and Impact on Advanced Material Designs
CONGRATULATIONS 2011 POLY FELLOWS:
These individuals were recognized during the ACS National Meeting, during the POLY/PMSE Award Reception in Anaheim, California, March 2011. (12/10)
Rigoberto Advincula, University of Houston
Patrick Cassidy, Texas State University
Warren Ford, Oklahoma State University
Axel Mueller, University of Bayreuth
Judy Riffle, Virginia Tech
Thomas Smith, Rochester Institution of Technology
POLY 2011 ELECTION Results:
Total votes: 1034 (19.6% of voting membership) (1/11)
Vice-Chair: Gregory N. Tew, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Secretary: Sarah Morgan, University of Southern Mississippi
Councilor: Frank D. Blum, Oklahoma State University
Councilor: John M. Pochan, Cornell University
Alternate Councilor: Kathryn L. Beers, Polymers Division, NIST
Spring 2011 Graduate Student Travel Awards Winners are: Ms. Elizabeth G. Kelly, University of Delaware and Ms. Januka Budhathoki-Uprety of North Carolina State University. Awards will be presented during the Spring 2011 ACS Meeting in Anaheim, CA. (11/10)
Robert (Bob) Lenz, one of the founding members of the Polymer Science and Engineering Program at the University of Massachusetts, passed away on July 2, 2010. (10/10)
The Division of Polymer Chemistry conducted their annual elections electronically. The election was open from October 13 through November 15, 2010. Candidate biographies and statements are available. (10/10)
The deadline for POLY Fellows Nominations has been extended to Nov 30, 2010. (10/10)
Poly Members make strong showing in the 2010 Class of ACS Fellows, honored at the Fall 2010 ACS National meeting in Boston. (9/10)
Graduate Student Travel Awards for Spring 2011. Deadline in October 11, 2010. Award winners announced for 2010 and prior. (9/10)
POLY Councilors' Report from the Boston ACS meeting (8/10) has been posted. (9/10)
The POLY Membership Committee would like your opinion! Please take a few minutes to complete the member survey. This will help us make plans for the coming years to better meet the needs of members.(9/10)
POLY Member-Get-a Member drive was held in the Fall of 2010. (8/10)
The Industrial Polymer Scientist Award, sponsored by the Industrial Advisory Board, will be postponed from 2010 to Spring 2011. (6/10)
Now soliciting for the 2011 AzkoNobel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry deadline Jan. 31, 2011. (9/10)
7th Excellence In Graduate Polymer Research Symposium. information and forms for 2011 (Deadline Oct. 18, 2010) and information and pictures from San Francisco are available.(9/10)
6th Excellence In Graduate Polymer Research Symposium. 2010 report and pictures from San Francisco. (5/10)
POLY Councilors' Report from the San Francisco ACS meeting (3/10) has been posted. (4/10)
The inaugural class of 2010 Founding POLY Fellows will be recognized at the POLY/PMSE Awards Reception during the Spring 2010 ACS Meeting in San Francisco. (3/10)
Charles E. Hoyle Memorial Symposium; April 11-12, 2010, The University of Southern Mississippi. The program will honor Charlie for his many research contributions to Polymer Photochemistry and Photophysics, and for his dedication to teaching and mentoring students in Polymer Science and Chemistry. (3/10)
Graduate Student Travel Awards for Fall 2010
Please refer to the application instructions.
Award winners announced for 2009 and prior. (2/10)
Spring 2010 Graduate Student Travel Awards Winners are: Mr. Feng Liu of UMass, and Ms. Srijanani Bhaskar of the University of Michigan. Awards were presented during the Spring 2010 ACS Meeting in San Francisco. (1/10)
Harry Allcock, Pennsylvania State University is awarded the Paul J. Flory Education Award. Award to be presented during the Spring 2010 ACS Meeting in San Francisco. (1/10)
Plenary lecture at the POLY/PMSE Awards reception at the National ACS meeting in San Francisco (March 2010) featured Paul Bloom, from ADM (Archer Daniels Midland) (1/10)
IUPAC Funding Opportunities in International Polymer Chemistry.
Call for proposals in polymer chemistry supported by a consortium of funding agencies.
Now soliciting for the 2010 AzkoNobel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry deadline Jan. 31, 2010. (10/09)
Plenary lecture added to the POLY/PMSE Awards reception at the National ACS meeting in Washington, 8/09. Dr. Timothy M. Swager presented the first Plenary Lecture. (10/09)
IUPAC Funding Opportunities in International Polymer Chemistry.
Call for proposals in polymer chemistry supported by a consortium of funding agencies.
The passing of Charlie Hoyle is reported with sadness. (9/09)
Potential panel members solicited. (panel.pdf) The ILSI Research Foundation has been selected as Administrator of a panel to review the biodegradation testing of certain fluorotelomer-based products under an agreement between E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company and the U.S. EPA. (9/09)
Poly Members make strong showing
in the inaugural ACS Fellows selection.(8/09)
Poly Members elected to National Academies
including National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Science, and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. (7/09)
Graduate Student Travel Awards for Spring 2010
Please refer to the application instructions.
Award winners announced for S09 and prior. (8/09)
POLY Councilors' Report from the Washington ACS meeting (8/09) has been posted. (8/09)
Polymer Preprints for the Washington, DC Meeting are available on-line (free for members) and on CD (at a small cost). See Polymer Preprints on-line. (7/09)
6th Excellence In Graduate Polymer Research Symposium. 2010 (Deadline Oct. 19, 2009) and information and pictures from SLC are available.(7/09)
Salt Lake City POLY Board Reports. Please feel free to look at some of the efforts of our volunteer committees. (7/09)
5th Excellence In Graduate Polymer Research Symposium. (Deadline Oct. 17, 2008) and information and pictures from SLC are available.(9/08)
Division member C. Grant Willson- awarded a 2007 National Medal of Technology and Innovation. See Press release for additional information. (9/08)
Geoffrey Coates awarded the 2007 Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry award .
Presented at the ACS meeting in Salt Lake City in March 2009. See Awards. (8/08)(4/09)
POLY Councilors' Report from the Salt Lake City ACS meeting (3/09) has been posted. (4/09)
Polymer Preprints for the Salt Lake City Meeting
are available on-line (free for members) and on CD (at a small cost). See Polymer Preprints on-line). (3/09)
Graduate Student Travel Awards for Fall 2009
Please refer to the application instructions.
Award winners announced for S09 and prior. (2/09)
With sadness, we report the passing of W. "Val" Metanomski, former POLY Historian and Nomenclature Chair (1/09)
2008 Election Results Announced
R.B. Moore, M. Dadmum, W. Daly, R. Advincula, M. Meador and C. Coltrain-Landry elected. See election results. (1/09)
Changes in the POLY Division Bylaws are on the ballot in this election cycle. Click to download a copy of the proposed bylaw changes. Information on the Fall election was sent out with the newsletter. (11/08)
POLY again wins ChemLuminary Award at the Philadelphia ACS meeting. POLY was cited for outstanding service to its members. (10/08)
Now soliciting for the AzkoNobel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry deadline Jan. 31, 2009.
2008 National Starch and Chemical Recipient Announced- Nicolay (Nick) Tsarevsky of Carnegie Mellon University. See Awards (10/08).
Graduate Student Travel Awards for Spring 2009
Please refer to the application instructions.
Award winners announced for F08 and prior. (9/08)
Excellence In Graduate Polymer Research Symposium. information and forms for 2009 (Deadline Oct. 17, 2008) and information and pictures from previous symposia are available.(9/08)
The 2008 Industrial Polymer Science Award for
has outstanding industrial innovation and creativity in the application of polymer science been awarded to Dr. S. Richard Turner. See Awards. (8/08)
As of Fall 2008 (Philadelphia Meeting) - Polymer Preprints is available to POLY members on-line only.
Instructions for preparing, viewing, purchasing are available on the Polymer Preprints On-Line page.
Preliminary Technical Meeting Schedule for the Philadelphia National Meeting Available
Useful for planning, but please check with ACS for final scheduling.(2/08)
The 2008 Paul J. Flory Polymer Education Awardee is Professor Frank Kelley of the University of Akron. Stay tuned for more information.(6/08)
The 2008 Election Slate has been approved by the Executive Committee.
It will be submitted to the membership at the Annual Business meeting at the Fall National Meeting. See Election Information.
POLY Councilors' Report from the New Orleans ACS meeting (3/08) has been posted. (4/08)
The NSF Polymer Workshop report is available for download on the linked website.(4/08)
The application to host future Graduate Student Meetings is located on the Graduate Student Meeting page. (4/08)
Division member elected to NAE.
RAY HENRY BAUGHMAN, STEPHEN Z.D. CHENG, and THOMAS P. RUSSEL elected in 2008. See member honors for additional information. (3/08)
Preliminary Technical Meeting Schedule for the New Orleans National Meeting Available
Useful for planning, but please check with ACS for final scheduling.(2/08)
NEWS 2007-2005
2007 Election Results Announced
Farmer, Beers, Pochan, and Reineke elected. See election results.
The passing of Dr. Norman G. Gaylord, 84, on September 18 2007 is reported. A versatile industrial chemist and long time member of POLY. (12/07)
Boston POLY Board Reports Please feel free to look at some of the efforts of our volunteer committees.(11/07)
Now soliciting for the National Starch & Chemical Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry deadline Jan. 31, 2008.
POLY Councilors' Report from the Boston ACS meeting (8/07) has been posted. (4/07)
Graduate Student Travel Awards for Spring 2008
Please refer to the application instructions.
Award winners announced for F08 and prior. (9/07)
POLY again wins ChemLuminary Award at the Boston ACS meeting. POLY was cited for outstanding service to its members.(9/07)
2007 National Starch and Chemical Recipient Announced - Jason Rolland of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. See Awards (8/07).
Excellence In Graduate Polymer Research Symposium. information and forms for 2008 (Deadline Oct. 21, 2007) and information and pictures from previous symposia are available.(8/07)
Professor Robert Langer of MIT
has been awarded a U.S. 2006 Medal of Science. See http://www.nsf.gov/news/ news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=109741 for additional information. (7/07)
The 2007 Election Slate has been approved by the Executive Committee.
It will be submitted to the membership at the Annual Business meeting at the Fall National Meeting. See Election Information(6/07).
The passing of Professor George B. Butler , 91, on 7 June 2007 is reported. More than 180 graduate students and postdoctoral associates recall Professor Butler as an outstanding mentor.(6/07)
Professor Tobin Marks of Northwestern U has been awarded a U.S. 2005 Medal of Science. See http://www.nsf.gov/od/nms/medal.jsp and http://www.northwestern.edu/ newscenter/stories/2007/05/national.html for additional information. (5/07)
Preliminary Technical Meeting Schedule for the Boston National Meeting Available
Useful for planning, but please check with ACS for final scheduling.
Chicago POLY Board Reports Please feel free to look at some of the efforts of our volunteer committees.
The Future of U.S. Chemistry Research: Benchmarks and Challenges a report issues by the National Academy Press, is available on their web site. (4/07)
POLY Councilors' Report from the Chicago ACS meeting (3/07) has been posted. (4/07)
Excellence In Graduate Polymer Research Symposium. Information and forms for 2007 (Deadline Nov. 14, 2006).
Pictures of the participants. (4/07)
Graduate Student Travel Awards for Fall-2007
Please refer to the application instructions.
Award winners announced (3/07)
The passing of Professor Alan G. MacDiarmid , 79, on 7 Feb. 2007 is reported. Alan was the 2000 Nobel Prize reciepient in chemistry for his pioneering work on conducting polymers.
Graduate Student Travel Awards for Fall-2007
Please refer to the application instructions. Deadline: March 15, 2007, 5:00 pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Preliminary Technical Meeting Schedule for the Chicago National Meeting Available
Useful for planning, but please check with ACS for final scheduling.
2006 Election Results Announced
Smith, Martin, Cheng, and Beers elected. See election results. (12/06)
Elsevier sponsors Mark Awards. Elsevier, publishers of the journal Polymer, has agreed to sponsor both the Herman F. Mark Award and new new Mark Scholars Awards. Thanks to Elsevier and Dr. Rumen Duhlev for sponsoring these key division awards. See Awards. (11/06)
Graduate Student Travel Awards for Spring-2007
Winners Announced, 11/06
Please refer to the application instructions and application form in either .pdf or .doc format. Deadline: November 2, 2006, 5:00 pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Excellence In Graduate Polymer Research Symposium. Information and forms for 2007 (Deadline Nov. 14, 2006).
Now soliciting for the National Starch & Chemical Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry deadline Jan. 31, 2007.
Now soliciting for the Herman F. Mark - Division of Polymer Chemistry Award and Mark Scholars Award deadline Nov. 1, 2006.
The symposium on Entrepreneurism in Polymers for the 21st Century from the San Francisco ACS meeting is available on-line thanks to POLY and ACS. POLY membership and registration on Chemistry.org are required for access. (10/06)
The 2007 Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award
has been awarded to Dr. Anne Mayes. See Awards. (9/06)
10th Pacific Polymer Conference
December 4-7, 2007, Kobe Japan.
POLY/PMSE Business Card Exchange Networking Event for POLY and PMSE members, Sept 9th from 6-8 PM
Thirsy Bear Saloon (http://www.thirstybear.com/) 661 Howard St., San Francisco. (8/06)
Preliminary Schedule for the San Francisco National Meeting Available
Useful for planning, but please check with ACS for final scheduling.
With sadness, we report the passing of Ronald K. Eby, Chair 1987 (7/06)
2006 National Starch and Chemical Recipient Announced - Jiaxing Huang of UCLA. See Awards.
Atlanta POLY Board Reports
Please feel free to look at some of the efforts of our volunteer committees.
Some photos from the Atlanta ACS meeting (S-06) of the awardees and from social functions are now available.(6/06)
The Strategic Plan for the Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc. is available.(6/06)
The 2007 Election Slate has been approved by the Executive Committee.
It will be submitted to the membership at the Annual Business meeting at the Fall National Meeting. See Election Information .(5/06)
Member Recognition. POLY recognizes its 30, 20, 10, and 5 year members
for 2006. - in Atlanta, March 2006. .(3/06)
Welcome Reception for POLY and PMSE members, Saturday, March 25, 2006, 6-8 PM
McCormick and Schmick's Seafood Restaurant - FREE HORS D'OEUVRES.(3/06)
Graduate Student Travel Awards for F-2006
Winners Announced, 11/05
Please refer to the application instructions and application form in either .pdf or .doc format. Deadline: Monday, April 17th, 2006, 5:00 pm Pacific Standard Time (PST). (3/06)
Now soliciting for the The Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award
deadline July 1, 2006.(3/06)
POLY members have created "UV/EB University" at RadTech's el5: UV & EB Technology Expo & Conference, April 23-26, 2006, Chicago, IL.
Alec Scranton, University of Iowa and Chris Bowman, University of Colorado are teaching a "Fundamentals of Photopolymerization Short Course"; Allan Guymon, University of Iowa, is teaching a course on "Design of Experiments for UV/EB Scientists and Engineers"; Byron Christmas, University of Houston-Downtown; Charles Hoyle, University of Southern Mississippi; and Mike Idacavage, Cytec Surface Specialties are teaching "Polymer Chemistry for the UV/EB Professional Short Course".
Poly members are eligible to register for the courses and conference at the special RadTech member rate.
Preliminary Schedule for the Atlanta National Meeting Available
Useful for planning, but please check with ACS for final scheduling.
2005 Election Results Announced
Amis, Advincula, Reineke, D. Smith, Tew, elected. See election results. (1/06)
Washington POLY Board Reports
Please feel free to look at some of the efforts of our volunteer committees.
A picture of the symposium participants with President Nalley is available. (4/06). Winners announced (12/05) - Excellence in Graduate Polymer Science Symposium
At the Atlanta ACS Meeting. Opportunities for travel assistance for graduate students. Click for forms and more information.Deadline: Nov. 13, 2005
The passing of Hal Jabloner is reported with sadness.
(12/05)
Graduate Student Travel Awards for S-2006 Winners Announced, 11/05
Now soliciting for the The National Starch Award fro Outstanding Graduate Research
deadline Jan. 31, 2006.(11/05)
The 2006 Paul J. Flory Polymer Education Awardee
is Professor William J MacKnight of the University of Massachusetts. Stay tuned for more information.(11/05)
The 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry shared by POLY members Robert H. Grubbs and Richard R. Schrock.
They, along with Yves Chauvin, won the prize for their work "for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis"
Excellence in Graduate Polymer Science Symposium
At the Atlanta ACS Meeting. Opportunities for travel assistance for graduate students. Click for forms and more information.Deadline: Nov. 13, 2005
The passing of Ed Vandenberg, Chair 1979 is reported with sadness.
(9/05)
The Graduate Research Polymer Conference was successful.
A brief report and picture is available.(9/05)
The history of the Pacific Polymer Federation (PPF)is now on line.
Written by Otto Vogl in 2004.(9/05)
POLY/PMSE Welcoming Reception, Saturday, August 27 2005, 7-9 PM
Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel - networking with POLY and PMSE members.(8/05)
Graduate Student Travel Awards for S-2006
Please refer to the application instructions. Deadline: to be announced. 7/05
With sadness, we report the passing of Jesse Hwa, Chair 1973
(7/05)
Ed Samulski named Jefferson Science Fellow
(6/05)
Preliminary Schedule for Washington is available
Useful for planning, but please check with ACS for final scheduling.(6/05)
San Diego POLY Board Reports
Please feel free to look at some of the efforts of our volunteer committees.
Graduate Student Travel Awards for F-2005
Download the .pdf files of the application instructions and and application form in a .pdf or .doc format. Deadline April 1, 2005.
Winners Announced, 4/05
Welcome Reception, Saturday, March 12, 2005, 7-9 PM
San Diego Marriot Yacht Club - for POLY and Perspective POLY members.(2/05)
Set of Macromolecules inclusive from Vol. 15 - 37 - sell to a private party at a fair price or donate to a library for payment of shipping. Proceeds will go to an undergraduate scholarship fund. Contact zeldin@hws.edu
Preliminary Schedule for San Diego Available
Useful for planning, but please check with ACS for final scheduling.(2/05)
Member Recognition. POLY recognizes its 30, 20 , 10, and 5 year members
for 2004(1/05)
The 2005 Herman F. Mark Polymer Chemistry Award
been awarded to Dr. Donald R. Paul . See Awards (1/05).
The American Chemical Society International Initiatives Program:
Call for applications. The following countries are eligible for participation in the 2005 program: Bahamas, Botswana, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria, Panama, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Deadline: March 1, 2005.(1/05)
Graduate Student Travel Awards for F-2005
Download the .pdf files of the application instructions and application form in a .pdf or .doc format .
Deadline April 1, 2005.(1/05)
The Paul J. Flory Polymer Education Award
Now soliciting nominations - Deadline, July 1, 2005. (12/05).
The 2005 Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award
has been awarded to Dr. Timothy Swager. See Awards. (12/05)
NEWS 2004-2000
2004 Election Results Announced
J. Moore, Uilk, Wnek and Pochan elected. See election results.
Philadelphia POLY Board Reports
Please feel free to look at some of the efforts of our volunteer committees. (11/04)
POLY Honored in ChemLuminary Ceremony
POLY exemplary in member service! (9/04)
Herman F. Mark Polymer Chemistry Award
Now soliciting nominations - Deadline, November 1, 2004(8/04).
The Tutorial for the POLY Biennial
will be webcast. See POLY Sponsored Meetings for more info.(8/04)
Graduate Student Travel Awards for S-2005
Download .pdf files of the application instructions and application form.(7/04)
Preliminary Schedule for Philadelphia Available
Useful for planning, but please check with ACS for final scheduling.(2/04)
Anaheim POLY Board Reports
Please feel free to look at some of the efforts of our volunteer committees. (5/04)
Andy Lovinger
elected tro the National Academy of Engineering.(4/04)
Daad, The German Exchange Service
has fellowships available for Summer of 2004. Look for the RICh program. (4/04)
Member Recognition. POLY recognizes its 30, 20 , 10, and 5 year members
for 2004(3/04)
Excellence in Grad. Polymer Science Symp.
At the Philadelphia ACS Meeting. Opportunities for travel assistance for graduate students. Click for forms and more information.(2/04)
Aspecial issue of the Journal of Polymer Science has been published from the Macromolecules in the 21st Century Meeting.(2/04)
Preliminary Schedule for Anaheim Available
Useful for planning, but please check with ACS for final scheduling.(2/04)
2004 Industrial Polymer Scientist Awards
honor Bill Culbertson and Craig Hawker.
2003 was an excellent year for POLY. POLY had
- Strong finances with "contributing back" to reserve fund
- Superb technical symposia and workshops
- Continual improvements in the flagship publication Polymer Preprints
- New award program for graduate student scholars
- New Mark Scholar Award program for three age levels
All this happened because we have a dedicated group of voluteers who work hard to make our programs the best.
It has been a privilege to serve as Chair 2003....I am sure that under Ken Carter we will have a terrific 2004.
Sincerely, Ken Wynne
The 2003 Election Results have been announced. See Election Information (12/03)
Distinguished Lecture Series honoring Professor Herbert Morawetz
March 12, 2004, David Tirrell - California Institute of Technology, Novel Macromolecules via Alternative Translations of the Genetic Code.
April 15, 2004, Daniel Koshland - University of California, Berkeley, How Bacteria Find Their Way.
Lectures held at Othmer Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences and Engineering and the Herman F. Mark Polymer Research Institute, Polytechnic University, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201, Refreshments 10:30 AM, Lecture at 11:00. Further information call 718 260-3834 or email: jmijovic@poly.edu.(11/03)
In Memorial, Dr. Stanley C. Israel, 1942-2003
Information on the memorial service and Stan's contributions.(11/03)
Several New Workshops Announces
See POLY Sponsored meetings. (10/03)
2004 Flory Award Announced
To the team of the team of Professors James E. McGrath, Garth L. Wilkes and Thomas C. Ward. More info to follow. (10/03)
Soliciting nominations for Industrial Polymer Scientist Award
Deadline, Nov. 1, 2003. (8/03)
Polymer Research Institute to Become Chemical Landmark.
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2003 at Polytechnic University. (8/03)
POLY announces Graduate Student Travel Awards for 2004.
Download .pdf files of the application instructions and application form. (8/03)
The Preliminary Program for New York is available
For planning purposes, remember it is preliminary! (7/03)
POLY Board Reports From New Orleans
Please feel free to look at some of the efforts of our volunteer committees.
The 2003 Election Slate has been approved by the Executive Committee. It will be submitted to the membership at the Annual Business meeting at the Fall National Meeting. See Election Information (2/03)
Priestly Medal Awarder to POLY Division member Ed Vandenberg (3/03)
2002 Accomplishments - Reviewed by Immediate Past Chair, Tom Smith (3/03)
Member Recognition. POLY recognizes its 30, 20 , 10, and 5 year members. (3/03)
The 2003 Carl S. Marvel Award has been awarded to Dr. James Hedrick. See Awards (2/03)
The preliminary program for the New Orleans National Meeting is available. See the New Orleans program. (1/03)
The 2002 Election Results have been announced. See Election Information (2/03)
The reports from the POLY Board from the Boston meeting are now on the web. See General POLY Info. (1/03)
Call for the 2003 Unilever award has been announced. Deadline Jan. 31, annually. See Awards (11/02)
Industrial Sponsors cosponsored a luncheon and roundtable discussion at the Boston meeting on "Success Factors for Careers in Polymers and Chemistry in our Dynamic Environment.". See Industrial Sponsors
POLY played an important role in the 2002 ChemLuminary Awards. The Division was honored by the membership Affairs Committee for its member recognition program. POLY also honored the Midland Local Section for their efforts in support of polymer-related activities. See ChemLuminaries (9/02)
POLY Web Pages - A new look!
For a while there will be a mix of the "old" and "new" pages. If appropriate, use the back key on the browser. Java Script needs to be enabled for the full experience. The menus may overlap the page with older viewers (e.g. Netscape 4.7)
Reports from the POLY Board from the Boston Meeting. See what the Division Committees have been up to.
2002 Member-Get-A-Member Campaign! Special prizes in Boston!
The Unilever Award for 2002 will be awarded to Dr. Kristi L. Kiick, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. See Awards (6/02)
The 2002 Industrial Sponsors - Industrial Polymer Scientist Award has been awarded to Dr. Lloyd Robeson. See Awards (6/02)
Member Recognition. POLY recognizes its 30, 20 , 10, and 5 year members.
The 2001 Election Results have been announced. See General Info (12/02)
This month's thematic issue of Chemical Reviews is dedicated to the Frontiers in Polymer Chemistry. (12/01)
The preliminary program of the Orlando National Meeting . is on the web. (12/01)
A few candid photos from the Chicago ACS meeting are accessable through the General Info page. (9/01)
The 2001 Industrial Sponsors - Industrial Polymer Scientist Award has been awarded to Dr. Alan D. English. See Awards (7/01)
The 2001 call for proposals for the Perception of Polymers have been announced. Deadline Sept 15, 2001. See Awards (6/01)
The Unilever Award for 2001 will be awarded to Dr. Shu Yang formerly of Cornell U. See Awards (6/01)
The 2000 Herman Mark Division of Polymer Chemistry Award has been awarded to Murray Goodman, Robert Grubbs, Henry K. Hall, Jr., Robert Lenz, Leo Mandelkern, and Otto Vogl. See Awards (1/01)
A memorial to the late Professor Sukant Triphathy will be held at U. Mass-Lowell on Feb. 15, 2001 followed by a 1-day symposium on the 16th. (1/01)
New Divisional policy on default subscriptions to Polymer Preprints as the default membership benefit. (01/01)
The Herman F. Mark Award will be given to 6 giants of polymer chemistry at the POLY Millennial. See Awards (10/00)
In 2001, Polymer Preprints will be distributed to POLY members as a CD-ROM product and on-line automatically. It is also available as a paper copy at additional cost. 10/00
, WE DID IT! The 1999 - 2000 membership drive called. has succeeded. Over 2100 new members have joined the Division during the drive. (12/00) . Please learn some of the Reasons Why and then Join the Division now, or if you are already a member, please help us recruit new members.
Down the MOLE HOLE with the Executive Committee. (10/00)
The 2000 ChemLuminarieswere awarded to Divisions for the first time. POLY was one of the recipients. See ChemLuminaries (9/00)
The 2000 Industrial Sponsors - Industrial Polymer Scientist Award has been awarded to Dr. Harry Mandeville and Dr. S. Randall Holmes-Farley. See Awards (7/00)
The 2000 Paul J. Flory - Polymer Education Award has been awarded to James E. Mark. See Awards (3/00)
NEWS 1999-1995
The 1999 Division of Polymer Chemistry - Distinguished Service Awards have been awarded to James McGrath and Eli Pearce. See Awards (3/99)
The 1999 Carl S. Marvel - Creative Polymer Chemistry Award has been awarded to Joe DeSimone. See Awards (3/99)
A new award for Industrial Polymer Research has been announced. See Awards (12/98)
The 1998 Herman Mark Division of Polymer Chemistry Award has been awarded to James Economy. See Awards (10/98)
The 1996 Herman Mark Division of Polymer Chemistry Award has been awarded to James E. McGrath. See Awards (10/96)
POLY named ACS's Outstanding Large Division
- for 1995. (8/96) (see below)
The 1991 History for the Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc. has been put up. See General Info. (7/96)
Gordon Hahn named Newest Polymer Ambassador - Spreading the POLYMER word to Montana. (5/96)
MATR Institute Produces Results. (5/96)
Division Awardees Named - Paul J. Flory-Polymer Education Awardee Eric Baer and Distinguished Service Awardee Ann B. Salamone will be honored at the New Orleans Banquet. (3/96)
Historical Officers List - The list of all the Divsion Officers since 1951. (1/96, under general information)
POLY named ACS's Outstanding Large Division
- for 1994. (8/95) (see below)
August 22, 1995
At the Divisional Officers Group (DOG) dinner in Orlando, the Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc. was named the Outstanding Large Division for 1995. In 1995, there was a tie and the award was shared with PMSE. Both Divisions had excellent years. POLY has had this honor several times in recent years including: 1995, 1994, 1991, 1989, 1984, 1982. The award was based on the reports submitted to the ACS Divisional Activities Committee by the secretary and treasurer. The very hard work of a number of talented scientists/engineers made the Division activities outstanding. The chair for 1995 was Bill Daly. Congratulations to all that helped POLY reach this goal.
POLY named ACS's Outstanding Large Division - for 1994.
August 31, 1995
It is with great pleasure that we announce that the Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc. has been chosen as the Outstanding Division for 1994 in the large division category. The award was based on the achievements for 1994 which were reported in the annual report to the ACS. Excerpts from this report were in the Spring '94 Newsletter. Burton Anderson of duPont was chair of the Division during 1994. Many people contribute to the success of the Division each year and the Executive Committee wishes to thank all of them for their support. The ACS has about 33 Divisions. POLY has earned this award in 1982, 1984, 1989, 1991, and now 1994. We are pleased that you are an "Outstanding Division Member".
