The Pauling Medal Award recognizes outstanding achievement in chemistry and is presented annually by the Puget Sound, Oregon, and Portland Sections of the American Chemical Society. The award is named after Dr. Linus Pauling, a native of the Pacific Northwest, because of the inspiration of his example. A nominee shall have made outstanding contributions to chemistry of a character that have merited national and international recognition.
Nominations for the 2025 Linus Pauling Medal Award are due 5:00 p.m. PDT, May 2, 2025. Please follow the Pauling Medal Award page for updates.
The 2025 Pauling Medal Award Symposium, at which the award will be presented, will be hosted by Seattle University in October 2025. Information about the symposium will be available after the 2025 Pauling Medalist has been announced in late spring or early summer 2025. Many thanks in advance to our Seattle University colleagues for hosting the 2025 symposium.