The Tolman Medal is awarded each year by the Southern California Section of the

American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 155,000 members at all ...

(SCALACS) for outstanding contributions to chemistry which include contributions in areas of fundamental studies, chemical technology, and significant contributions to chemical education or outstanding leadership in science on a national level. To be eligible for the Medal, the recipient must have accomplished the majority of his or her work while resident in Southern California. The Medal is named for physicist and chemist Richard C. Tolman.

Recipients

Source
SCALACS
* 1960

William G. Young William Glover Young (born September 23, 1940) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Education and career Born in Huntington, New York, Young received an Artium Baccalau ...

* 1961

Anton Burg Anton Behme Burg (October 18, 1904 – November 18, 2003) was an American chemist. He was chairman of the University of Southern California chemistry department and an expert on boron. Burg joined USC in 1939 as an assistant professor. He buil ...

* 1962

Ernest H. Swift Ernest is a given name derived from Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious". Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People * Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor *Ernest, ...

* 1963

W. Conway Pierce Willis Conway Pierce (December 2, 1895 – December 23, 1974) was an American chemist and professor at Pomona College and in the University of California system. Career Pierce left Georgetown College as a sophomore for New York to serve in the ga ...

* 1964

Arie J. Haagen-Smit Arie is a masculine given name. As a Dutch name, Arie (pronounced ) is generally a short form of Adrianus, but sometimes also of Arend or Arent, Arnout or Arnoud, or even Aaron. As a Hebrew, Jewish, or Israeli name, Arie (pronounced ) is a t ...

* 1965

Thomas F. Doumani Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Ap ...

, Union Oil Company * 1966 Arthur Adamson, USC * 1967

Ulric B. Bray Ulric was originally a form of the Old English male name Wulfric but is now seen as a form of Ulrich. Ulric may refer to: People with the name ''See Ulrich for a list of historical individuals whose name may be anglicized as ''Ulric''.'' ;Moder ...

, Bray Oil Company * 1968

Francis E. Blacet Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Francis (surname) Places *Rural M ...

, UCLA * 1969

Robert D. Vold The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

, USC * 1970

Robert L. Pecsok The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

, UCLA * 1971

Roland C. Hansford Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the ...

, Union Oil Company * 1972 James Bonner, Caltech * 1973

Howard Reiss Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probabl ...

, UCLA * 1974

John D. Roberts John Dombrowski Roberts (June 8, 1918 – October 29, 2016) was an American chemist. He made contributions to the integration of physical chemistry, spectroscopy, and organic chemistry for the understanding of chemical reaction rates. Another ...

, Caltech * 1975 Dr. Corwin Hansch, Pomona College * 1976 F. Sherwood Rowland, U. C. Irvine * 1977

Sidney W. Benson Sidney may refer to: People * Sidney (surname), English surname * Sidney (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Sidney (footballer, born 1972), full name Sidney da Silva Souza, Brazilian football defensive midfielder * Si ...

, USC * 1978

Thomas C. Bruice Thomas C. Bruice (August 25, 1925 – February 15, 2019) was a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at University of California, Santa Barbara. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1974. He was a pioneering researcher in the a ...

, UCSB * 1979 Harry B. Gray, Caltech * 1980

Herbert D. Kaesz Herbert may refer to: People Individuals * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert Name * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert, ...

, UCLA * 1981 Paul D. Boyer, UCLA * 1982 Donald T. Sawyer, UCR * 1983

James N. Pitts James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguati ...

, Air Pollution Research Center, UCR * 1984

Donald J. Cram Donald James Cram (April 22, 1919 – June 17, 2001) was an American chemist who shared the 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Jean-Marie Lehn and Charles J. Pedersen "for their development and use of molecules with structure-specific inte ...

, UCLA * 1985 Arnold O. Beckman, Beckman Instruments, Inc. * 1986 M. Frederick Hawthorne, UCLA * 1987

Clifford A. Bunton Clifford may refer to: People *Clifford (name), an English given name and surname, includes a list of people with that name *William Kingdon Clifford * Baron Clifford *Baron Clifford of Chudleigh * Baron de Clifford *Clifford baronets * Clifford f ...

, UC, Santa Barbara * 1988 John D. Baldeschwieler, Caltech * 1989 Mostafa El-Sayed, UCLA * 1990

Linus Pauling Linus Carl Pauling (; February 28, 1901August 19, 1994) was an American chemist, biochemist, chemical engineer, peace activist, author, and educator. He published more than 1,200 papers and books, of which about 850 dealt with scientific top ...

, Caltech * 1991 George Olah, USC * 1992

Peter C. Ford Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

, UC Santa Barbara * 1993

Charles L. Wilkins Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

, UC Riverside * 1994 Jacqueline K. Barton, Caltech * 1995

Christopher S. Foote Christopher Spencer Foote (June 5, 1935 – June 13, 2005) was a professor of chemistry at UCLA and an expert in reactive oxygen species, in particular, singlet oxygen. He published 259 articles, editorials, and notes. He was cited over 14,000 ...

, UCLA * 1996

Larry R. Dalton Larry Dalton (born April 25, 1943) is an American chemist best known for his work in polymeric nonlinear electro-optics. Early years Professor Larry Dalton was born on a farm near Belpre, Ohio on April 25, 1943. He attended Michigan State Univ ...

, USC * 1997 Ahmed H. Zewail, Caltech * 1998

Kendall N. Houk Kendall Newcomb Houk is a Distinguished Research Professor in Organic Chemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research group studies organic, organometallic, and biological reactions using the tools of computational chemistry. ...

, UCLA * 1999 Peter B. Dervan, Caltech * 2000 Dr. William Andrew Goddard III, Caltech * 2001 Peter M. Rentzepis, UC Irvine * 2002 Robert H. Grubbs, Caltech * 2003

Arieh Warshel Arieh Warshel ( he, אריה ורשל; born November 20, 1940) is an Israeli-American biochemist and biophysicist. He is a pioneer in computational studies on functional properties of biological molecules, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry ...

, USC * 2004 Christopher Reed, UC Riverside * 2005

Fred Wudl Fred Wudl is an American materials scientist, academic researcher. He is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Materials Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Wudl has published over 500 papers and has 20 patents awarde ...

, UCLA * 2006

G. K. Surya Prakash G. K. Surya Prakash (born 1953) is a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and holder of the George A. and Judith A. Olah Nobel Laureate Chair in Hydrocarbon Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry at the ...

, USC Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute * 2007

Barbara Finlayson-Pitts Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts is a Canadian-American atmospheric chemist. She is a professor in the chemistry department at the University of California, Irvine and is the Director of AirUCI Institute. Finlayson-Pitts and James N. Pitts, Jr. are the ...

, UC Irvine * 2008

Joan S. Valentine Joan Selverstone Valentine (born 1945) is a biological inorganic chemist and biochemist. Valentine's current work examines the role of transition metals, metalloenzymes, and oxidative stress in health. Her foremost expertise is superoxide anion a ...

, UCLA * 2009

Richard B. Kaner Richard B. Kaner is an American synthetic inorganic chemist. He is a distinguished professor and the Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Materials Innovation at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he holds a joint appointment in the D ...

, UCLA * 2010

Dennis A. Dougherty Dennis A. Dougherty (born December 4, 1952, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is the George Grant Hoag Professor of Chemistry at California Institute of Technology. His research applies physical organic chemistry to systems of biological importance. ...

, Caltech * 2011

Karl O. Christe Karl Otto Christe (born July 24, 1936) is an inorganic chemist. He is the best reference in respectful handling of a huge number of extremely reactive components and his extensive experience in fluorine chemistry earned him the title of 'The Fluo ...

, USC * 2012

John Bercaw John E. Bercaw (born December 3, 1944) is an American chemist and Centennial Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus at the California Institute of Technology. Early life and education Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Bercaw obtained his bachelor of scie ...

, Caltech * 2013

Mark E. Thompson Mark E. Thompson is a Californian chemistry academic who has worked with OLEDs. Career Mark E. Thompson graduated with honors from the University of California, Berkeley, earning his B.S. in chemistry in 1980. He earned a Ph.D. in inorganic chem ...

, USC * 2014 William J. Evans, UC Irvine * 2015 Michael Jung, UCLA * 2016

Paul S. Weiss Paul S. Weiss (born October 10, 1959) is a leading American nanoscientist at the University of California, Los Angeles. He holds numerous positions, including UC Presidential Chair, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bioen ...

, UCLA * 2017 Jeffrey I. Zink, UCLA * 2018 Clifford P. Kubiak, UC San Diego * 2019

A. S. Borovik A is the first letter of the Latin and English alphabet. A may also refer to: Science and technology Quantities and units * ''a'', a measure for the attraction between particles in the Van der Waals equation * ''A'' value, a measure o ...

, UCI * 2020

Pingyun Feng Pingyuan County ( postal: Pingyun; , Hakka: Phin-yen) is a county in the northeast of Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Meizhou City. Geography Pingyuan County is located in the northeast of Guan ...

, UCR * 2021

Donald R. Blake Donald R. Blake is an American chemist currently a distinguished professor at University of California, Irvine and an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and American Geophysical Union The American Geophysica ...

, UCI

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{{Reflist Awards of the American Chemical Society American science and technology awards Awards established in 1961 Science and technology in California Southern California

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