(Alphabetical order with Family Names in the same year.)

Year Winner Title
2023
Jae-Suk Lee
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology Founding and Utilization of Living Anionic Polymerization of Isocyanates
Bruno Ameduri
Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier (CNRS) Pioneering Contribution on Synthesis of Fluoropolymers for Advanced Applications
Suwabun Chirachanchai
Chulalongkorn University Development of Functional Environmentally Friendly Polymers for Advanced Materials
Rigoberto C. Advincula
University of Tennessee at Knoxville / Oak Ridge National Laboratory Design and Synthesis of Nanostructured Polymers and Layered Materials
2022 RWTH Aachen University Structurally Well-defined Metal Complexes for Controlled Polymerization of Olefins and Heterocycles
Texas A&M University Mechanical and Scratch Behaviors of Reinforced Polymeric Systems
National Tsing Hua University Well-Ordered Nanonetwork Materials from Chiral and Stronglysegregated Block Copolymer for Metamaterial Applications
North Carolina State University For the Design, Synthesis, and Modeling of Engineered Surfaces and Interfaces
2021 Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Development of Multi-scale Modeling of Polymer for Basic Science and Application
North Carolina State University Functionalization of Block Polymers: From Fundamental Understanding to Advanced Technologies
2020 Seoul National University Pioneering Research on Processible Polymeric Sulfur Films for Advanced Applications
2019 Ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielles Fundamental Understanding of Self-assembly in Polymer Systems and the Discovery of New Materials Based on Dynamic Bonds
Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolécules Végétales(CERMAV)- CNRS Self-assembly of Carbohydrate-based Block Copolymer Systems
2018 Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of Czech Academy of Sciences Theoretical Studies of Formation, Structure and Property of Polymer Networks and Polymer Gels
National Taiwan University Contributions to the Development of the Organic Polymers and Nanostructured Materials for Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications
2017 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Functional and Porous Polymers with Well Defined Structures: Chemistry and Applications
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Fundamental Mechanistic Studies on Precision Polymerization and Creation of Novel Supramolecular Polymer Structures
ETH Zurich Pioneering Studies of 1D Nanoobject Polymers and Discovery of Synthetic 2D Polymers
Pohang University of Science and Technology Pioneering Contributions to the Structure Characterization of High-performance Functional Polymers by Synchrotron X-ray Scattering
2016 The Pennsylvania State University Polyphosphazenes: Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Polymers with Special Properties
The University of Akron Pioneering Contributions to the Fundamental Understanding of Phase Structural Transformation and Metastability of Polymers and Hybrid Materials
Pusan national University Functional Organic/Inorganic Nanohybrid Materials
2015 Virginia Commonwealth University Nanostructural Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Functional Polymer Surfaces
University of Göttingen Contribution to Polymer Chemistry with Special Emphasis of Kinetics and Mechanism on Conventional and Controlled Radical Polymerizations
University of Massachusetts Amherst Pioneering Research and Fundamental Elucidation of the Surface and Interfacial Behavior of Polymers
2014 Pohang University of Science and Technology Innovative Approaches to Molecular Characterization and Separation of Polymers by Chromatographic Techniques
Moscow State University Contribution to the Statistical Physics of Macromolecules
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Surface Chemistry and Surface Properties of Polymeric Materials: Wetting of Polymeric Solids
2013 University Freiburg Contribution to the Solid-state Physics of Polymers, with Special Emphasis on Polymer Crystallization
University of Massachusetts Vibrational Spectroscopic Studies on Microstructure of Polymers
Northwestern University Development of Self-Assembly Strategies in Polymer Science to Create Ordered Functional Materials
National Chiao Tung University Development of Conjugated Polymers for Organic Solar Cell Applications
2012 University of Michigan Studies on New Functional Inorganic/Organic Polymer Materials
University of Montreal Studies on Thermoresponsive and Amphiphilic Polymers
Cornell University Development of Resists for Microlithography and Related Advanced Polymeric Materials
Université de Strasbourg Development of Layer-by-Layer Polymer Assembly Technique for Widespread Applications
2011 Catholic University of Leuven Studies on Nonlinear Optics for Polymers
California Institute of Technology Development of New Biological Polymerization by Genetic Control
Eindhoven University of Technology Development of Supramolecular Polymers and Supramolecular Polymer Chemistry
2010 The Chinese Academy of Sciences Phase Separation Control of Multicomponent Polymer Systems
CNRS and University of Bordeaux Precision Synthesis and AFM Visualization of Cyclic and Branched Polymers
Carnegie Mellon University Development of Controlled Radical Polymerization Based on Redox System
2009 Catholic University Leuven Physico-Chemical Study of Polymer Gels
University of Minnesota Structure and Dynamics of Multi-component Polymeric Systems
2008 University of California Studies on Functional Polymers from Fundamentals to Applications
Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung New Breakthroughs in Polymer Synthesis and Organic Electronic Materials
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Development of New Functional Polymers for Optoelectronic Application
2007
Christopher W.Macosko
University of Minnesota Study on New Micro-and Nano-Structured Polymer Materials Created Using Flow and Chemical Reaction
Virgil Percec
University of Pennsylvania Studies on Bridging between Polymer,Supramolecular and Bioorganic Chemistry to Create New Functions
Seung Soon Im
Hanyang University Synthesis and Characterization of Biodegradable Aliphatic Polyesters
Yusuf Yagci
Istanbul Technical University Development of Light -Induced Reactions and Their Applications to Photo-Reactive and Functional Materials
2006
Fu-Mian Li
Peking University Studies on Synthesis and Development of Functional Polymers
Tohru Takekoshi
Cyclics Corporation Invention of Novel Engineering Plastics and Industrial Applications
Nikos Hadjichristidis
University of Athens Synthesis and Characterization of Star-Branched and Hyperbranched Polymers
2005
Allan S. Hoffman
University of Washington, U.S.A. Studies on Synthesis, Functionality and Development of Biomaterials
Sung Chul Kim
KAIST, Korea Studies on Science and Technology of Interpenetrating Polymer Networks
Alan D. English
DuPont Central Research and Development Experimental Station, U.S.A. Studies on Polymer Structure/ Property/Processing Relations of Industrial Polymers
2004
Francisco J. Balta Callejá
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientficas Creative Studies on Micromechanical Properties of Polymers by Using Synchrotron Radiation Techniques and Nanoindentation Methods and Promotion of Academic Exchange between Japan and Spain
Francesco Ciardelli
University of Pisa Distinguished Contributions to Scince of Stereoregular and Functional Polymers and to Academic Exchange between Japan and Italy
2003
Takeshi Ogawa
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Studies on Diacetylene-Containing Polymers and Educational Contributions to Polymer Science in Mexico
Jung-Il Jin
Korea University Distinguished Contributions to Science of Conjugated and Liquid Crystalline Polymers and to Academic Exchange between Japan and Korea
2002
Ging-Ho Hsiue
National Tsing Hua University Distinguished Contributions to Science of Functional Polymeric Materials and to Promotion of Academic Exchange between Japan and Taiwan
2001
Fosong Wang
Chinese Academy of Sciences Contributions to Studies of Stereoregular Polymers and Electrically Active Polymers and to Promotion of Academic Exchange between Japan and China
Un Young Kim
Korea Institute of Science and Technology Distinguished Contributions to Science of Polymer Membrane and Biomedical Polymer Materials and to Promotion of Academic Exchange between Japan and Korea
2000
Owen W.Webster
University of Pennsylvania Creative Studies on Group Transfer Polymerization and Promotion of Academic Exchange with Japanese Researchers
Nikolai A.Platé
Russian Academy of Sciences Pioneering Studies on Functional Polymer Systems and Promotion of the Academic Exchange between Japan and Russia
1999
Marcel Van Beylen
K.U.Leuven Creative Studies on Living Anionic Polymerization and Promotion of Academic Exchange between Japanese and Belgian Researchers
David J.T.Hill
The University of Queensland Contribution to Academic Exchange between Japan and Australia in the Field of Polymer Radiation Chemistry and Radical Polymerization
1998
Ying-Yan Jiang
Chinese Academy of Sciences Research on Advanced Macromolecular Complexes with Catalytic Activeties and Promotion of Academic Exchange between Japan and China
James Edwin Guillet
University of Tronto Creative Studies on Polymer Photochemistry and Photophysics and Promotion of Japan-Canada Cooperation in Polymer Science and Technology
1997
Eloisa B.Mano
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Distinguished Contributions to Science of Hybridization of Natural and Synthetic Polymers and to Promotion of Japan-Brazil Cooperation in the Field of Polymer Science and Technology
Wolfram Schnabel
Hahn-Meitner-Institut Creative Studies on Polymer Radiation- and Photo-chemistry, and Promotion of Academic Exchange Between Japan and Germany
1996
Xin-De Feng
Peking University Contribution to Academic Exchange between Japan and China in the Field of Radical Polymerization and Function Polymers
Pierre Sigwalt
Universite Pierre et Marie Curie Creative Studies on Ionic Polymerizatin and Promotion of Academic Exchange with Japanese Reseacheres
1995
Binglin He
Nankai University Development of Academic Exchange in The Field of Polymer Science and Technology between Japan and China
Victor A.Kabanov
Moscow State University Studies on Functional & Bioactive Polymeric Systems
1994
Ren-yuan Qian
Chinese Academy of Sciences 日中高分子科学交流
Ren-yuan Qian
Seoul National University 日韓高分子学会交流の基礎確立