Butler Polymer Research Award

Professor George & Josephine Butler established this award to recognize excellence in graduate student research and education related to polymer chemistry. Competition for the award is quite strong and extends beyond The Butler Polymer Research Laboratory. Candidates are selected from all Department of Chemistry PhD students carrying out their research in polymer chemistry.

Past Winners:

2024: Rhys Hughes
2023: Kevin Stewart
2022: Angie Korpusik
2021 Sofia Goodrich
2020: Jacob Lessard
2019: Aravinda Munasinghe
2018: Michael B. Sims
2017: Kyle C. Bentz & C. Adrian Figg
2016: Ha Nguyen
2015: Megan Hill
2014: Taylor W. Gaines & William L. Brooks
2013: Michael Schulz
2012: Zhou Chen & Alexander Pemba
2011: Romain Stalder
2010: Brian Aitken, Kenneth Graham, Bora Inci
2009: Jianguo Mei & Kathleen Opper
2008: James Leonard
2007: Bob Brookins
2006: Xiaoyong Zhao
2005: Travis Baughman
2004: Ben Reeves & Barry Thompson
2003: John Sworen
2002: Stephen E. Lehman, Jr., Timothy E. Hopkins,

& Charles "CJ" DuBois

2001: Irina Schwendeman & Steve Carino
2000: Jason Smith
1999: Mike Ramey
1998: Guy Weerasekera, Chris Thomas, & Debra Tindall
1997: Fernando Gomez

2024 Butler Polymer Research Award Winner

Rhys Hughes

The 2024 award was presented to Rhys Hughes. In addition to his sustained record of productivity in the laboratory, Rhys has been actively involved in the UF Polymer program through the POLY-PMSE Student Chapter and by serving in other leadership roles within the Butler Laboratory.