Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics

official
Organizer
American Chemical Society and American Physical Society (alternating)
Why it counts
Awarded annually for outstanding interdisciplinary research in chemistry and physics, presented by the American Chemical Society (ACS) in even years and the American Physical Society (APS) in odd years; established 1931 as the Langmuir Prize, renamed the Irving Langmuir Award in 1964
Held
annual, ACS recipients announced in August of the preceding year (even prize years), APS recipients in October of the preceding year (odd prize years); presented at the ACS Spring meeting or APS March Meeting / Global Physics Summit in March; year = prize year

Reigning winners

Langmuir Award recipient · 2025

YearLangmuir Award recipient
2025 Sharon Glotzer
2023 Valeria Molinero
2021 Jacob Klein
2019 Dave Thirumalai
2017 Emily A. Carter
2016 George C. Schatz
2015 Jens Kehlet Nørskov