PMSE Distinguished Service Award
The PMSE Distinguished Service Award is given to recognize extensive, sustained contributions and service to the Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Division
2024 Award Winner
Prof. Dominik Konkolewicz
Miami University
The PMSE Distinguished Service Award is given to recognize extensive, sustained contributions and service to the Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Division. The first awardee was recognized in 1993, and it has continued as a yearly award. This year we are proud to announce the 2023 PMSE Distinguished Service Award Winner, Dr. Peter Johnson.
Dominik Konkolewicz is a Professor of Chemistry at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He started his career in polymer materials as an honours undergraduate student at the University of Sydney, followed by a PhD (2011) also at the University of Sydney, where he focused on mechanisms of controlled polymerization and polymers with complex architecture. His postdoctoral research at Carnegie Mellon University (2011-14) explored both mechanistic and materials applications of precisely controlled polymers. Since starting his independent career in 2014 at Miami University in Oxford Ohio, he leads a team of ~10 graduate students and postdocs with an added team of 10-15 undergraduate students. The Konkolewicz group currently focuses on chemically and thermally responsive networks, light controlled polymerization and degradation, bioconjugates and polymers that self-assemble with lipids. Dominik has co-authored over 150 peer reviewed manuscripts on polymers and polymer materials.
Dominik has been an ACS and PMSE member since 2011 and he has actively volunteered since early in his independent career which started in 2014. Dominik’s contributions to PMSE include being the lead and founding member of the Macromolecular Alliance for Community, Resources and Outreach (MACRO) (PMSE Co-Chair 2019-2022, Member 2019-present), an educational initiative in collaboration with the POLY division that freely provides curricular, outreach, and professional development resources to the community. Dominik has also led PMSE’s Webinars (2022-present). which is complementary to the MACRO educational efforts and focuses on techniques and characterization in polymer science. Most recently, Dominik has been a Member at Large (2021-2022), is currently the PMSE treasurer (2023-2024) and is committed to further service in the organization.
Award Details
The awardee will receive a $1500 prize, plaque and a $1500 maximum travel allowance to attend the Spring ACS National Meeting where the award is presented at the evening reception.
History
The award was inaugurated in 1993 with Roy W. Tess for his decades of service.
Nominations
Nomination packages should follow package submission guidelines detailed below.
Past Recipients
Nominations and Award Process
Purpose
The PMSE Distinguished Service Award is given to recognize members who have demonstrated extensive and extended contributions and service to the mission of the Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Division.
Rules of Eligibility
The award is granted to an individual who is a current PMSE member and multiple years of engagement with PMSE, with substantial active involvement in the division (e.g., serving as a leader on the Division’s Executive Committee, organizing many large symposia, serving PMSE on the ACS Council, leading important committee activities, etc.).
Nominations Package
The first awardee was in 1993, recognizing Roy W. Tess’s enormous work to the PMSE division. It has continued as a yearly award with 23 awardees to date.
Nominations are to be submitted by August 30 of each year to the Chair of the PMSE Distinguished Award Committee. The nomination must include: (1) curriculum vitae and (2) supporting letter(s) describing the significance of the service to the PMSE division. Nominations should be submitted by someone other than the nominee. Nominations that are not successful will be kept active and considered in subsequent evaluations each year for four years.
Award Selection
The award committee will select the recipients and consists of members in good standing with PMSE Division.
Award Announcement and Nature
Awardees will be notified in the calendar year prior to the award year.
The awardee will receive a $1500 prize, plaque and a $1500 maximum travel allowance to attend the Spring ACS National Meeting where the award is presented at the evening reception.
Past Winners
2023 Peter Johnson, SABIC
2022 Timothy Bunning, AFRL
2021 Melissa Grunlan, Texas A&M University
2020 David Chung, ExxonMobil Chemical Company
2019 Jay Dais, ExxonMobil Chemical Company
2018 David A. Schiraldi, Case Western Reserve University
2017 Charles E. Carraher, Florida Atlantic University
2016 Lisa Baugh, ExxonMobil
2015 Benny Freeman, University of Texas, Austin
2014 Christopher K. Ober, Cornell University
2013 David Bauer, Exponent, Inc.
2012 Leslie H. Sperling, Lehigh University
2011 Elsa Reichmanis, Georgia Institute of Technology
2010 Michael Jaffe, New Jersey Insititute of Technology
2009 David J. Lohse, ExxonMobil Company
2008 Murrae J. Bowden
2007 George R. Pilcher
2006 S. Richard Turner
2005 Larry F. Thompson
2004 Ray Dickie
2003 Theodore Provder
2002 Charles E. Carraher
2001 John Lupinski
2000 Sandy Labana
1999 Clara D. Craver
1996 Kenneth N. Edwards
1995 Louis J. Nowacki
1994 E. E. McSweeney
1993 Roy W. Tess