ACS Fall Meeting Update
The Fall 2020 ACS National Meeting and Expo has become virtual! Make sure the technical requirements are met before joining the conference.
PMSE will have the open an d free Young Investigator & Future Faculty Social Hour and Career Panel. Along with daily Membership Desk Zoom calls if you have questions on your membership, volunteering, or interest in host a symposium.
Who We Are
PMSE 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 maintain this focus: connecting the unique design, functionality, engineering, and properties of macromolecular materials to make new and exciting applications for the world’s challenges.
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
News and Updates
- 2024 Eastman Chemical Student Award in Applied Polymer Science to Dr. Rachel Huang
Dr. Rachel HuangStanford UniversityNow at University of Texas at Austin The PMSE Division is pleased to announce that Rachel Huang is the winner of the 2024 Eastman Chemical Student Award in Applied Polymer Science. This award, sponsored by Eastman Chemical Company and administered by the PMSE Division, is given for the best paper presented at the Eastman Chemical Student Award Symposium as part of the… Read More »2024 Eastman Chemical Student Award in Applied Polymer Science to Dr. Rachel Huang - 2024 ACS Fellows – 5 PMSE Members Announced
We The American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellows Program was created by the ACS Board of Directors in December 2008 to recognize members of the ACS for outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession and the Society. The 2024 ACS Fellows were recognized by an award ceremony and reception at the Fall 2024 ACS meeting. The PMSE Division would… Read More »2024 ACS Fellows – 5 PMSE Members Announced - Fall 2024 Arthur K. Doolittle Award Winner
We are pleased to announce the winner of the Doolittle Award from the Fall 2024 ACS meeting, Dr. Wenhui Niu. Wenhui NiuMax Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics Topological Engineering of Graphene Nanoribbons for Next-Generation Electronics Wenhui Niu was born in China in 1994. She obtained her B.Sc. in polymer engineering from Sichuan University in 2016 and her Ph.D. in chemistry… Read More »Fall 2024 Arthur K. Doolittle Award Winner - 2024 PMSE Early Investigators Selected
The 2024 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 2024 Fall ACS National Meeting, located in Denver, Colorado. The list below contains affiliations and links to their lab, website, or employer. - Spring 2024 Arthur K. Doolittle Award Winner, Tae-Lim ChoiThe 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 »Spring 2024 Arthur K. Doolittle Award Winner, Tae-Lim Choi
- 2024 PMSE Future Faculty Scholar Class
The twenty five members of the 2024 PMSE Future Faculty class are new faculty and industry/government hires across the field of polymer science. A symposium highlighting their work will be held at the Fall 2024 ACS National Meeting, located in Denver, Colorado. The list below contains affiliations and links to their lab, website, or employer. - Poster Award Winners from Centennial Poster Sessions
A distinguished group of Judges from industry, academia, and government laboratories had the task of determining the winners of the PMSE Centennial Best Poster Competition at the Spring ACS Meeting in New Orleans. Congratulations to our winners, who were also recognized at the POLY/PMSE Awards Reception. CENTENNIAL POSTER SESSION GRADUATE STUDENT BEST POSTER WINNERS KAYLEE E. BARRUniversity of Minnesota Bottlebrush polymer… Read More »Poster Award Winners from Centennial Poster Sessions - 2024 Global Student and Mentor Award Announced
The purpose of the ACS Global Outstanding Graduate Student and Mentor Award is to disseminate globally the latest knowledge of polymer research and to recognize at the ACS National Meeting not just two winning students, one from the USA and one from anywhere in the world, but also their mentors. Sponsored by Chemical Marketing & Economics, Inc. (CME), the awards,… Read More »2024 Global Student and Mentor Award Announced