Congratulations to Professor Charles Lieber, who has been selected to receive the Willard Gibbs Medal of the Chicago Section of the ACS! He will receive his award in May, and joins a group of distinguished winners of the Gibbs Medal including Professors E.J. Corey and David Evans, and former CCB professors Richards, Kistiakowsky, Bartlett, Woodward, Westheimer, and Wilson. Since 1911, the Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society, one of the oldest and largest sections in the Society, has presented The Willard Gibbs Medal "to publicly recognize eminent chemists who, through years of application and devotion, have brought to the world developments that enable everyone to live more comfortably and to understand this world better."

The announcement reads: "The Jury of the Willard Gibbs Medal deliberates for months on the nominations for the Medal. Their deliberations recognized Professor Lieber as one of the great explorers of our times. Through his research, collaborations, teaching and publications, he has taken us on a journey into the realm of the nanoworld and provided us with the tools and technologies to not only help us see and understand this dimension of our world, but also to shape and transform the future with it. Professor Lieber has provided innovative tools and methodologies to see, characterize and synthesize nanowires and nanoscale materials. His ingenuity in the application of these technologies is transforming our world of medical diagnostics, computing, energy, optoelectronic devices and biological sciences. These are the attributes of a Gibbs Medalist and his years of devotion to chemistry and its applications to society have earned him this honor."