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The Polymer Science, Materials, and Engineering (PMSE) Division of the American Chemical Society brings together a worldwide community of scientists and engineers interested in polymeric materials that make millions of products around the world function everyday.
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News and Updates
If you have content or updates you would like to share with the PMSE community, please contact Bindu Krishnan and Samanvaya Srivastava at pmsecorner@pmsedivision.org with news to share.
- 2026 Welcome Message from the PMSE Chair
Hello PMSE Community, and Happy New Year! It is my honor to welcome 2026 by bringing you the news about three major happenings in the Division: outgoing and incoming PMSE Executive Coordinators, the creation of a PMSE member portal, and PMSE’s presence at regional meetings. A major change is underway on the administrative side of PMSE. Eileen Ernst, PMSE Executive… Read More »2026 Welcome Message from the PMSE Chair - 2026 Cooperative Research Award
The Cooperative Research Award in Polymer Science and Engineering recognizes the cooperative research among industrial, academic, and national laboratory scientists. The research team of Dr. Joseph Thrasher (Clemson University), Dr. Chadron Friesen (Trinity Western University), and Dr. Jon Howell (E.I. DuPont du Nemours and Co. Inc. and Chemours Inc., Retired) is the winner of the 2026 Cooperative Research Award. For more than… Read More »2026 Cooperative Research Award - Announcing the PMSE Emerging Professionals Symposium
The PMSE Emerging Professionals Symposium features invited oral presentations by honorees who have made significant contributions and shown leadership in their fields within polymer materials science and engineering and are applying to industry and national laboratory positions during that year. Selected Emerging Professionals honorees will each provide a technical talk describing past and ongoing research and briefly mention their future… Read More »Announcing the PMSE Emerging Professionals Symposium - Fall 2025 Arthur K. Doolittle Award Winner to Dr. Edwin ChanThe Arthur K. Doolittle Award recognizes an outstanding talk presented during a PMSE symposium at each of the Fall and Spring ACS National Meetings. The award has two awardees, one per meeting. Originally established by the Union Carbide Corporation as the Carbide Award, its name was later changed due to Arthur K. Dootlittle’s contribution to the ACS Division of PMSE, the field of polymeric… Read More »Fall 2025 Arthur K. Doolittle Award Winner to Dr. Edwin Chan
- Congratulations to PMSE Members Honored as 2025 ACS Fellows
PMSE is proud to introduce our members who have been selected as the new class of ACS Fellows for 2025. This honor recognizes outstanding achievements in, and contributions to, the science and the profession of chemistry, and equally exemplary service to the the American Chemical Society. The following distinguished PMSE members have been chosen: PMSE is actively committed to cultivating… Read More »Congratulations to PMSE Members Honored as 2025 ACS Fellows - 2025 James Flack Norris Award For Outstanding Achievement In The Teaching Of ChemistryAs part of PMSE mission, MACRO is supported through both volunteer hours and logistical support wherever possible to help communication polymer chemistry within academics. The following PMSE members were honored with their contribution to teach polymers by being awared the James Flack Norris Award. The James Flack Norris Award is given by the Northeast Section of the American Chemical Society… Read More »2025 James Flack Norris Award For Outstanding Achievement In The Teaching Of Chemistry
- Opportunities for Up To 20 Graduate Students to Participate in the 2025 BIP ForumOpportunity for up to 20 Graduate Students (PMSE/RUBB/BMGT members) to participate in the 2025 Breakthrough in Polymers (BIP) Forum. PMSE Chair Announces an Exciting New Forum for Industry, Government, and Non-academic organizations – Updated 6/3/25 – PMSE We are excited to invite you to participate in this BIP Forum, held on August 18 (1:30-4:15 pm), 2025, in DC as part… Read More »Opportunities for Up To 20 Graduate Students to Participate in the 2025 BIP Forum
- 2026 Breakthrough in Polymers (BIP) ForumThe 2026 Breakthrough in Polymers (BIP) forum will be convening next summer at the Chicago, IL, ACS Fall Meeting. The forum will take place on August 24th or 25th, 2026, and will include meals and refreshments. The Breakthrough in Polymers (BIP) Forum aims to advance professional development of early career polymer scientists and engineers and to enhance interactions between emerging… Read More »2026 Breakthrough in Polymers (BIP) Forum
Who We Are
The Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Division helps connect scientists seeking to leverage the unique design, functionality, engineering, and properties of macromolecules in challenging applications.
The Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, a division of the American Chemical Society, was founded in 1924 as an association of scientists with an interest in understanding how to improve and understand paints and other polymeric coatings. The complex interactions and optimization between the polymeric material, solvents, substrates, and end use required a collaborative effort to understand fundamental property interactions. PMSE build and maintain relationships, arrange polymeric programs at professional meetings, and promotes the teaching of macromolecular chemistry at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Advancing Polymer Research
Focused on scientific discovery and research across macromolecular disciplines and their interaction with other scientific and engineering fields
Developing New Members
Developmental symposium and awards help promote new researchers and expose new ideas to the broader community
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