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Home   |   Programs   |   Prizes, Awards and Fellowships   |   Awards, Medals & Lectureships   |   John H. Dillon Medal

John H. Dillon Medal

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Dillon Medal To recognize outstanding research accomplishments by young polymer physicists who have demonstrated exceptional research promise early in their careers. Recognition consists of $2,000, up to $1,000 allowance for travel to the meeting of the Society at which the award is being presented, a bronze medallion, and a certificate citing the accomplishments of the recipient. It will be presented annually.

Establishment & Support

The medal was established in 1983 by The American Physical Society and the Division of Polymer Physics (DPOLY). Beginning in 1997, sponsorship of the medal was assumed by Elsevier, Oxford, UK., publishers of the journal, Polymer.

Rules & Eligibility

The medal will be awarded to one person for outstanding accomplishment and unusual promise in research in polymer physics. The year of a nominee's terminal degree cannot be earlier than the tenth year prior to the year of the award for which he/she is a candidate. Nominations are active for up three years.

Nomination & Selection Process

This year’s deadline has passed.  Please check back soon for next year’s nomination information and deadline.

2008 Selection Committee: Mark D. Ediger, Michael Rubinstein, Russell Composto, Steve Granick, Scott T. Milner, Barry L. Farmer, John Torkelson, Julie Kornfield, Ken Shull

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2009 John H. Dillon Medal Recipient:
Venkat Ganesan
University of Texas

Past Recipients:

2008: Kari Dalnoki-Veress
2007: Darrin J. Pochan
2006: Kenji Urayama
2005: Jan Genzer
2004: Marcus Muller
2003: Helmut Strey
2002: Timothy J. Bunning
2001: Klaus Schmidt-Rohr
2000: Wesley R. Burghardt
1999: Anne M. Mayes
1998: Spiros Haralambos Anastasiadis
1997: Nitash Pervez Balsara
1996: Julia A. Kornfield
1995: Stephen Z. D. Cheng
1994: Scott T. Milner
1993: Mark D. Ediger
1992: Glenn H. Fredrickson
1991: Kenneth S. Schweizer
1990: Jean-Michel Guenet
1989: Frank S. Bates
1988: Dale S. Pearson
1987: Matthew Tirrell
1986: Murugappan Muthukumar
1985: Andrew J. Lovinger
1984: Charles C. Han
 
 
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