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| Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc. of the American Chemical Society. Copyright © 2009, Polyacs.org. All Rights Reserved.  Young Industrial Polymer Scientist Award  Award Information  AWARDEES  2017 Jeannette Garcia                 2017 Young Industrial Polymer Scientist Award Dr. Jeannette (Jamie) M. Garcia of the IBM Almaden Research Center is one of the brightest rising stars in the field of industrial polymer research. Within a short span of less than five years of her independent industrial research career, she has made groundbreaking and impactful contributions to polymer chemistry, polymeric materials and a range of applications, from sustainability to healthcare, and shown remarkable potential to become one of the world's top researchers in polymer science. Dr. Garcia completed her graduate studies at Boston College under the guidance of Prof. Amir H. Hoveyda. At IBM Research, Dr. Garcia, along with colleagues, has made a ... | |
| Chemluminary 2007 Â The Division of Polymer Chemistry was honored as one of four Divisions for overall outstanding service to their members at the Boston ACS meeting (August 2007). Â Officers J. Hampton, E. Martin, D. Smith, K. Havelka recieve the award from and President-Elect B. Bursten (r) and DAC representative B. Moriarty (l). Â President Katie Hunt and Erica Martin share a happy moment. Â ... And, as should be obvious, a good time was had by all, including WCC reps., the POLY gang, President Hunt and ACS staff. Â Â CONGRATULATIONS POLY!!!! Â | |
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| The Unilever Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Science and Engineering in 2000 was given to Linda Chen for research on rod-coil block copolymers that phase separate at unusual length scales. She earned the Ph.D. at the University of Rochester with Prof. Samson Jenekhe. The award symposium at the Washington ACS National Meeting in the Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering drew a large and lively audience. | |
| The Unilever Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Science and Engineering in 2000 was given to Linda Chen for research on rod-coil block copolymers that phase separate at unusual length scales. She earned the Ph.D. at the University of Rochester with Prof. Samson Jenekhe. The award symposium at the Washington ACS National Meeting in the Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering drew a large and lively audience. | |
| Unilever Award 2003 Warren Ford reports that the recipient of the 2003 Unilever Award for Outstanding Graduate Research is Dr. Christopher W. Bielawski, who received his doctorate in October 2002 from the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA under the direction of Professor Robert H. Grubbs. Dr. Bielawski's research efforts were directed toward establishing new concepts and strategies in macromolecular synthesis through the development of designer Ru catalysts. For example, the efficient synthesis of copolymers with segments that require two or more different polymeriza-tion techniques remains challenging as multiple steps are usually necessary. To circumvent this drawback, Bielawski developed a series of catalysts that are capable of simultaneously mediating two mechanistically distinct polymerizations (i.e., ring-opening metathesis polymerization and atom-transfer radical polymerization). This has enabled the preparation of a variety of complex block copolymers in a ... | |
| Plenary Lecture, a NEW ADDITION to the POLY/PMSE Awards reception    The Washington DC meeting featured a new Plenary Lecture in conjunction with the POLY and PMSE Awards Reception. Dr Timothy M. Swager presented the first Plenary Lecture, “Electronic Polymer-Based Chemical Sensors for Improved Securityâ€.  He was recognized for his outstanding work with an honorarium and a plaque from the Divisions.  The event was extremely well-attended and provided an opportunity to better recognize the excellence and community in our division.  Tim Swager with POLY Chair, Dennis Smith | |
| POLYMER CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AWARD (Kris Matyjaszewski, Carnegie Mellon University) Â This has been inactive since 1999 Â Objective: The award of up to $10,000, distributed over up to three years, is for an innovative approach to improve the teaching of polymer chemistry and polymer engineering in existing curricula at U. S. colleges and universities. The information created by the program, is distributed throughout the country to enable educational institutions to establish similar programs. The main criteria for the awards are probable effectiveness of the proposed activities in increasing student interests in and knowledge of polymer chemistry and polymer engineering, and the mechanism of dissemination of the information generated by the proposed program. Thus, our target is to provide industry and academia with graduates who will have a greater knowledge of polymers. Recent history: The program has been running for 13 years and 17 programs have been completed. They lead to ... | |
| Herman F. Mark Polymer Chemistry Award 1998 Â The recipient of the 1998 Herman F. Mark Polymer Chemistry Award for outstanding research and leadership in polymer science is Prof. James Economy from the University of Illinois. Â Dr. Economy has played a pivotal role over the past 35 years in the design and development of a number of new polymer systems such as liquid crystalline materials for structural uses, novel thermosetting resins that can be recycled, flame resistant textiles, new fibers for environmental control, microelectronic devices and inorganic preceramics. This body of work not only represents landmark contributions to the design of novel materials for each of these areas, but has provided a fundamental base of understanding which continues to provide stimulus for the design of further polymeric systems. Â He has played a key leadership role not only in industrial management of polymer research, but also in his university and societal activities. Prof. Economy's career ... | |
| Paul J. Flory Education Award 2002  The 2002 Paul J. Flory Education Award Symposium In Honor of Professor Ulrich W. Suter, ETH Zurich A Half-day Session (1 to 5 p.m.) on Monday, April 8, 2002 at the 2002 ACS Spring Meeting, Orlando, FL. USA Opening and closing remarks by P. Smith, ETH Zurich, Switzerland  Speakers:  B.E. Eichinger, Accelrys, San Diego, CA, USA D.N. Theodorou, Univ. of Patras, Greece K. Kremer and R. Everaers, Max Plank Institute, Mainz, Germany G.R. Rutledge, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA M. Utz, Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA U.W. Suter, ETH Zurich, Switzerland The symposium will be followed by an Apéro - sponsored by ETH Zurich, Rektorat  Dr. Ulrich Suter received his Dr. Sc. Techn. from ETH-Zurich, Department of Chemistry in 1973. After a post-doc position at Stanford University and visiting scientist positions at IBM Almaden and msi inc. he joined the faculty of MIT in the Department of Chemical Engineering as Associate Professor.  In 1987 he ... | |
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