Purpose: To recognize outstanding contributions to the fields of chromatography with particular consideration given to developments of new methods.

This award consists of a plaque and $2500. The latter may be used to help defray travel expenses associated with the recipient’s participation in the Division’s award ceremony (typically held at the ACS Fall National Meeting each year) which are not covered separately by the Division.

Joseph J. Kirkland Award in Chromatography Recipients:

Nominating Information

1961: Harold H. Strain
1962: L. Zechmeister
1963: Waldo E. Cohn
1964: Stanford Moore and William H. Stein
1965: Stephen Dal Nogare
1966: Kurt A. Kraus
1967: J. Calvin Giddings
1968: Lewis G. Longsworth
1969: Morton Beroza
1970: Julian F. Johnson
1972: J. J. Kirkland
1973: Albert Zlatkis
1974: Lockhart B. Rogers
1975: Egon Stahl
1976: James S. Fritz
1977: Raymond P. W. Scott
1978: A. J. P. Martin
1979: Evan C. Horning
1980: James E. Lovelock
1981: Marcel J. E. Golay
1982: Barry L. Karger
1983: Csaba G. Horváth
1984: Lloyd R. Snyder
1985: Leslie S. Ettre
1986: Milos V. Novotny
1987: Charles H. Lochmuller
1988: Milton L. Lee
1989: Fred E. Regnier
1990: John H. Knox
1991: Hamish Small
1992: Josef F. K. Huber
1993: James W. Jorgenson
1994: William H. Pirkle
1995: Klaus K. Unger
1996: Stellan Hjerten
1997: Peter W. Carr
1998: Georges Guiochon
1999: Daniel W. Armstrong
2000: Charles W. Gehrke
2001: Ernest Bayer
2002: Edward S. Yeung
2003: William S. Hancock
2004: Shigeru Terabe
2005: Patrick J. F. Sandra
2006: John G. Dorsey
2007: J. Michael Ramsey
2008: Frantisek Svec
2009: Nobuo Tanaka
2010: Udo A. T. Brinkman
2011: Purnendu Dasgupta
2012: Wolfgang F. Lindner
2013: Paul R. Haddad
2014: Susan Olesik
2015: Milton T. W. Hearn
2016: Harold M. McNair
2017: Robert T. Kennedy
2018: Janusz Boleslaw Pawliszyn
2019: Gert Desmet
2020: Lane C. Sander
2021: David S. Hage
2022: Peter J. Schoenmakers
2023: Christopher Pohl
2024: Ronald E. Majors
2025: Luis A. Colon

In 2025, the Division of Analytical Chemistry established the Joseph J. Kirkland Award in Chromatography  American Chemical Society to preserve the legacy of the ACS Award in Chromatography national award due to lack of corporate funding.

To adapt the award into a divisional level honor given by the Division of Analytical Chemistry, the co-founders of Advanced Materials Technology provided initial support to establish the Joseph J. Kirkland Award in Chromatography starting in 2025.

As an extension of the most prestigious American Chemical Society award in separation science, we believe it is important to continue the opportunity to provide recognition to outstanding leaders in this field. To sustain the award at the divisional level, and eventually re-establish it at the national level, we are seeking additional funds from the broader scientific community.

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Kirkland Chromatography Award Endowment Contributors:

Platinum
($20,000 and above)

Diamond
($15,000 – $19,999)

 Gold
($10,000 – $14,999)

  • Dr. Joseph DeStefano, long-time friend and collaborator of Jack Kirkland
  • Anonymous

Silver
($5,000 – $9,999)

Bronze
($2,500 – $4,999)

Benefactor
($1,000 – $2,499)

Supporter
($500 – $999)

Donor
($1 – $499)

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