The NAS Award in Chemical Sciences is an annual award presented by the United States National Academy of Sciences for research in the chemical sciences. It recognizes work that advances understanding of the natural sciences and has broader societal benefit. The award was first presented in 1979 and currently includes a medal and a US$15,000 prize.
Recipients
YearRecipientReason for awardRef.2026Benjamin F. CravattEnzyme function and dysregulation in disease 2025Peter Guy WolynesProtein structure, dynamics, and function2024Kimberly Prather Aerosol chemistry2023Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Polymer chemistry2022Esther TakeuchiElectrochemical energy2021Peter G. SchultzPioneering approaches in chemical and synthetic biology2020John C. TullyChemical reaction dynamics and computational molecular modelling2019Jacqueline BartonChemical and spectroscopic properties of the DNA double helix2018Jennifer DoudnaCRISPR/Cas9 genome engineering2017Armand Paul AlivisatosSynthesis and applications of inorganic nanocrystals2016Carolyn Bertozzi Bio-orthogonal chemistry and its application to living cells2015Molecular negative-ion photoelectron spectroscopy2014Marvin H. CaruthersChemical synthesis of DNA and RNA 2013Gabor A. Somorjai Surface chemistry and catalysis at a microscopic and molecular level2012Tobin J. MarksStructure, function and development of catalysts2011Stephen J. BenkovicCatalysis, purinosome, and DNA polymerases 2010Louis E. BrusNanoscience, semiconductor nanocrystals and their optical properties 2009Joanna S. FowlerPositron-emitting chemical probes and biomedical imaging 2008JoAnne Stubbe Mechanisms and regulation of ribonucleotide reductases2007Robert G. BergmanPhysical, organic, inorganic chemistry and carbon-hydrogen bonds2006Samuel J. Danishefsky Natural product synthesis and carbohydrate-based anticancer vaccines2005Thomas C. BruiceBioorganic chemistry and enzyme mechanisms2004Robert G. ParrDensity functional theory and quantum chemical calculations2003Harry B. GrayLong-range electron tunneling in proteins2002Elias J. Corey Organic synthesis, specifically retrosynthetic analysis2001John I. Brauman Chemical reactivity of ions and molecules2000K. Barry Sharpless Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation, dihydroxylation, and aminohydroxylation 1999John D. Roberts Physical chemistry and molecular structure-reactivity relationships 1998Allen J. BardElectrochemistry and electrochemical microscopy.1997M. Frederick HawthorneBoron hydrides, metallocarboranes and their applications1996Ahmed H. ZewailLaser femtochemistry and chemical bond dynamics1995Isabella L. Karle X-ray analysis of crystal and molecular structures1994Koji Nakanishi Natural product structures and the role of retinal in vision1993Richard H. Holm Metal clusters and metalloproteins in inorganic and biological chemistry1992Donald J. Cram Stereochemistry, reaction mechanisms and host–guest chemistry1991Richard N. Zare Laser-based techniques in chemical reaction dynamics1990F. Albert Cotton Multiple metal-to-metal bonding in inorganic chemistry1989Ronald BreslowSynthetic methods and enzyme reaction mechanisms1988Harden M. McConnellSpectroscopy and membrane structure and dynamics1987Herbert C. BrownOrganoboranes and their use in chemical synthesis1986Roald Hoffmann Quantum chemistry across organic, inorganic and organometallic 1985Richard Barry BernsteinMolecular systems and the understanding of chemical reactivity.1984Not awarded —1983Henry TaubeInner- and outer-sphere electron transfer mechanisms1982Gilbert Stork Synthesis of complex organic molecules 1981Bruno H. Zimm Polymer chemistry, light scattering, and DNA molecules1980Frank H. Westheimer Physical chemistry of organic and enzymatic reactions1979Linus Pauling Structural properties of molecules in chemical, geological and biological sciences
See also
List of chemistry awards
References