Polymer Physics Prize Committee

Past Members 

2022-2023

Chair: Mahesh Mahanthappa
Vice Chair: Ryan Hayward
2022 Winner: Sanat Kumar
DPOLY Rep: Megan Robertson
APS Rep: Timothy Lodge

2021-2022

Chair: Mahesh Mahanthappa
2021 Winner: Samson Jenekhe
DPOLY Rep: Richard Vaia
APS Rep: Lynn Loo
Alternate: Nitash Balsara
Alternate: Peter Green

2020 - 2021

Chair: Amalie Frischknecht
Chair-Elect: Ramanan Krishnamoorti
2020 Winner: Kurt Binder
DPOLY: Venkat Ganesan
APS Rep: Ophelia Tsui
Alternate: Nitash Balsara

2019 - 2020

Chair: Jan Genzer
Chair-Elect: Amalie Frischknecht
2019 Winner: Ron Larson
DPOLY: Venkat Ganesan
APS Rep: Ophelia Tsui
Alternate: Michael Rubinstein

2018 - 2019

Chair: Darrin Pochan
Chair-Elect: Jan Genzer
2018 Winner: Juan dePablo
DPOLY: Mark Ediger
APS Rep: Rich Vaia
Alternate: Tom Russell

2017 - 2018

Chair: Sanat Kumar
Chair-Elect: Darrin Pochan
2017 Winner: Monica Olvera de la Cruz 
DPOLY: Mark Ediger 
APS Rep: Rich Vaia 
Alternate: Tom Russell 

2016 - 2017

Chair: Wes Burghardt
Chair-Elect: Sanat Kumar
2016 Winner: Anna Balazs 
DPOLY: Ned Thomas
APS Rep: Gary Grest 
Alternate: Sindee Simon 

2015 - 2016

Chair: Stephen Cheng
Chair-Elect: Wes Burghardt
APS Rep: Gary Grest 
DPOLY: Ned Thomas
2015 Winner: Mark Ediger 
Alternate: Sindee Simon 

2014 - 2015

Chair: Nitash Balsara
Chair-Elect: Stephen Cheng
APS Rep: Ralph Colby
DPOLY: M. Muthukumar 
2014 Winner: Karl Freed 
Alternate: Steve Granick 

2013 - 2014

Chair: Karen Winey
Chair-Elect: Nitash Balsara
APS: Ralph Colby, Juan de Pablo
DPOLY: M. Muthukumar
2013 Winner: Stephen Cheng
Alternate: Steve Granick

2012 - 2013

Chair: John Torkelson
Chair-Elect: Karen Winey
APS: Peter Green
DPOLY: Sindee Simon
2012 Winner: Matthew Tirrell
Alternate: Alexei Sokolov

2011 - 2012

Chair: Jane Lipson
Chair-Elect: John Torkelson
APS: Peter Green
DPOLY: Sindee Simon
2011 Winners: Gary Grest, Kurt Kremer
Alternate: Alexei Sokolov

2010 - 2011

Chair: Ron Larson
Vice-chair: Jane Lipson
APS: Alexei Grosberg
DPOLY: Alexei Sokolov
2010 Winner: Michael Rubinstein
Alternate: Sindee Simon

2009 - 2010

Chair: Russell Composto
Vice-Chair: Glenn Fredrickson
APS: Alexei Grosberg
DPOLY: Paula Hammond
2009 Winner: Steve Granick
Alternate: Nitash Balsara

2008-2009

Chair: Michael Rubinstein
Vice Chair: Russell Composto
APS: David Reichman
DPOLY: Paula Hammond
2008 Winner: Ken Schweizer
Member: Nitash Balsara

2007 - 2008

Chair: Mark Ediger
Vice Chair: Michael Rubinstein
APS: David Reichman
DPOLY: Ben Chu
2007 Winner: Glenn Fredrickson
Member: Paula Hammond

2006 - 2007

Chair: Steve Granick
Vice Chair: Anne Mayes
APS: Pierre Wiltzius
DPOLY: Ben Chu
2006 Winner: Ludwik Liebler

2005 - 2006

Chair: M. Muthukumar
Vice Chair: Steve Granick
APS: Pierre Wiltzius
DPOLY: Stephen Cheng
2005 Winner: Thomas Russell

2004 - 2005

Chair/APS: Rick Register
Vice Chair: M. Muthukumar
DPOLY: Monica Olvera de la Cruz
APS: Davde Weitz
2004 Winner: Tim Lodge

2003 - 2004

Chair: Frank Bates
Vice Chair: Rick Register
APS: Dave Pine
DPOLY: Minoca Olvera de la Cruz
2003 Winner: Andrew Lovinger