Advancing the field of chemical instrumentation through achievement of one or more of the following:

  • Conceptualization and development of unique instrumentation that has made a significant impact on the field.
  • Demonstration of innovative use of instrumentation in chemical measurement.
  • Stimulation of other researchers to use instrumentation in chemical measurement.
  • Authorship of research papers or books that have had an influential role in the use of chemical instrumentation.

This Award consists of a plaque and $2500. The latter may be used to help defray travel expenses associated with the recipient’s participation in the Division’s award ceremony (typically held at the ACS fall National Meeting each year) which are not covered separately by the Division.

PREVIOUS AWARDEES

  • 1955: R. Bowling Barnes
  • 1956: Harold H. Washburn
  • 1957: Ralph H. Mueller
  • 1958: Maurice F. Hasler
  • 1959: Howard Cary
  • 1960: (No award given)
  • 1961: Marcel J. E. Golay
  • 1962: Howard K Schachman
  • 1963: Howard V. Malmstadt
  • 1964: Robert Homer Cherry
  • 1965: James N. Shoolery
  • 1966: Leonard T. Skeggs
  • 1967: Robert L. Bowman
  • 1968: J. Raynor Churchill
  • 1969: Dale J. Fisher
  • 1970: Norman D. Coggeshall
  • 1971: Fred W. McLafferty
  • 1972: Edward B. Baker
  • 1973: Jack W. Frazer
  • 1974: Christie G. Enke
  • 1975: Myron T. Kelley
1976: (No award given)
1977: (No award given)
1978: James D. Winefordner
1979: John P. Walters
1980: Donald E. Smith
1981: Jon Amy
1982: Harry L. Pardue
1983: Velmer A. Fassel
1984: R. Graham Cooks
1985: Gary M. Hieftje
1986: Fred E. Lytle
1987: Edward S. Yeung
1988: Milos Novotny
1989: M. Bonner Denton
1990: Alan G. Marshall
1991: Joel Harris
1992: James W. Jorgensen
1993: R. Samuel Houk
1994: R. Mark Wightman
1995: Richard Zare
1996: Norman J. Dovichi
1997: Donald Hunt
1998: Milton L. Lee
1999: Joseph Wang
2000: John B. Fenn
2001: Stanley Crouch
2002: Jonathan Sweedler
2003: J. Michael Ramsey
2004: Daniel Jed Harrison
2005: Lloyd M. Smith
2006: Andrew Ewing
2007: Scott McLuckey
2008: Gary Horlick
2009: Robert J. Cotter
2010: Richard A. Mathies
2011: Steven Soper
2012: David Clemmer
2013: Charles Wilkins
2014: David Koppenaal
2015: David C. Muddiman
2016 – Nancy Allbritton

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