The following are the recipients of the national awards administered by the American Chemical Society for 2027. With the exception of the Arthur C. Cope Scholars, recipients will be honored at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, March 23, 2027, in conjunction with the ACS Spring 2027 meeting in New Orleans.
Nominations are being accepted for the 2028 ACS National Awards through Dec. 5. More information about the awards and nomination process is available at www.acs.org/nationalawards.
ACS Award for Achievement in Research for the Teaching and Learning of Chemistry, supported by an endowed fund established by the ACS Exams Institute: Hannah Sevian, Massachusetts Bay Community College
ACS Award for Affordable Green Chemistry, supported by an endowed fund established by Rohm and Haas: Mark Mascal, University of California, Davis
ACS Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, sponsored by the ACS Division of Computers in Chemistry: Adrian Roitberg, University of Florida
ACS Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology, sponsored by the ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry: Ronald C. Cohen, University of California, Berkeley
ACS Award for Creative Invention, sponsored by the ACS Committee on Corporation Associates: Cato T. Laurencin, University of Connecticut
ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, sponsored by Organic Syntheses: Martin D. Burke, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
ACS Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry, sponsored by Strem Chemicals, part of Ascensus Specialties: Clifford P. Kubiak, University of California San Diego
ACS Award for Encouraging Underrepresented and Economically Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences, sponsored by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation: Karen S. Molek, University of West Florida
ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences, sponsored by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation: Judith N. Burstyn, University of Wisconsin–Madison
ACS Award for Research at an Undergraduate Institution, sponsored by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement: Michael G. Hill, Occidental College
ACS Award for Team Innovation, sponsored by the ACS Committee on Corporation Associates: Radu Custelcean and Costas Tsouris, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ACS Award in Colloid Chemistry, sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive: Orlin D. Velev, North Carolina State University
ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry, sponsored by the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry: John A. Gladysz, Texas A&M University
ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry, sponsored by Dow: Paul Chirik, Princeton University
ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry, sponsored by Procter & Gamble: Eugene Y.-X. Chen, Colorado State University
ACS Award in Pure Chemistry, sponsored by the Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity and the Alpha Chi Sigma Educational Foundation: Mark D. Levin, University of Chicago
ACS Award in Surface Chemistry, sponsored by Procter & Gamble: Mark C. Hersam, Northwestern University
ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials, sponsored by DuPont: Nicholas A. Kotov, University of Michigan
Ahmed Zewail Award in Ultrafast Science and Technology, supported by an endowed fund established by Newport: R. J. Dwayne Miller, University of Toronto
Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry, supported by an endowed fund established by Alfred R. Bader and Isabel Bader: Chi-Huey Wong, Scripps Research
Arthur C. Cope Award, supported by an endowed fund established by Arthur C. Cope: David W. C. MacMillan, Princeton University
Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards, supported by an endowed fund established by Arthur C. Cope: Kay M. Brummond, University of Pittsburgh; Osvaldo Gutierrez, University of California, Los Angeles; Andrew McNally, Colorado State University; Takashi Ooi, Institute of Transformative Biomolecules, Nagoya University; Courtney C. Roberts, University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Rebecca T. Ruck, Merk & Co.; Corinna S. Schindler, University of British Columbia; Thomas R. Ward, University of Basel; Yang Yang, University of California, Santa Barbara; X. Peter Zhang, Boston College
Award for Volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society, sponsored by ACS: Brian M. Mathes, Elanco
David A. Evans Award for the Advancement and Education of Organic Synthesis, supported by an endowed fund established by Amgen, Eli Lilly and Company, Merck & Co., and friends and colleagues of David A. Evans: Thomas R. Hoye, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Dong Qin ACS Award in Nanochemistry, supported by an endowed fund established by Younan Xia: Peidong Yang, University of California, Berkeley
E. B. Hershberg Award for Important Discoveries in Medicinally Active Substances, sponsored by Merck Research Laboratories: Dennis C. Liotta, Emory University
Elias J. Corey Award for Outstanding Original Contribution in Organic Synthesis by a Young Investigator, supported by an endowed fund established by Pfizer: Daniele Leonori, RWTH Aachen University
Ernest Guenther Award in the Chemistry of Natural Products, sponsored by Givaudan Flavors: William Gerwick, University of California San Diego
F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry, supported by an endowed fund established by F. Albert Cotton: Rongchao Jin, Carnegie Mellon University
Francis P. Garvan–John M. Olin Medal, supported an endowed fund established by Francis P. Garvan and the Olin Corporation Charitable Trust: Laura L. McConnell, Bayer
Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis, supported by an endowed fund established by Gabor A. Somorjai and Judith K. Somorjai: Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Carnegie Mellon University
George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry, supported by an endowed fund established by the Morris S. Smith Foundation and Dow: Fabio H. Ribeiro, Purdue University
George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education, supported by an endowed fund established by the ACS Division of Chemical Education and the Board of Publications that supports the Journal of Chemical Education and ChemEd X: Marcy H. Towns, Purdue University
Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry, sponsored by the ACS Division of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology: Stosh A. Kozimor, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Harry Gray Award for Creative Work in Inorganic Chemistry by a Young Investigator, supported by an endowed fund established by Harry Gray and friends and colleagues of Harry Gray: Thao T. Tran, Clemson University
Henry H. Storch Award in Energy Chemistry, supported by an endowed fund established by the ACS Division of Energy and Fuels: Laura Gagliardi, University of Chicago
Herbert C. Brown Award for Creative Research in Synthetic Methods, supported by an endowed fund established by the Purdue Borane Research Fund and others: Daniel J. Weix, University of Wisconsin–Madison
James Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching, supported by an endowed fund established by the Journal of Chemical Education and ChemEd X: Maria L. Zeitlin, Smithtown High School East, New York
James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry, supported by an endowed fund established by the ACS Northeastern Section: Matthew S. Sigman, University of Utah
James T. Grady–James H. Stack Aard for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public, sponsored by ACS: Kate Biberdorf, University of Notre Dame
Kathryn C. Hach Award for Entrepreneurial Success, supported by an endowed fund established by Kathryn C. Hach: Douglas A. Keszler, Oregon State University; Stephen T. Meyers, Inpria
M. Frederick Hawthorne Award in Main Group Inorganic Chemistry, supported by an endowed fund established by M. Fredrick Hawthorne, Diana Hawthorne, the University of California, Los Angeles, and friends and colleagues of M. Fredrick Hawthorne: Tristram Chivers, University of Calgary
Marks-Ipatieff Award in Catalysis, supported by an endowed fund established by Tobin J. Marks: Garret M. Miyake, Colorado State University
Nakanishi Prize, supported by an endowed fund established by Koji Nakanishi and friends and colleagues of Koji Nakanishi: Angela M. Gronenborn, University of Pittsburgh
Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry, sponsored by Avantor: Jisoo Woo (Student), Harvard University
Pariser Award in Theoretical Chemistry, supported by an endowed fund established by the Pariser Family Trust: Kieron Burke, University of California, Irvine
Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry, supported by an endowed fund established by the ACS Division of Physical Chemistry and others: Ron Naaman, Weizmann Institute of Science
Philip J. Wyatt Award in Analytical Chemistry, supported by an endowed fund established by the Wyatt Family Foundation: Robert T. Kennedy, University of Michigan
Priestley Medal, supported by ACS and sponsored by an endowed fund established by the estate of J. Lynn Fordham: Chad A. Mirkin, Northwestern University
Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry, sponsored by Organic Reactions and Organic Syntheses: Scott E. Denmark, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ronald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetic Chemistry, supported by an endowed fund established by Ronald Breslow and family, friends, and colleagues of Ronald Breslow: Ronald T. Raines, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
