NY-ACS Nichols Medalists (original) (raw)

YEAR

CITATION

NAME

1903

Studies in Denitrification

Edward B. Voorhees

1904

no award

1905

Atomic Weight of Berylium

Charles L. Parsons

1906

Researches on Quinazolines

Marston T. Bogert

1907

Estimation of Arsenic

Howard B. Bishop

1908

Corrosion of Iron and Steel

William H. Walker

1909

Atomic Weight of Chlorine

William A. Noyes

1909

Atomic Weight of Chlorine

H. H. C. P. Weber

1910

Synthesis, Constitution, and Industrial Application of Bakelite and Soluble and
Fusible Resinous Condensation Products of Formaldehyde and Phenol

L. H. Baekeland

1911

Partial Vapor Pressure of Binary Mixtures

M. A. Rosanof

1911

Partial Vapor Pressure of Binary Mixtures

C. W. Easley

1912

Rare Earth Compounds

Charles James

1913

no award

1914

Triphenyl Methyl

Moses Gomberg

1915

Chemical Reactions at Low Pressures

Irving Langmuir
Nobel Prize 1932

1916

Acetyl Derivatives of the Sugars

Claude S. Hudson

1917

no award

1918

Researches on Pyrimidines

Treat S. Johnson

1919

no award

1920

Arrangements of Electrons in Atoms and Molecules

Irving Langmuir
Nobel Prize 1932

1921

Third Law of Thermodynamics

Gilbert N. Lewis

1922

no award

1923

Use of Anti-Knock Compounds in Motor Fuels

Thomas Midgely, Jr.

1924

Properties of Nonaqueous Solutions

Charles A. Kraus

1925

Alcohols, Aldehydes and Acids of the Ammonia System

E.C. Franklin

1926

Chemical Activation by Alpha Particles

S. C. Lind

1927

Acids of Chaulmoogra Oil and Related Compounds

Roger Adams
National Medal of Science 1964

1928

Catalysis as an Inspiration of Fundamental Research

Hugh S. Taylor

1929

Contributions to the Chemistry of Carbohydrates

William L. Evans

1930

Chemistry of Photography

Samuel E. Sheppard

1931

Colloid Chemistry as Applied to Leather and Sanitation

John A. Wilson

1932

Chemistry of Chlorophyll

James B. Conant

1933

no award

1934

Chemistry of Vitamins

Henry C. Sherman

1935

Basic Work on Synthesis from Unsaturated Hydrocarbons

Julius A. Nieuwland

1936

Hydrogen Ion Concentration and Oxidation Reduction Equilibria

William M. Clark

1937

Metallo-organic Compounds, Especially those of Mercury. In the Field of
Aliphatic Chemistry, Particularly In Molecular Rearrangementsand in the
Polymerization of Olefins

Frank C. Whitmore

1938

Configurational Relationships of the Simpler Optically ActiveOrganic Compounds

P. A. Levene

1939

Solubility of Nonelectrolytes

Joel H. Hildebrand

1940

Contributions in the Field of Enzyme Chemistry

John M.Nelson

1941

Fundamental Inquiry in the Nature of the Chemical Bond

Linus Pauling
Nobel Prize 1954 (Chemistry)
Nobel Prize 1962 (Peace)

1942

Contributions to Electrochemistry

Duncan A. MacInnes

1943

Investigations in Inorganic and Physical Chemistry. Leadership in Defense Against
Poison Gas; and as a Teacher Administratorand Editor.

Arthur B. Lamb

1944

Organic Chemical Contributions to the Study of Polymers

Carl S. Marvel
National Medal of Science 1986

1945

Researches on the Structure of Biotin and other Contributionsto Biochemistry

Vincent du Vigneaud
Nobel Prize 1955

1946

Contributions to the Chemistry of the Viruses

Wendell M. Stanley
Nobel Prize 1946

1947

Contributions in the Field of Reaction Kinetics, Spectroscopy of
Polyatomic Molecules and Heat Effects in Organic Reactions

George B. Kistiakowski

1948

Co-discoverer of Pu, Am and Cm, Preeminent in the Fieldsof Nuclear Fission,
Plutonium Production, and the Transuranium Elements

Glenn T. Seaborg
National Medal of Science 1991
Nobel Prize 1951

1949

World Leadership in Analytical Chemistry and Contributions to the Theories of
Interfacial Phenomena and Electrode Reactions

I. M. Kolthoff

1950

Fundamental Contributions to the Fields of Insulin Chemistry,
Steroid Hormones, Antibiotics and Alkaloids, and the First Isolation in
Crystalline Form of Penicillin-G and Streptomycin

Oskar Wintersteiner

1951

Contributions to the Theory of Rate Processes in Chemistry,
Biology, Metallurgy and Physics

Henry Eyring

1952

Pioneer Work in the Chemistry and Production of Pure Rare Earth and Actinide Elements

Frank H. Spedding

1953

Pioneer Work on Stable Enols, Enediols,
Unusual Grignard Reactions and Nucleophilic Substitutions

Reynold C. Fuson

1954

Application of Dielectric Measurements in Elucidation of Molecular Structure
and Properties of Liquids and Crystals

Charles P. Smyth

1955

Pioneer Studies on the Thermodynamics of Electrolytes,
Especially the Entropies of Ions in Aqueous Solutions

Wendell M. Latimer

1956

Brilliant Original Concepts and Their Use in Elucidation of Structure
and Synthesis of Complex Natural Products

Robert Burns-Woodward
Nobel Prize 1965

1957

Giving Impetus, Direction and Highly Original Concepts to Physical Organic Chemistry

Louis P. Hammett

1958

Elucidating the Mechanism of the Photosynthetic Fixation of Carbon Dioxide

Melvin Calvin
National Medal of Science 1989
Noble Prize 1961

1959

Important Original Contributions to Boron Chemistry,
the Concept of Steric Strains and Aromatic Substitution

Herbert C. Brown
Nobel Prize 1979

1960

Pioneer Contributions to Pure and Applied Polymer Science

Herman F. Mark

1961

Basic Contributions to Theory in the Area Where ChemistryMerges with Physics

Peter J. W. Debye
Nobel Prize 1936

1962

Creative Contributions to Theoretical and Experimental Research
on the Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules

Paul J. Flory
Nobel Prize 1974

1963

Superlative Lecturer, Teacher and Writer on Organic Chemistry.
Pioneering Investigator of Polynuclear Compounds

Louis F. Fieser

1964

For Unselfish Devotion to the Profession of Chemistry Particularlyin the Dissemination
of Scientific Information - for Long-continued and Productive Research in Organic Chemistry -
for Outstanding Service in the Education of Chemists at All Levels

Arthur C. Cope

1965

For Long-continued and Productive Research in Organic and Biochemistry

Herbert E. Carter

1966

Outstanding Contributions to the Area of Thermodynamics
through Research Writing Organization

Frederick D. Rossini

1967

For His Achievements in Chemistry Particularly in Vitamins and
Antibiotics of Significance in Medicine

Karl Folkers
National Medal of Science 1990

1968

Total Synthesis of Triterpenoids and Steroids: Stereospecific Cyclization Reactions

William S. Johnson
National Medal of Science 1987

1969

For His Studies on Protein Synthesis in Cell Free Systems
Which Have Resulted in Deciphering the Genetic Code

Marshall Nirenberg
Nobel Prize 1968 (Physiology & Medicine)

1970

For Imaginative Application of Physical Methods of Elucidation of
the Chemical Mechanism of Action of Enzyme Systems Which Provide Living Organisms
with the Free Energy Required for Life and Growth

Britton Chance

1971

For Outstanding Creative Contribution in the Discipline of Inorganic Chemistry
Especially Kinetics and the Mechanism of Reactions

Henry Taube
Nobel Prize 1983

1972

For Pioneering Studies of Organic Reaction Mechanism and Applications of
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Molecular Orbital Theory in Organic Chemistry

John D. Roberts
National Medal of Science 1990

1973

For Development of the Solid Phase Method of Synthesis of Peptides and
Proteins and the Stimulation This Method Gave to the Study of Polypeptides

R. Bruce Merrifield
Nobel Prize 1984

1974

For Original Theoretical and Experimental Investigationsof Protein Structures
and Interactions. Including the Role of Solventsin Protein Conformations

Harold A. Scheraga

1975

For His Contributions in the Field of Inorganic Chemistry Which Have Been Characterized by
Insight Imagination and Extraordinary Breadth. In Particular for Basic and Original Work on
Metal Carbonyl Metal Atom Cluster and Fluxional Organometallic Compounds

F. Albert Cotton
National Medal of Science 1982

1976

For Outstanding Contributions to the Development of PhysicalOrganic Chemistry

Paul D. Bartlett

1977

For Contributions to Organic Chemistry.
In Particularin the Technology Art and Logic of Organic Synthesis

Elias J. Corey

National Medal of Science 1988
Nobel Prize 1990

1978

For Research into the Structure of High Polymers and Insights into the
Relationship between Structures and Properties

Frank Alden Bovey, II

1979

For Unlocking the Chemical Secrets of the Hormones of the Anterior Pituitary Gland
Particularly ACTH HGH LPH and beta Endorphin

Choh Hao Li

1980

For Outstanding Contributions to the Methodology and Art of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
and for Landmarks in Natural Product Synthesis

Gilbert Stork

National Medal of Science 1982

1981

For His Outstanding Contributions in Orbital Symmetry and Electronic Structure of
Transition States and Intermediates

Roald Hoffmann
Nobel Prize 1981

National Medal of Science 1983

1982

For Outstanding Contributions Both to Physical-organic and to
Bio-organic Chemistry Which Have Clarified Rationalized and Illuminated These Fields

Frank H. Westheimer
National Medal of Science 1986

1983

For His Synthetic Work Including the First Compound of a Noble Gas

Neil Bartlett

1984

For His Outstanding Contributions to Mass Spectrometry and
Computer-Assisted Techniques in Analytical Chemistry

Fred W. McLafferty

1985

For His Penetrating Insights into the Mechanisms of Organic Reactions

Jerome A. Berson

1986

For His Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Theoretical Organic Chemistry

Michael J. S. Dewar

1987

For Pioneering Contributions to the Theory and Practice of Stereochemistry

Kurt Mislow

1988

For His Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Medicinal Chemistry

Ralph F. Hirschmann
National Medal of Science 2000

1989

For His Contributions to a Unique Combination of
Physical Organic Bioorganic and Biomimetic Chemistry

Ronald Breslow
National Medal of Science 1991

1990

For Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Chemical Physics as
Applied to Structures and Reactions of Practical Importance

John D. Baldeschwieler
National Medal of Science 2000

1991

For Profound Theoretical Insights and Outstanding Innovations in Separation Science

J. Calvin Giddings

1992

For His Exceptional Structural Studies of Bioactive Molecules
Using Novel and Ingenious Microscale Methods

Koji Nakanishi

1993

For Development of Cluster Chemistry; Notably Buckminsterfullerene

Richard E. Smalley
Nobel Prize 1996

1994

For Contributions to Bioorganic Chemistry: In Particular in the Methods and
Chemical Principles for Recognition of Nucleic Acids by Synthetic Molecules.

Peter B. Dervan
National Medal of Science 2006

1995

For Creative Contributions in Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry
Characterized by Extraordinary Breadth and Depth That Have
Profoundly Stimulated Other Researchers and Disciplines

Stephen J. Lippard
National Medal of Science 2004

1996

For Creative Work in the Art and Science of Chemical Synthesis and Molecular Design

K. C. Nicolaou

1997

For Her Contributions to Bioinorganic Chemistry: In Particular n the Application of
Transition Metal Complexes to Probe DNA Recognitionand Reactions

Jacqueline K. Barton
National Medal of Science 2010

1998

For Pioneering the Development of the Field of Femtochemistry

Ahmed H. Zewail
Nobel Prize 1999

1999

For his contributions to bioorganic chemistry: in particular for creative contributions
at the interface of organic synthesis and biology

Samuel J. Danishefsky

2000

For Outstanding Contributions in the Use of Novel Methodologies for Synthetic Chemistry

Barry M. Trost

2001

For Outstanding Contributions to Understanding Signal Transduction Pathways
by Merging Synthetic Organic Chemistry and Molecular Cell Biology Approaches

Stuart L. Schreiber

2002

For Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Conducting Polymers

Alan G. MacDiarmid
Nobel Prize 2000

2003

For The Currents of Life: Electron Flow Through Iron and Copper Proteins

Harry Gray
National Medal of Science 1986

2004

For the Invention and Development of the Scanning Electrochemical Microscope (SECM)
which has Allowed High Resolution Chemical Imaging of Surfaces and Reactions on the Nanometer Scale

Allen J. Bard
National Medal of Science 2011

2005

For Pioneering Studies of Chemical Reactions on the Molecular Level

Richard N. Zare
National Medal of Science 1983

2006

For Click Chemistry, A New Strategy for Chemical Discovery

K. Barry Sharpless
Nobel Prize 2001

2007

For Pioneering Research on the Photochemistry of Organic Molecules and Supramolecular Systems

Nicholas J. Turro

2008

For Founding and Establishing the Field of Structural DNA Nanotechnology

Nadrian C. Seeman

2009

For New Methods at the Interface of Chemistry and Biology

Carolyn R. Bertozzi

2010

Pioneering Research in Catalysis and Soft Matter Electronics

Tobin J. Marks
National Medal of Science 2005

2011

Advances in the Science of Molecular Recognition and Encapsulation

Julius Rebek, Jr.

2012

Advances in Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry

Alan G. Marshall

2013

Contributions to Inorganic Photochemistry

Richard Eisenberg

2014

For outstanding Contributions to Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Amos B. Smith, III

2015

For outstanding Contributions to the Elucidation of Novel Highly Selective Nanocatalysts

Gabor A. Somorjai
National Medal of Science 2001

2016

For Landmark Contributions to Organometallic Chemistry, Ligand Design and Catalysis

Stephen L. Buchwald

2017

For Pioneering Practical Applications of Nanochemistry

Chad A. Mirkin

2018

For Pioneering 3D Nanoarchitectures for Energy-relevant Materials

Debra R. Rolison

2019

For Contributions to Interfacial Environmental Chemistry

Vicki H. Grassian