Polymer is a truly international journal, with papers submitted and published
originating from as many as 73 different countries while the online version of the
journal is currently available in exactly 100 countries of the world!
As active precipitant in the life of the international polymer community, Polymer
is proud to be the sponsor of several important awards:
- Since 1997, The John H. Dillon Medal given by the American Physical Society and
its Polymer Physics Division. The 2008 winner was Kari Dalnoki-Veress and the 2009
winner has already been announced to be Venkat Ganesan.
- Since 2007, The Herman F. Mark Award given by the Polymer Chemistry Division of
the American Chemical Society. The latest (2007) winner was Robert Langer.
- The three newly established (in 2007) Mark Scholars Awards given by the Polymer
Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society. The first winners were Kris
Matyjaszewski (member of the Editorial Board of Polymer), Craig Hawker (member of
the Editorial Board of Polymer) and Greg Tew.
- The newly established (in 2006) Feng Xinde Polymer Prize for Best Chinese Paper
published in Polymer. The winners of the 2nd Feng Xinde Polymer Prize for the Best
Chinese Paper published in Polymer during 2007 were Tao Wang, Jiajing Xu,
Feng Qiu, Hongdong Zhang and Yuliang Yang for their paper Force Spectrum of a Few
Chains Grafted on an AFM Tip: Comparison of the Experiment to a Self-consistent
Mean Field Theory Simulation published in Polymer, vol. 48, 6170–6179 (2007).
For a number of years Polymer sponsors, on a regular basis, the following conferences:
- UK High Polymer Research Group's Annual Conference in Shrigley (previously in Moretonhampstead)
- Polymer Physics Division Meeting during the Spring Meeting of the German Physical Society
Polymer also sponsors important strategic decision-making meetings like the
NSF Polymers Workshop in 2007 as well as a number of Best Poster Awards at major
international polymer conferences and workshops every year.