Chemical Pioneer Award Winners:
First given in 1966, the Chemical Pioneer Award recognizes chemists and chemical engineers who have made outstanding contributions advancing the science of chemistry or impacting the chemical industry or the chemical profession.
2029
2028
2027
2026
2025
| Dr. Dale L. Boger |
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| Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA |
| Dr. Theodore Goodson, III |
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| University of Michigan |
2024
| Prof. Jin-Quan Yu |
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| Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA |
2023
| Dr. Robert F. Savinell |
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| Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH |
| Dr. Kara L. Bren |
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| University of Rochester, NY |
2022
| Dr. Alison Butler |
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| University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Dr. Chi-Huey Wong |
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| Scripps Institute |
2021
| Dr. Benjamin Cravatt |
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| Scripps Research |
| Dr. Veronica Vaida |
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| University of Colorado, Boulder |
| Prof. Jonathan L. Sessler |
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| University of Texas, Austin |
2020
| None |
2019
| Dr. William H. Starnes, Jr. |
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| College of William & Mary |
| Dr. Peng Chen |
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| Cornell University |
| Prof. Richard B. Kaner |
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| UCLA |
2018
| Dr. Kenneth S. Suslick |
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| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champlain |
| Dr. Vicki H. Grassian |
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| University of California, San Diego |
| Dr. Mercouri Kanatzidis |
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| Northwestern University |
2017
| Dr. Paul A. Craig |
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| Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Dr. Jeffrey W. Kelly |
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| The Scripps Research Institute |
| Dr. Marek W. Urban |
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| Clemson University |
2016
| Dr. Rebecca L. Cann |
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| University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| Prof. Donna Blackmond |
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| The Scripps Research Institute |
| Prof. Michael Wasielewski |
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| Northwestern University |
2014
| Prof. Anthony Cheetham |
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| University of Cambridge, England |
| Dr. Ann M. Valentine |
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| Temple University |
| Dr. Robert Langer |
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| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
2013
| Dr. Henry F. Schaefer, III |
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| University of Georgia |
| Dr. Tom Tritton |
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| Chemical Heritage Foundation |
2012
Dr. Robert Lochhead
Dr. Helen Free
2011
Dr. James Christner
2010
| Dr. Sossina M. Haile |
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| Cal Tech |
2009
| Dr. Keith Carron |
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| University of Wyoming |
| Dr. Debashsi Mukherjee |
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| IACS |
2008
| Dr. E. Gerald Meyer |
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| University of Wyoming |
| Dr. Barnaby Munson |
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| University of Delaware |
2007
Dr. Magid Abou-Gharbia
Dr. Dennis
Y-M Lo
| Dr. Alan G. Marshall |
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| Florida State University |
2006
Dr. Glenn Crosby
| Dr. David Devraj Kumar |
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| Florida Atlantic University |
2005
Dr. Bassam
Shakhashiri
Dr. Steven
L. Suib
Professor C.N.R.
Rao
2004
Dr. Keki H.
Gharda
Dr.
Eric Jacobsen
Dr. Michael
Pirrung
2002
Dr. Gerald
Jaouen
Dr. Julius
Rebek
2000
Dr. Richard
A. Adams
Dr. Robert
Bergman
Dr. Larry Dahl
Dr. Wilfried
Mortier
Dr. Kenner
Rice
1998
Dr. John E. Bercaw
Dr. Stephen J. Benkovic
Dr. Albert I. Myers
1997
Dr. Geogory R. Choppin
Dr. Attila E. Pavlath
Dr. Jerrold Meinwald
Dr. Murray Goodman
1996
Dr. William Hettinger, Jr.
Dr. George Keller
Dr. Fred McLafferty
Dr. Kyriacoc Nicolaou
1995
Dr. Ray Baughman
Dr. Ralph Parson
Dr. Gabor Somorjai
Dr. Owen Webster
1994
Dr. Norman
L. Allinger
Dr. Frederick
Hawthome
Dr. John D.
Roberts
Dr. Alan H.
Cowley
1993
Dr. Derek H.
R. Barton*
Dr. Bruce Merrifield
Dr. George
Olah
Dr. Jule A.
Rabo
1992
Dr. Fred Basolo
Dr. Ralph F.
Hirschmann
Dr.
George W. Parshall
Dr. Gilbert
Stork
1991
Dr. Michel
Boudart
Dr. Edith M.
Flanigen
Dr. Herbert
S. Gutowsky
Dr. Jack Halpern
1990
Dr. Frank A.
Cotton
Dr. Micheal
J. S. Dewar
Dr. James L.
Dye
Dr. Paul G.
Gassman
1989
Dr. Herry Allcock
Dr. Herman S. Block*
Dr. David R. Bryant
Dr. Burton Christenson
1988
Dr. Frederick J. Karol
Dr. George R. Petit
Dr. K. Barry Sharpless
Dr. John H. Sinfelt
Dr. Robert C. West
1987
Dr. Federick E. Bailey
Dr. James Economy
Dr. Herbert S. Eleuterio
Dr. Daniel W. Fox
1986
Dr. Harry W. Cover
Dr. Robert D. Lundberg
Dr. James F. Rooth
Dr. Howard Zimmerman
1985
Mr. William
Breneman
Dr. Alan S.
Hay
Dr. Raymond
Seymour
Dr. Otto Vogl
1984
Dr. Isabella
L. Karle
Dr. Robert
MacAllister
| Dr. Alan G. MacDiarmid |
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| Nobel Prize: 2000 Chemistry |
Dr. Lra E.
Puddington
1983
Dr. Harry G.
Drickamer
| Dr. William S. Knowles |
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| Nobel Prize: 2001 Chemistry |
Dr. Allen S.
Russell
Dr. Barry M.
Trost
1982
Dr. Alexander
Mills
Dr. Herman
Pines
Dr.
Roy L. Pruett
Dr. Alfred
Saffer
1981
Mr. Robert
L. Banks
| Dr. Elias James Corey |
|---|
| Nobel Prize: 1990 Chemistry |
Dr. Ralph Lamdau
Dr. Quentin
F. Soper
1980
Dr. Paul H.
Emmett*
Dr. Denis Forster
Dr. Stephanie
Kwolek
Dr. Robert
M. Milton
1979
Dr. Karl P. Cohen
Dr. Paul Harteck
Dr. Barnett Rosenberg
Dr. Leo H. Sternbach
Dr. Alejandro Zaffaroni
1978
Dr. George E. F. Brewer
Dr. Karl Klager
Dr. Lewis G. MacDoowell
Dr. John Patton
1977
Mr. John Kollar
Mr. Henry McGrath
Dr. Donald F. Othmer
1976
Dr. Rowland C. Hansford
Dr. Edwin T. Mertz
Dr. Wilson C. Reeves
Dr. Jerome S. Spevack
1975
| Dr. Herbert C. Brown |
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| Nobel Prize: 1979 Chemistry |
Dr. Rachel Brown*
Dr. Elizabeth Hazen
| Dr. Linus C. Pauling* |
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| Nobel Prize: 1954 Chemistry |
Dr. Christiaan
Van Dijk*
1974
Dr. Charles
C. Hobbs
Dr. Samuel
E. Home, Jr.
Dr. Charles
J. Plank*
Dr. Paul B.
Weisz
1973
Dr. Melvin
A. Cook
Dr. Carl Dejerassi
| Dr. Paul J. Flory* |
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| Nobel Prize: 1974 Chemistry |
Dr. Percival
C. Keith*
Dr. Bart Van't
Riet
1972
Dr. Paul Hogan
Dr. Herman
F. Mark
Dr. Alex G.
Obla
Dr. E. Emmett
Reid*
Dr.
Lewis Sarett
1971
Dr. C. Kenneth
Banks*
Dr. Oliver
W. Burke, Jr.*
Dr. Sterling
Handricks*
Dr. Everett
C. Huges
Dr. Joseph
H. Simons*
1970
Dr. Gerald
J. Cox
Dr. Tracy
Hall
Dr. Foter D.
Snell*
Dr. William
J. Sparks*
1969
Dr. O.A. Battista
Dr. Irving
E. Levine
Dr. Roy J.
Plunkett
Dr. William
Toland
Dr. Harold
C. Urey*
Dr. Hervery
H. Voge
1968
Dr. Ralph A.
Connor*
Dr. James D.
Idol, Jr.
| Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg* |
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| Nobel Prize: 1951 Chemistry |
Dr. Max Tishler*
1967
Dr. Vladimir
Haensel
Dr. William
E. Hanford*
Dr. Henry B.
Hass*
Dr.
Carl S. Marvel*
Dr. Benjamin
Phillips
Dr. David W.
Young
1966
Dr. Carl Barnes
Dr. Johan Bjoksten
Dr. Herman
A. Bruson*
Dr. Charles
H. Fisher
Dr. Rober M.
Joyce
Dr. Charles
C. Price
Dr. Eugene
G. Rochow
