🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 Class of #PMSE#EarlyInvestigators! We are proud to recognize this year’s honorees for their innovative contributions. 🧪 Join us in the PMSE Early Investigator Symposium in their honor at the #ACSFall2026 Meeting 📍 Chicago, Illinois | 🗓 August 24–27, 2026

📢 Professional development opportunity! The Golden Gate Polymer Forum (GGPF) is offering a live virtual short course: 🖥️ Polymers in Advanced Semiconductor Technologies 🗓 Oct. 20–21, 2026 💰 Early registration ends Aug. 2. 🔗 ggpf.org/events/?ee=338 #PolymerScience #Semiconductors #PMSE

PMSE History, Week 7: Eighty years ago, in 1945, these charming little postcards served as @acspmse dues receipts. The card, plus a couple of quarters, would get you an ACS national meeting abstract book.

🚀 Graduate students & postdocs: Attending #ACSFall2026? Apply to join the 2026 Breakthroughs in Polymers (BIP) Forum! Connect with polymer leaders & expand your professional network. 📍 Chicago | Aug. 24 🗓️ Apply by July 10 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/mFS8jdU 🔗 Apply: buff.ly/MpZ8lpf

🌍 Scientific discovery knows no borders. Congratulations to PMSE member Christopher Soles on his featured Memory Lane article in C&EN, reflecting on international scientific collaboration and PMSE's global partnerships. 📖 Read buff.ly/M7RDQGq #PMSE #PolymerScience #ACS150

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PMSE History Week 6: The electronic world is convenient but print had its charms. Many will recall the anticipation of receiving Preprints by mail. @acspmse’s were a fun mustard shade; our friends at @POLY_ACS had an Easter Egg palette - you never knew what color would turn up!

📣 Call for Nominations! Nominate an outstanding 2024–2025 publication for the 2026 Chemistry of Materials Lectureship & Best Paper Award. 🏆 Recognizing influential research in soft & polymeric materials 🗓️ Deadline: July 20, 2026 #PMSE #Polymers #ChemistryOfMaterials #CallForNominations #ACS

Interested in sustainable materials research? Join the Sustainable Innovations in Materials Science & Engineering Symposium at Simmons University on July 23, 2026. Abstracts due July 1: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #PolymerScience #MaterialsScience #Sustainability

PMSE History, Week 5: Among @acspmse ‘s recognitions is this ACS award for outstanding Divisional performance in 1995. Program offerings that year included a very timely two-day joint symposium with the Japanese Society of Polymer Science, on polymers for microelectronics.

The keynote speakers for the inaugural 2026 Breakthroughs in Polymers (BIP) Forum are in! From adaptive soft materials to polymers for electronics, energy, and AI-driven discovery, these leaders will inspire the next generation of polymer scientists. Learn more: pmsedivision.org/breakthrough...

The IUPAC-PSK International Conference on Next Horizons in Polymers is now accepting abstract submissions until June 15! More information can be found here: polymer.or.kr/conferencein... #Polymers #Conferences

PMSE History, Week 4: Last year, @acspmse received a phenomenal donation of valuable papers from Past Chair Frank Jones. Included was this gem - our 1941 membership roster. Just imagine, some of the scientists listed in here were probably born in the 1880s - maybe even the 1870s.

📣 PMSE Graduate Student Travel Awards for the Fall 2026 ACS Meeting are now open! Eligible graduate students presenting in a PMSE symposium are encouraged to apply by June 12, 2026. Apply here: forms.gle/hQ6aYeskoCaN... #ACS #PMSE #STEM #GradSchool#GraduateStudents #AcademicTravel

PMSE History, week 3: In 1958, @acspmse ‘s major operating expense was Preprints. The Doolittle (Union Carbide) Award had just been launched. It’s a loss for us 21st century volunteers, I think, to have never done division business by telegram…or used the addressograph machine.

🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 Class of #PMSE Emerging Professionals! We’re proud to recognize these rising leaders in polymer science & engineering. 🧪 Honorees will be featured in a symposium at #ACSFall2026 📍 Chicago, IL 🗓 Aug. 24–27, 2026 👏 Join us in celebrating their achievements!

PMSE History, Week 2: 50 and 25 years ago (1975 and 2000), @acspmse published encyclopedias as part of 50th/75th anniversary celebrations. The “21st Century” book is still found on bookshelves but the 1975 one is rare. The start of each’s TOC is a peek into research at the time.

🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 Class of #PMSE Early Investigators! We’re proud to recognize these emerging leaders for their innovative contributions to polymer science & engineering. 🧪 Honorees will be celebrated during #ACSFall2026 📍 Chicago, IL | 🗓 Aug. 24–27, 2026

🏆 Congrats to Prof. William Dichtel, Spring 2026 PMSE Doolittle Award winner! This Award recognizes outstanding innovation in polymer science. Congratulations! #PMSE #ACSSpring2026 #PolymerScience #MaterialsScience

PMSE’s Centennial has concluded but there’s no deadline on appreciating history. We’ll feature archive materials here throughout 2025! Here’s PMSE History for Week 1: A 1942 letter chiding the ACS Divisions for scandalously irresponsible meeting timekeeping!

PMSE and Chemical Marketing & Economics congratulate Dr. David Kitto and Prof. Jovan Kamcev (@UMich), recipients of the 2026 ACS Global Outstanding Graduate Student & Mentor Award. Recognizing advances in polymer membrane science and the power of mentorship in driving discovery. #Mentorship

Join PMSE + #ACSWebinars for a discussion on AI & ML in polymer design with Adam Gormley and Arthi Jayaraman. 📅 April 30, 2026 🕑 2 PM EDT 💻 Free (registration required) 🔗 www.acs.org/acs-webinars... #PMSE #PolymerScience #AIinScience #MaterialsScience #Webinar

Celebrating the 2026 PMSE Poster Award winners—Graduate Researcher (1/4): Marcel Roy Domalanta (@NDSU) PMSE Graduate Researcher Best Poster Award Corrosion Resistant Soybean Extract Containing Fluoropolymer Coatings #PMSE #ACSSpring2026 #PolymerScience #MaterialsScience #GraduateResearch

Congratulations to the 2026 Class of PMSE Future Faculty! Join us at the PMSE Future Faculty Symposium during #ACSFall2026 in Chicago to celebrate these emerging leaders in polymer science and engineering. 📅 Aug 24–27, 2026 📍 Chicago, IL #FutureFaculty #PolymerScience #MaterialsScience #Mentorship

PMSE and Chemical Marketing & Economics congratulate Dr. Lei Chen and Prof. Guillaume De Bo on receiving the 2026 ACS Global Outstanding Graduate Student & Mentor Award. Recognizing excellence in polymer research and mentorship. #PMSE #PolymerScience #ACS #Mentorship

📢 PMSE is accepting symposium proposals for the Spring 2027 ACS Meeting in New Orleans! Deadline: April 13. New organizers welcome 🎉 ➡️ pmsedivision.org/symposiaorg/ #ACS2027 #PMSE #PolymerScienc

📣 PMSE @ ACS Spring 2026 – Wednesday, March 25 Today's themes emphasize structure–property relationships, AI-driven materials discovery, hydrogels, and more. Don't miss the PMSE/POLY Awards Reception. 🔗 Full program: tinyurl.com/PMSEprograms... #PMSE #ACSSPRING2026

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Don’t miss the PMSE/POLY Plenary Lecture & Awards Reception at ACS Spring 2026. 🎤 Brett A. Helms Polymers at Crossroads 📅 Mar 25 | ⏰ 5:15–7:30 PM 📍 Marriott Marquis – Imperial Ballroom, Salon B 📍 Atlanta Join us to celebrate PMSE awardees and the polymer community. #ACSSpring2026 #PMSE

📣 PMSE @ ACS Spring 2026 – Tuesday, March 24 Tuesday highlights AI/automation, sustainability, polymer physics, circular materials, microplastics, energy systems, and polymer dynamics. 🔗 Full program: tinyurl.com/PMSEprograms... #PMSE #ACSSPRING2026

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📣 PMSE @ ACS Spring 2026 – Monday, March 23 Monday expands into energy materials, bio-based polymers, hybrid systems, and advanced manufacturing, with strong integration of interfaces, electrolytes, and microplastics research. 🔗 Full program: tinyurl.com/PMSEprograms...

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📣 PMSE @ ACS Spring 2026 – Sunday, March 22 We kick off #ACSSPRING2026 with a strong focus on sustainability, advanced manufacturing, biointerfaces & emerging functional polymers, alongside celebrations of impactful careers and undergraduate research. 🔗 Full program:

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