Awards & Winners

Charles Goodyear Medal

Charles Goodyear Medal

The Charles Goodyear Medal is the highest honor conferred by the American Chemical Society, Rubber Division. Established in 1941, the award is named after Charles Goodyear, the discoverer of vulcanization, and consists of a gold medal, a framed certificate and prize money. The medal honors individuals for "outstanding invention, innovation, or development which has resulted in a significant change or contribution to the nature of the rubber industry". Awardees give a lecture at an ACS Rubber Division meeting, and publish a review of their work in the society's scientific journal Rubber Chemistry and Technology.
Date Established : 1941

Check all the winners of Charles Goodyear Medal presented under Charles Goodyear Medal since 1941 .


Norman Bekkedahl

(For his work with the application of thermodynamics to natural rubber.)