Irving Langmuir Award
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The Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics is awarded annually, in even years by the American Chemical Society
and in odd years by the American Physical Society
. The award is meant to recognize and encourage outstanding interdisciplinary research in chemistry and physics, in the spirit of Irving Langmuir
. A nominee must have made an outstanding contribution to chemical physics or physical chemistry within the 10 years preceding the year in which the award is made. The award will be granted without restriction, except that the recipient must be a resident of the United States
.
The award was established in 1931 by Dr. A.C. Langmuir, brother of Nobel Prize
-winning chemist Irving Langmuir
, to recognize the best young chemist in the United States. A $1,000 prize was to be awarded annually by the American Chemical Society, and the first recipient was Linus Pauling
. In 1964, the General Electric Foundation took over the financial backing of the prize, which was renamed the Irving Langmuir Award and the modern selection process was created.
American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 161,000 members at all degree-levels and in all fields of chemistry, chemical...
and in odd years by the American Physical Society
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
. The award is meant to recognize and encourage outstanding interdisciplinary research in chemistry and physics, in the spirit of Irving Langmuir
Irving Langmuir
Irving Langmuir was an American chemist and physicist. His most noted publication was the famous 1919 article "The Arrangement of Electrons in Atoms and Molecules" in which, building on Gilbert N. Lewis's cubical atom theory and Walther Kossel's chemical bonding theory, he outlined his...
. A nominee must have made an outstanding contribution to chemical physics or physical chemistry within the 10 years preceding the year in which the award is made. The award will be granted without restriction, except that the recipient must be a resident of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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The award was established in 1931 by Dr. A.C. Langmuir, brother of Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
-winning chemist Irving Langmuir
Irving Langmuir
Irving Langmuir was an American chemist and physicist. His most noted publication was the famous 1919 article "The Arrangement of Electrons in Atoms and Molecules" in which, building on Gilbert N. Lewis's cubical atom theory and Walther Kossel's chemical bonding theory, he outlined his...
, to recognize the best young chemist in the United States. A $1,000 prize was to be awarded annually by the American Chemical Society, and the first recipient was Linus Pauling
Linus Pauling
Linus Carl Pauling was an American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator. He was one of the most influential chemists in history and ranks among the most important scientists of the 20th century...
. In 1964, the General Electric Foundation took over the financial backing of the prize, which was renamed the Irving Langmuir Award and the modern selection process was created.
Past recipients
- 2010 A. Welford Castleman Jr.
- 2009 W.E. Moerner
- 2008 Daniel M. Neumark
- 2007 Gabor A. SomorjaiGabor A. SomorjaiGabor A. Somorjai is currently a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and is a leading researcher in the field of surface chemistry and catalysis...
- 2006 F. Fleming Crim, Jr.
- 2005 David ChandlerDavid Chandler (chemist)David Chandler is a physical chemist who is currently a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences and a winner of the Irving Langmuir Award. He has published two books and over 200 scientific articles.-Biography:David...
- 2004 Mark A. Ratner
- 2003 Phaedon AvourisPhaedon AvourisPhaedon Avouris is a Greek American chemical physicist. He is an IBM Fellow and the group leader for Nanometer Scale Science and Technology at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York.-Education and Research Interests:...
- 2002 Mostafa A. El-Sayed
- 2001 Louis E. BrusLouis E. BrusLouis E. Brus is a professor of chemistry at Columbia University. He is the discoverer of the colloidal semi-conductor nanocrystals known as quantum dots. He is co-recipient of the 2006 R. W. Wood prize of the Optical Society of America and of the inaugural Kavli Prize for nanoscience in 2008...
- 2000 Richard J. SaykallyRichard J. SaykallyRichard J. Saykally is an American chemist. He is currently a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He has received numerous awards and accolades for advanced research on the molecular characteristics of water.-Career:...
- 1999 Daniel Kivelson
- 1998 Alexander PinesAlexander PinesAlexander Pines is the Glenn T. Seaborg Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, Senior Scientist in the Materials Sciences Division of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , and a member of the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences and the Department of...
- 1997 Jack H. Freed
- 1996 W. Carl Lineberger
- 1995 George B. Benedek
- 1994 Robert G. Parr
- 1993 J. David Litster
- 1992 John RossJohn Ross (chemist)John Ross is Camille and Henry Dreyfus Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at Stanford University.-Education and career:B.S., 1948, Queens College; Ph.D., 1951, Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Honors and awards:...
- 1991 Richard E. Smalley
- 1990 William H. MillerWilliam H. Miller (chemistry)William H. Miller is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and is a leading researcher in the field of theoretical chemistry. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science members. He was the 2007 recipient of the...
- 1989 Frank H. Stillinger
- 1988 Richard B. BernsteinRichard B. BernsteinRichard B. Bernstein is a constitutional historian, and a distinguished adjunct professor of law at New York Law School.-Life:...
- 1987 Martin KarplusMartin KarplusMartin Karplus is an Austrian-born American theoretical chemist. He has been Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University since 1979...
- 1986 Sidney W. Benson
- 1985 Richard N. Zare
- 1984 Robert W. Zwanzig
- 1983 Dudley R. HerschbachDudley R. HerschbachDudley Robert Herschbach is an American chemist at Harvard University. He won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Yuan T. Lee and John C...
- 1982 Benjamin WidomBenjamin WidomBenjamin Widom is the Goldwin Smith Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University. His research interests include physical chemistry and statistical mechanics...
- 1981 Willis H. Flygare
- 1980 William A. Klemperer
- 1979 Donald S. McClure
- 1978 Rudolph A. MarcusRudolph A. MarcusRudolph "Rudy" Arthur Marcus is a Canadian-born chemist who received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his theory of electron transfer. Marcus theory, named after him, provides a thermodynamic and kinetic framework for describing one electron outer-sphere electron transfer.He was born in...
- 1977 Aneesur RahmanAneesur RahmanAneesur Rahman pioneered the application of computational methods to physical systems. His 1964 paperon liquid argon studied a system of 864 argon atoms on a CDC 3600 computer, utilizing a Lennard-Jones potential. His algorithms still form the basis for many codes written today...
- 1976 John S. WaughJohn S. WaughJohn Stewart Waugh is an American chemist and Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is known for developing average hamiltonian theory and using it to extend NMR spectroscopy, previously limited to liquids, to the solid state...
- 1975 Robert H. Cole
- 1974 Harry G. Drickamer
- 1973 Peter M. Rentzepis
- 1972 Harden M. McConnellHarden M. McConnellHarden M. McConnell is an American physical chemist at Stanford University.-Birth and education:Harden M. McConnell was born on July 18, 1927 in Richmond, Virginia. He completed his Bachelor of Science from George Washington University in 1947 and his PhD from the California Institute of...
- 1971 Michael E. Fisher
- 1970 John A. Pople
- 1969 Charles P. SlichterCharles Pence SlichterCharles Pence Slichter is an American physicist, best known for his work on nuclear magnetic resonance and superconductivity....
- 1968 Henry EyringHenry EyringHenry Eyring was a Mexican-born American theoretical chemist whose primary contribution was in the study of chemical reaction rates and intermediates....
- 1967 John C. SlaterJohn C. SlaterJohn Clarke Slater was a noted American physicist who made major contributions to the theory of the electronic structure of atoms, molecules and solids. This work is of ongoing importance in chemistry, as well as in many areas of physics. He also made major contributions to microwave electronics....
- 1966 Herbert S. GutowskyHerbert S. GutowskyHerbert S. Gutowsky was an American chemist who was a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His pioneering work made nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy one of the most effective tools in chemical and medical research.- Birth and education :Herbert S...
- 1965 John H. Van Vleck
- 1936 John Gamble KirkwoodJohn Gamble KirkwoodJohn "Jack" Gamble Kirkwood was a noted chemist and physicist, holding faculty positions at Cornell University, the University of Chicago, California Institute of Technology, and Yale University.-Early life and background:Kirkwood was born in Gotebo, Oklahoma, the oldest child of John Millard and...
- 1931 Linus Pauling