The Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics is awarded annually, in even years by the

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and in odd years by the

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. The award is meant to recognize and encourage outstanding

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research in

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and

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, in the spirit of

Irving Langmuir Irving Langmuir (; January 31, 1881 – August 16, 1957) was an American chemist, physicist, and metallurgical engineer. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1932 for his work in surface chemistry. Langmuir's most famous publicatio ...

. A nominee must have made an outstanding contribution to chemical physics or physical chemistry within the 10 years preceding the year in which the award is made. The award will be granted without restriction, except that the recipient must be a resident of the

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. The award was established in 1931 by Dr. A.C. Langmuir, brother of

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-winning chemist

, to recognize the best young chemist in the United States. A $10,000 prize was to be awarded annually by the American Chemical Society. The first recipient was

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. In 1964, the General Electric Foundation took over the financial backing of the prize, which was renamed the Irving Langmuir Award and the modern selection process was created. In 2006 the

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took over sponsorship of the award, and since 2009 the award has been co-sponsored between GE Global Research and the ACS Division of Physical Chemistry.

Past recipients

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References

External links

Irving Langmuir Page at the American Chemical Society Site

Irving Langmuir Page at the American Physical Society Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Langmuir Award, Irving Langmuir Award In Chemical Physics Awards of the American Chemical Society Awards of the American Physical Society Physical chemistry Awards established in 1931

Past recipients

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