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CONGRATULATIONS 2012 POLY FELLOWS.

Diana Gerbi, 3M
Paula T. Hammond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Richard Laine, University of Michigan
Charles McCormick III, University of Southern Mississippi
Kathryn Uhrich, Rutgers University 

These individuals will be recognized during the ACS National Meeting, during the POLY/PMSE Award Reception in San Diego, California, March 2012. (1/12)

Congratulations to POLY members receiving the Distinguished Service Award [Kathryn Beers (Polymers Division NIST) for service as Division Secretary, Dana Garcia (Arkema, Inc.) for POLY General Sessions , John Pochan (Cornell University) for outstanding Contributions as POLY Councilor] and the Special Service Award [Ann Salamone (Rochal Industries) for outstanding Service as Industrial Advisory Board, Neta Byerly (Virginia Tech) 30 Years of Service at Virginia Tech and Outstanding Service as POLY Business Office Manager].  The awards were presented at the Denver ACS meeting. (11/11)

Poly Members make strong showing in the 2011 Class of ACS Fellows, honored at the Fall 2011 ACS National meeting in Denver. (11/11)

The winner of the 2012 PAUL J. FLORY Polymer Education Award is Bob Cohen.  An award symposium will be held during the Spring ACS National Meeting in San Diego and the awardee will be recognized during the POLY/PMSE awards reception on Wednesday afternoon. (11/11)

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Announcements

The 2012 AkzoNobel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry - REMINDER DEADLINE for nominations is January 31, 2012. (1/12)

The POLY 2012 ELECTION Results are announced:

Vice-Chair:  Kathryn L. Beers, Polymers Division, NIST–Polymers Division

Treasurer:  Mark Dadmun, University of Tennessee 

Councilor:  William H. Daly, Louisiana State University

Alternate Councilor:  Rigoberto Advincula, University of Houston

Alternate Councilor:  MaryAnn Meador, NASA Glenn Research Center

Alternate Councilor:  Christine Landry-Coltrain, Eastman Kodak Company 
 

The Industrial Polymer Scientist Award, sponsored by the Industrial Advisory Board, will be awarded in 2012. Nominations are due [NEW DATE] by January 15, 2012. (11/11)

The Spring 2012 Graduate Student Travel Awards Winners are: Xiaojun Wang from the University of Tennessee, and Ryan L. Weber from the University of Wisconsin.  The awards will be presented during the Spring 2012 ACS Meeting in San Diego, CA.  Also check out previous winners. (11/11) 

Undergraduate Research in Polymer Science Symposium at the ACS National Meeting in San Diego, Spring 2012.  Call for papers is open.  Deadline is October 17, 2011.  Previous symposia and winners.

POLY Councilors' and Committee Reports  from the Denver ACS meeting (811) has been posted. (9/11)

8th Excellence In Graduate Polymer Research Symposium. information and forms for 2012 (Deadline Oct. 17, 2011) and information and pictures from Anaheim are available.(8/11)

Polymer Preprints for the Fall 2011 ACS meeting in Denver are now available online. (8/11)

Graduate Student Travel Awards for Spring 2012.   Application deadline is October 7, 2011.  View Previous Award Winners.(8/11)

Presentation of the Herman Mark Polymer Chemistry award will be postponed until the Spring 2012 meeting. (3/11)

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