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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.
ACS Spring 2026 Abstracts
Deadline March 30
https://www.acs.org/events/fall.html
Award Nomination Deadlines
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 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 - 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 - Breakthroughs in Polymers (BIP) Forum – 2025Breakthroughs in Polymers (BIP) Forum – 2025 The 2025 Breakthroughs in Polymers (BIP) Forum is a new initiative that the American Chemical society Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Division (PMSE) is organizing on Monday, August 18, 2025. The RUBB and BMGT division are partners in this effort. The BIP Forum aims to advance professional development of early career polymer scientists… Read More »Breakthroughs in Polymers (BIP) Forum – 2025
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
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