Welcome to the PMSE Division
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.
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 Graduate Student Travel Awardees
The PMSE Graduate Student Travel Award is given to provide partial travel support to graduate students to present their research at ACS national meetings in the Division of Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering. PMSE is proud to announce the winners of this award for the Fall 2026 ACS meeting in Chicago, Illinois, and invites you to attend their presentations. DAVID… Read More »2026 Graduate Student Travel Awardees - Congratulations, PMSE/POLY Outstanding Student Chapters
Top Chapters for the 2025-26 academic year will be recognized at the upcoming Chicago ACS PMSE/POLY Awards Reception. Thanks to all of our dedicated student chapter officers, members, and advisors for your important work building the future of polymer science and engineering! FIRST PLACEUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SECOND PLACEUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA During the 2025-2026 year, the University of Minnesota’s POLY/PMSE student… Read More »Congratulations, PMSE/POLY Outstanding Student Chapters - 2026 PMSE Future Faculty Honorees Announced
The 2026 Future Faculty Honorees have been announced. A symposium highlighting the honorees will be held at the ACS Fall Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. A list of honorees and university affiliations are listed below. PMSE congratulates all winners and looks forward to seeing their presentations in August. - 2026 Class of PMSE Emerging Professionals
PMSE would like to extend a congratulations to the 2026 Class of PMSE Emerging Professionals. A symposium highlighting the honorees will be held at the ACS Fall Meeting in Chicago, Illinois on August 24-27, 2026. - 2026 Early Investigator Honorees AnnouncedThe 2026 PMSE Early Investigators Award Committee selected twenty four members, consisting of professors, government researchers, and industry scientists across the field of polymer science. A symposium highlighting their work will be held at the 2026 Fall ACS National Meeting. The full list from all years can be found at the Early Investigator Symposium page.
- Meet the 2026 ACS/PMSE Global Outstanding Graduate Student and Mentor Award Recipients
The ACS Global Outstanding Graduate Student and Mentor Award serves to recognize two student – mentor pairs, one from the United States and one from anywhere in the world, and to disseminate the latest knowledge of polymer research. The winners will be celebrated with an award symposium at the Fall 2026 National ACS Meeting. The award, sponsored by Chemical Marketing… Read More »Meet the 2026 ACS/PMSE Global Outstanding Graduate Student and Mentor Award Recipients - 2026 PMSE Fellows Announced: Padma Gopalan, Dominik Konkolewicz, Bindu Krishnan, and Megan Robertson
The American Chemical Society Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) has selected a new class of PMSE Fellows for 2026. The following distinguished PMSE members have been chosen: PMSE will honor at the next ACS Meeting during the joint PMSE/POLY Awards Reception. PMSE is pleased to welcome this distinguished group of polymer scientists and engineers to the ranks… Read More »2026 PMSE Fellows Announced: Padma Gopalan, Dominik Konkolewicz, Bindu Krishnan, and Megan Robertson - 2026 Roy W. Tess Award Winner to Prof. Rigoberto Advincula
Prof. Rigoberto AdvinculaOak Ridge National Laboratory Rigoberto Advincula is a Governor’s Chair Professor of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Tennessee. He is also a Group Leader at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS), ORNL. His areas of expertise include organic and polymer chemistry, nanomaterials, coatings, flow chemistry and reaction engineering, additive manufacturing, and biomaterials. He has… Read More »2026 Roy W. Tess Award Winner to Prof. Rigoberto Advincula
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
Connecting Our Community
Join PMSE and become a member of a supportive professional network of active and diverse members