Macromolecular Science and Engineering Award

The 2010 winner is:

Steven Holdcroft, FCIC
Simon Fraser University
Department of Chemistry

Steven Holdcroft, FCIC, received a BSc degree from the University of Salford (UK), his PhD from Simon Fraser University (SFU) under the supervision of Lionel Funt, and postdoctoral training as a NSERC Fellow at the University of Toronto, working with the late Jim Guillet. He returned to SFU as assistant professor, and is now professor, having been honoured with Faculty of Science and University Teaching Awards. In 2001, he was seconded to the National Research Council of Canada’s Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation (NRC-IFCI) to assist in the implementation of a strategic plan for NRC’s National Fuel Cell Program, and is currently a team leader on partial secondment at IFCI, involved in several multi-national research projects.

An elected Fellow of the CIC, he served for many years as treasurer of MSED, and is a past technical program chair of the CSC conference (Whistler). He has chaired numerous advisory and grant selection committees, and is the scientific program chair for Pacifichem 2010. His research program spans macromolecular science, electrochemistry, organic electronics, and fuel cell technology. He is known for his contributions to the study of π-conjugated polymers and ion conducting polymers. He is co-author of more than 160 peer-reviewed articles and several book chapters.

Previous winners of the CIC Macromolecular Science and Engineering Award

Nomination Form: submit your nomination form as a PDF

Terms of Reference

This award is presented to an individual who, while residing in Canada, has made a distinguished contribution to macromolecular science or engineering.

Deadline: July 2 of every year

Sponsor: NOVA Chemicals Corporation

Award: A framed scroll, $2,000 cash prize

The award shall be presented at the annual Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition or Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference. The recipient will be required to present an award lecture.

Membership in the Institute is not a prerequisite for receiving this award.

All nominations will remain in force for three years. Nominators are responsible for keeping the record of the nominee up to date and complete.

The award shall be presented annually unless the Committee considers that no suitable candidate has been nominated.