PMSE Fellows
A PMSE Fellowship honors a small percentage of PMSE members who have made significant contributions to the science and engineering of polymeric materials.
2024 PMSE Fellows
The American Chemical Society Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) has selected a new class of PMSE Fellows for 2024. The following distinguished PMSE members have been chosen:
- Professor Jaime C. Grunlan, Texas A&M University
- Professor Enrique D. Gomez, The Pennsylvania State University
- Professor Joseph B. Schlenoff, Florida State University
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 of fellows. Here is a short description of each of their careers and accomplishments:
Professor Jaime C. Grunlan
Texas A&M University
For outstanding contributions toward protective polymer and nanocomposite coatings, especially environmentally benign flame retardancy, along with consistent support of PMSE
Dr. Jaime Grunlan is the Leland T. Jordan ’29 Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, where he has worked for more than 20 years. He holds joint appointments in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Department of Chemistry. His research focuses on thermal and transport properties of polymer nanocomposites. He is a world leader in organic thermoelectric materials, super gas barrier layers, and environmentally-benign, flame retardant nanocoatings. He holds 15 issued U.S. patents and several EU patents that have been licensed to numerous companies. He has published more than 200 journal papers, with more than 25,000 citations. Dr. Grunlan has graduated 29 PhD students and has mentored more than 50 undergraduate students in his research laboratory. His work has been highlighted in Smithsonian Magazine, Nature, and the New York Times. He is an Editor of the Journal of Materials Science and Progress in Organic Coatings, and Associate Editor of Green Materials. In 2018, Prof. Grunlan became a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and was awarded a doctorate honoris causa (i.e. honorary doctorate) from the University of South Brittany (Lorient, France). In 2019, he became a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). In 2023, he became a Fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
Professor Enrique D. Gomez
The Pennsylvania State University
For pioneering contributions to the molecular level understanding of polymer structure and properties through creative combination of advanced microscopy and scattering techniques
Enrique D. Gomez received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Florida in 2002 and received a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 2007. Afterwards, he spent a year and a half as a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University. Dr. Gomez joined the faculty at the Pennsylvania State University in August of 2009, where he is now a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering. He was appointed the Associate Head for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering from 2021 to 2023, and has served as the Interim Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion in the College of Engineering since July of 2023. Research activities of Dr. Gomez are focused on connecting the chemical structure of soft materials to macroscopic properties for the advancement of a sustainable society. To this end, the Gomez group pushes the limits of X-ray scattering and electron microscopy to refine descriptions of the microstructure of soft materials. The current emphasis of his research group is on the relationship between microstructure and electrical properties in the active layers of organic thin film transistors and photovoltaics, on elucidating the key factors that govern aqueous transport through water filtration membranes, and in the development of microstructure control to enable sustainable materials. Enrique has received multiple awards, including a Visiting Scientist Fellowship from the National Center for Electron Microscopy, the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Award by the Oak Ridge Associated Universities, the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award, the Penn State Engineering Alumni Society Outstanding Research Award, the Arthur K. Doolittle Award of the American Chemical Society, the Cooperative Research Award from the American Chemical Society, and the National Science FoundationCreativity Supplement Award. He was also elected Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2021.
Professor Joseph B. Schlenoff
Florida State University
For seminal contributions to the technology and fundamental science of complexes of charged polymers and their saloplasticity
Joe Schlenoff is Robert O. Lawton Professor of Chemistry and Mandelkern Professor of Polymer Science at Florida State University. After a brief stint at Polaroid Corporation (Cambridge, MA), he completed a Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 1987. He joined the faculty of FSU in 1988. With support from various Federal and State agencies, he has researched the fundamental chemistry of polyelectrolyte complexes as thin films and bulk solids. He has co-edited a volume on layer-by-layer assembly, published by Wiley-VCH, now in its second edition (2011). He holds ca. 42 U.S. patents. He was Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at FSU from 2007-2011 and oversaw the construction of FSU’s new $72M Chemistry building. He held the Gutenberg Chair at the University of Strasbourg in 2011, won the Florida Award of the American Chemical Society in 2013, and was a U.S. Fulbright Fellow in France in 2019. From 2014-2020 he was Senior Associate Editor of Langmuir, the ACS journal of colloid and surface science.
Award Details
Selected PMSE Fellows are honored with a plaque at the PMSE Division Awards Ceremony and Reception at the Spring National ACS Meeting. PMSE Fellows are authorized by the division to use the letters FPMSE (Fellow of the Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Division) as a post-nominal title in connection with their professional activities.
History
The PMSE Fellow Program was started in 2000 to honor PMSE Members for scientific and technological contributions to polymer material science and engineering. A list of current PMSE Fellow are found below.
Nominations
Nomination packages should follow package submission guidelines detailed below and are due by October 15 for the next calendar year nominee review.
Past Classes
- 2020s (Twenty First to Present Class)
- 2010s (Eleventh to Twentieth Class)
- 2000s (First to Tenth Class)
- ACS Fellows
Nominations and Award Process
Purpose
The PMSE Fellowship was established to honor a small percentage of PMSE members who have made significant contributions to the science and engineering of polymeric materials.
Rules of Eligibility
A PMSE member must have a good standing for at least the previous five (5) years to the nomination. An individual may be nominated by any PMSE member(s).
Nomination packages submitted by October 15 of each calendar year are in consideration in the following year selection process. Nomination packages are valid for three selection years.
Nominations Process
A nomination should be submitted as a single pdf file, consisting of five key sections
- A nomination letter from the PMSE member. This letter must articulate clearly the basis for the fellow nomination, including
- A brief introduction
- The primary contributions and lay-language explanation of the significance and impact of the research.
- Brief summary of key papers, patents, prior awards and honors may be recognized to support the nomination.
- Contributions to a second or third area of research or service element.
- A summary statement that includes how the nominee stands amongst their peers is recommended.
- A nomination letter must include a 20-word or less citation that summarizes the primary achievements that the nomination is based upon. (For examples, please see the current list of PMSE Fellows below.)
- A short date CV of the nominee with only essential content that supports the nomination and not exceeding 10 pages.
- At least two letters of support, but no more than three, in addition to the nomination letter signed and on letterhead from those that are familiar with the nominee’s work and can substantiate the accomplishment. Letters are limited to 3 pages in length.
- If available, supporting information (e.g. news stories, testimonials by others especially for proprietary work) maybe included, but not to exceed 1 page.
The nominator(s) should send the single pdf to the PMSE Fellow Selection Committee, available at pmsefellows@pmsedivision.org. The PMSE Fellows Selection Committee members Gustavo Carri (ExxonMobil), Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez (University of Texas at Austin) and Christopher Stafford (NIST).
Award Selection
Nomination packages are reviewed by a group of ad hoc judges and the PMSE Fellow Selection Committee.
Selection is based on the following primary criteria categories: Recognition for leadership in specific scientific research or technological contributions to, or significant advancement of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, or Applied Polymer Science. Selection is also based on substantial service to advance the field of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering for worthy candidates.
The evaluation process will appraise the contents in each of the above categories, and the nominations should clearly provide evidence of significant accomplishment in activities supporting the community of Polymer Materials Science and Engineering, or Applied Polymer Science.
Examples of the kind of technical accomplishments that might contribute to the PMSE fellow selection in each category include:
- Development of a novel polymer characterization method
- Discovery of a novel polymerization catalyst
- Discovery of a new fundamental concept or principle in Polymer Science or Engineering
- Leadership in, or substantial contribution to, the commercialization or manufacturing of polymeric materials or processes
- (Co)inventorship of a key patent or (co)authorship of a key paper in Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering
These primary research achievements may lead to measurable output in the form of peer reviewed publications and/or patents, but also improvements in the public understanding of polymer science and engineering principles at their university, industry, government laboratory, and community. Service accomplishments include:
- The establishment of, or strong contribution to, polymer education or public awareness initiatives
- Service to the PMSE Division
Award Announcement and Nature
Selected PMSE Fellows are honored with a plaque at the PMSE Division Awards Ceremony and Reception at the Spring National ACS Meeting. PMSE Fellows are authorized by the division to use the letters FPMSE (Fellow of the Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Division) as a post-nominal title in connection with their professional activities.
PMSE Fellow Classes
2020 – Present
Inducted as the Twenty Second Class of PMSE Fellows at the Spring 2023 ACS Meeting
- Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez
- Thomas Epps III
- Chuanbin Mao
- Michael Rubinstein
Inducted as the Twenty First Class of PMSE Fellows at the Spring 2022 ACS Meeting.
- Ralph Colby
- Andrew P. Dove
- Melissa Grunlan
- LaShanda Korley
- Richard Spontak
- Marcus Weck
Inducted as the Twenty First Class of PMSE Fellows at the Spring 2021 ACS Meeting.
- Gregory Beaucage
- Cato T. Laurencin
- Christina U. Thomas
- Bryan D. Vogt
Inducted as the Twentieth Class of PMSE Fellows at the Philadelphia ACS Meeting during the joint PMSE/POLY Awards Reception on Wednesday evening, March 25th, 2020.
- Vivek Prabhu
- Shanti Swarup
- Tao Xie
- Ting Xu
2010 – 2019
Inducted as the Nineteenth Class of PMSE Fellows at the Orlando ACS Meeting during the joint PMSE/POLY Awards Reception on Wednesday evening, April 3, 2019.
- Zhiqun Lin
- Nicholas Peppas
- Jeffrey Pyun
- Dean Webster
Inducted as the Eighteenth Class of PMSE Fellows at the New Orleans ACS Meeting during the joint PMSE/POLY Awards Reception on Wednesday evening, March 21, 2018.
- Brian Benicewicz
- Christopher Stafford
- A. Jay Dias
- Shu Yang
Inducted as the Seventeenth Class of PMSE Fellows at the San Francisco ACS Meeting during the joint PMSE/POLY Awards Reception on Wednesday evening, April 5, 2017.
- Matthew Becker
- Heather Maynard
- Marek Urban
Inducted as the Sixteenth Class of PMSE Fellows at the San Diego ACS Meeting during the joint PMSE/POLY Awards Reception on Wednesday evening, March 16 2016.
- Antonio Facchetti
- Jung-Il Jin
- Shiro Kobayashi
- Karen I. Winey
Inducted as the Fifteenth Class of PMSE Fellows at the Denver ACS Meeting during the joint PMSE/POLY Awards Reception on Wednesday evening, March 25 2015.
- Hatsuo Ishida
- Qinghuang Lin
- Michael Mackay
- Greg Rutledge
- Uli Wiesner
Inducted as the Fourteenth Class of PMSE Fellows at the Dallas ACS Meeting during the joint PMSE/POLY Awards Reception on Wednesday evening April 14, 2014.
- Emmanuel Giannelis
- Jay F. Kunzler
- David Martin
- Edwin L. “Ned” Thomas
Inducted as the Thirteenth Class of PMSE Fellows at the New Orleans ACS Meeting during the joint PMSE/POLY Awards Reception on Wednesday evening April 10, 2013.
- Timothy J. Bunning
- Todd Emrick
- Andy Lovinger
- Darrin Pochan
- John Reynolds
- Michael Rubner
- Kenneth J. Shea
- James Wang
Inducted as the Twelfth class of PMSE Fellows at the San Diego ACS Meeting during the joint PMSE/POLY Awards Reception.
- Stephen Z. D. Cheng
- Lloyd Robeson
- Jimmy Mays
- Abhimanyu O. Patil
Inducted as the Eleventh class of PMSE Fellows at the Anaheim ACS Meeting during the joint PMSE/POLY Awards Reception on Wednesday evening, March 30, 2011.
- Rigoberto Advincula
- Zhenan Bao
- Patrick E. Cassidy
- Joseph M. DeSimone
- Douglas L. Gin
- Charles C. Han
- Thomas P. Russell
- Richard A. Vaia
Inducted as the Tenth class of PMSE Fellows at the San Francisco ACS Meeting during the joint PMSE/POLY Awards Reception on Wednesday evening, March 24, 2010.
- Benny D. Freeman
- Jeffrey S. Moore
- Judy S. Riffle
Inducted as the Ninth class of PMSE Fellows during the PMSE Awards Luncheon at the Salt Lake ACS Meeting on Monday, March 23, 2009.
- Craig Hawker
- Alex K-Y. Jen
- Lon J. Mathias
- Christopher K. Ober
- Garth Wilkes
Inducted as Eighth class of PMSE Fellows during the PMSE/POLY Awards Reception at the Chicago ACS National Meeting on Monday, March 26, 2007.
- James Crivello
- Mohamed El-Aasser
- James Stoffer
- Wen-Li Wu
Inducted as the Seventh class of PMSE Fellows during the Awards Lunch at the Atlanta ACS National Meeting on Monday, March 27th, 2006.
- Anne Hiltner
- Robert Miller
- Donald Plazek
- Richard Stein
- Robert Weiss
Inducted as theSixth class of PMSE Fellowsduring the PMSE Awards Lunch at the San Diego ACS Meeting on Monday, March 14th, 2005.
- Eric Amis
- David Lohse
Inducted as the Fifth class of PMSE Fellows during the PMSE Awards Lunch at the Anaheim ACS Meeting on Monday, March 29th, 2004.
- Nikos Hadjichristidis
- Bill MacKnight
- Don Schulz
Inducted as the Fourth class of PMSE Fellows during the PMSE Awards Lunch at the New Orleans ACS Meeting on Monday, March 24th, 2003.
- Guy C. Berry
- Frank E. Karasz
- Moshe Narkis
- Dennis G. Peiffer
- Virgil Percec
- Kenneth B. Wagener
Inducted as the Third class of PMSE Fellows during the PMSE Awards Lunch at the Orlando ACS Meeting on Monday, April 8, 2002.
- Bill Culbertson
- Hiroshi Ito
- Michael Jaffe
- James McGrath
- Elsa Reichmanis
- Leslie Sperling
- S. Richard Turner
- Paul L. Valint
- Mitchell A. Winnik
Inducted as the Second class of PMSE Fellows at the PMSE Awards Lunch at the San Diego ACS Meeting on Monday, April 2, 2001.
- Eric Baer
- James Economy
- Frank N. Jones
- Lieng-Huang Lee
- Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
- George R. Pilcher
- Duane B. Priddy
- Albert F. Yee
Inducted as the Inaugural Class of PMSE Fellows at the Washington DC ACS Meeting in August 2000 were 16 members:
- Dave Bauer
- Ray Dickie
- John Gillham
- Ted Provder
- Murrae Bowden
- Lew Fetters
- Jack Koenig
- Larry Thompson
- Charles Carraher
- Jean Fréchet
- Jim Mark
- Dave Tirrell
- Clara Craver
- John Gardon
- Don Paul
- Grant Willson
ACS Fellows
A subset of PMSE members are also ACS Fellows, which was created by the ACS Board of Directors in December 2008 to recognize members of ACS for outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession, and the Society. More information on the ACS Fellows program can be found at ACS.org. A full list of ACS Fellows in PMSE can be found at the following link.
An alphabetical list of ACS and PMSE fellows is provided below. Members are denoted by the year of their ACS Fellowship.
- Rigoberto Advincula (2010)
- Eric Amis (2012)
- Paul Anderson (2009)
- Ronald Archer (2011)
- Eric Baer (2011)
- Jamil Baghdachi (2014)
- Neelakantan Balasubramanian (2017)
- Zhenan Bao (2011)
- Rodney Bartlett (2010)
- Jacqueline Barton (2014)
- Lawrence Barton (2012)
- Lisa Baugh (2016)
- Edwin Becker (2009)
- Matthew Becker (2020)
- Kathryn Beers (2014)
- Jerry Bell (2010)
- Robert Bergman (2011)
- K Berlin (2011)
- Pradip Bhowmik (2014)
- Frank Blum (2009)
- Arindam Bose (2009)
- Mary Boyd (2015)
- Cherlynlavaughn Bradley* (2012)
- Mitchell Bruce (2014)
- Samuel Bryan (2013)
- Janet Bryant (2011)
- Morris Bullock (2012)
- Timothy Bunning (2017)
- James Burke (2010)
- Cynthia Burrows (2010)
- Charles Campbell (2011)
- James Canary (2013)
- Guang Cao (2012)
- Charles Carraher (2010)
- Peggy Cebe (2015)
- Edwin A. Chandross (2009)
- Eun-Woo Chang (2010)
- James Chao (2013)
- Sally Chapman* (2012)
- Hongyu Chen (2018)
- Jingguang Chen (2013)
- N. Cheng (2009)
- Christine Chow (2015)
- Sue Clark (2010)
- Judith Cohen (2010)
- Terrence Collins (2013)
- Catherine Costello (2011)
- E. Bryan Couglin (2018)
- Arthur Coury (2011)
- Norman Craig (2010)
- Bryce Crawford* (2009)
- James V. Crivello (2011)
- Glenn Crosby (2009)
- Bill M. Culbertson (2012)
- Mark Dadmun (2015)
- Hai-Lung Dai (2010)
- William Daly (2010)
- John Dawson (2010)
- Joseph Desimone (2012)
- Anthony Dias (2015)
- Ray Dickie (2012)
- Michael Doyle (2009)
- James Economy (2012)
- Mostafa El-Sayed (2009)
- Todd Emrick (2014)
- Alan English (2010)
- Thomas Epps (2021)
- Barry Farmer (2013)
- Erik Fernandez (2011)
- Daniel Flynn (2013)
- Warren T. Ford (2010)
- Natalie Foster (2014)
- Jean Frechet (2010)
- Benny Freeman (2011)
- Alfred French (2010)
- Glenn Fuller* (2009)
- Mary Good (2009)
- Bernard Gordon, III (2012)
- Sergio Granados-Focil (2017)
- Harry Gray (2009)
- George Gross (2010)
- Robert Grubbs (2009)
- Jaime C. Grunlan (2023)
- Timothy Hanks (2021)
- Eva Harth (2021)
- Kathleen O’Leary Havelka (2010)
- Craig Hawker (2010)
- Janan Hayes (2012)
- Rigoberto Hernandez (2010)
- Thomas Higgins (2016)
- Herbert Hill (2011)
- K W Hipps (2010)
- Andrew Holder (2011)
- Derek Horton* (2011)
- Bob Howell (2011)
- Benjamin Hsiao (2011)
- Xuefei Huang (2013)
- Russell Hughes (2011)
- Leonard Vincent Interrante (2010)
- Michael Jaffe (2012)
- Johanna Jansen (2011)
- Malika Jeffries-EL (2018)
- Alex Jen (2011)
- Julie Jessop (2017)
- Russell Johnson (2010)
- Christopher Jones (2015)
- Loretta Jones (2014)
- Paul Jones (2010)
- Roger Jones (2012)
- Wayne Jones (2010)
- William Jones (2010)
- Kenneth Jordan (2009)
- Dimitris Katsoulis (2021)
- Howard Katz (2010)
- George Kauffman (2011)
- Joseph Paul Kennedy (2012)
- R Bruce King (2009)
- Michael Klein (2011)
- Stephen Koch (2014)
- LaShanda Korley (2023)
- Diane Krone (2010)
- Ramesh Kumar (2015)
- Richard Laine (2015)
- Joseph Lambert (2012)
- Clark Landis (2012)
- Christine Landry-Coltrain (2016)
- Thomas Lane (2011)
- Cato Laurencin (2014)
- Chao-Jun Li (2015)
- Eric K. Lin (2018)
- Qinghuang Lin (2014)
- Gang-Yu Liu (2010)
- Hung-Wen Liu (2014)
- Timothy Lodge (2010)
- David Lohse (2010)
- Timothy Long (2009)
- Joseph Mabry (2015)
- Chuanbin Mao (20211)
- David C. Martin (2015)
- Hedi Mattoussi (2011)
- Krzysztof Matyjaszewski (2010)
- Heather Maynard (2021)
- Jimmy Mays (2011)
- Laura McConnell (2014)
- Anne McCoy (2009)
- James E. McGrath (2009)
- Robert McMahon (2011)
- Gerald Meyer (2010)
- Robert Miller (2011)
- Terry Miller (2010)
- Nancy Mills (2011)
- James Moore (2011)
- Jeffrey Moore (2010)
- John Moore (2009)
- Robert B Moore (2013)
- Robert S Moore (2014)
- Sarah Morgan (2020)
- Christopher Ober (2009)
- William Oliver (2012)
- Michael Owen (2010)
- Thomas J. Pacansky (2010)
- Kathlyn Parker (2009)
- Donald Paul (2009)
- Eli M. Pearce (2009)
- Nicholas Peppas (2011)
- Kirk Peterson (2014)
- Lisa Peterson (2013)
- John Pochan (2012)
- Ned Porter (2013)
- Theodore Provder (2011)
- Seth C. Rasmussen (2021)
- Buddy Ratner (2011)
- Kenneth Raymond (2013)
- Richard Register (2012)
- Elsa Reichmanis (2009)
- Theresa M. Reineke (2023)
- Charles Reynolds (2010)
- Yorke Rhodes (2011)
- John Richard (2014)
- Ryan Richards (2014)
- Judy Riffle (2010)
- Sara Risch (2012)
- Robin Rogers (2009)
- Stuart Rowan (2018)
- Sherri Rukes (2020)
- Ann Beal Salamone (2009)
- Joseph C. Salamone (2010)
- Maria Santore (2010)
- Phillip Savage (2012)
- Daniel A. Savin (2018)
- Henry Schaefer (2009)
- Kirk Schanze (2011)
- David Schiraldi (2013)
- Diane Schmidt (2011)
- Kathleen Schulz (2009)
- Wallace Schulz (2011)
- Lawrence Scott (2012)
- Sadiq Shah (2014)
- John Sharkey (2011)
- John E. Sheats (2010)
- Myron Simon (2014)
- J Ernest Simpson (2012)
- James Skinner (2012)
- Dennis Smith (2010)
- Janet Smith (2014)
- Patrick Smith (2011)
- Thomas Smith (2009)
- Christopher Soles (2016)
- Chunshan Song (2010)
- James Spencer (2016)
- Leslie H. Sperling (2010)
- Christopher Stafford (2023)
- George Stanley (2011)
- E Strom (2009)
- Timothy Swager (2013)
- Sunny Tang (2011)
- John Texter (2015)
- Kimberly Thomas (2011)
- David Tirrell (2010)
- Vladimir Tsukruk (2014)
- Sam Turner (2009)
- Kathryn Uhrich (2014)
- Richard Vaia (2015)
- Kenneth Wagener (2011)
- Ann Walker (2011)
- Edward Walsh (2014)
- Paul Walter (2013)
- Dujin Wang (2018)
- Yong Wang (2010)
- Michael Ward (2011)
- Edel Wasserman (2012)
- Linette Watkins (2014)
- Dean Webster (2016)
- Paul Weiss (2010)
- Robert Weiss (2010)
- Christopher Welch (2010)
- Richard Williams (2012)
- Tracy Williamson (2016)
- Vickie Williamson (2015)
- Carlton Willson (2009)
- Richard Willson (2014)
- Angela Wilson (2010)
- Bobby Wilson (2011)
- George Wilson (2013)
- Marinda Wu (2015)
- Kenneth Wynne (2009)
- Younan Xia (2014)
- Elaine Yamaguchi (2010)
- Edward Yeung (2011)
- Jin Z. Zhang (2011)
- Bing Zhou (2012)
- Hong-cai Zhou (2016)
- Weichang Zhou (2013)