At the forefront of polymeric design and applications
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
Who We Are
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
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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.
2023 Arthur K. Doolittle Award Winner to Danielle MaiThe 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 …
PMSE Future Faculty Class of 2023 AnnouncedThe twenty five members of the 2023 PMSE Early Stage Investigators class are new faculty and industry/government hires across the field of polymer science. A symposium highlighting their work will be held at the 2023 Fall ACS National Meeting, located in San Francisco, California. The list below contains affiliations and links to their lab, website, or employer. Vipul Agarwal, UNSW …
2023 Early Stage Investigators AnnouncedThe twenty five members of the 2023 PMSE Early Stage Investigators class are a collective group of professors, government researchers, and industry scientists across the field of polymer science. A symposium highlighting their work will be held at the 2023 Fall ACS National Meeting, located in San Francisco, California. The list below contains affiliations and links to their lab, website, …
Spring 2023 Best Poster Award WinnersA distinguished group of Judges from industry, academia, and government laboratories had the task of determining the winners of the PMSE Best Poster Competition at the Spring ACS meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana. Congratulations to our three winners, who were also recognized at the POLY/PMSE Awards Reception. FELIPE FABRICIO PACCI EVARISTOThe Ohio State UniversityStudying Interactions between Solvated Polymer-grafted Nanoparticles via Coarse-grained …
PMSE/POLY Plenary Lecture & Award ReceptionThe Polymer Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Division and the Division of Polymer Science (POLY) held their plenary lecture and award reception for the 2023 Spring American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting on March 29, 2023. Jayshree Seth, Corporate Scientist and Chief Science Advocate, 3M gave the plenary lecture, “Not the Science Type!”, and both divisions recognized award winners announced …
Spring 2023 ACS Conference Preface265th ACS National Meeting Indianapolis, Indiana Crossroads of Chemistry March 26-30, 2023 Dear Attendees:On behalf of the ACS PMSE Division, I would like to welcome you to the 265th ACS National Meeting in Indianapolis! This meeting will be held in hybrid format with in-person, hybrid, and virtual programming. PMSE has an exciting and timely program with symposia covering a wide range …
2023 Journal of Polymer Science Innovation Award to Emily PentzerThe editors of the Journal of Polymer Science and the Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) are delighted to present the 2023 Journal of Polymer Science Innovation Award to Dr. Emily Pentzer. Emily Pentzer is an Associate Professor in the department of chemistry and the department of materials science and engineering at Texas …
2023 Roy Tess Award to Peter ZarrasDr. Peter Zarras received his B.S. degree in Chemistry from Adelphi University (1984) (Garden City, N.Y.), M.S. degree in Chemistry from the Polytechnic University (1989) (Brooklyn, N.Y., now referred to as New York University Tandon School of Engineering), and Ph.D. degree in Polymer Chemistry (1996) from the Polytechnic University. For his Ph.D. degree, Dr. Zarras investigated ionene-based polymers as bile-acid …
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