We proudly honor those who have contributed to the society and the science, and look forward to recognizing them during an award ceremony at the 2026 CRS Annual Meeting & Exposition.
Community Impact Award
Ruth Schmid, PhD
SINTEF Industry, retired Vice President Marketing
DDTR Best Paper Award
Adi Idris, PhD
Queensland University of Technology |QIMRB
Distinguished Service Award
Twan Lammers, PhD
RWTH Aachen University
Exceptional Leadership Award
Ana Melero, PhD
University of Valencia
Founders Award
Dan Peer, PhD
Tel Aviv University
JCR Best Paper Award
Wenguang Wang, PhD
China Pharmaceutical University
Rising Samyang Award
Alexandros Marios Sofias, PhD
RWTH Aachen University Hospital
Rising Women in Science Award
Flavia Sousa, PhD
University of Groningen
PhD Thesis Award
Kelsey Swingle, PhD
Rice University
Samyang Award
Aliasger Salem, PhD
University of Iowa
Juliane Nguyen, PhD
UNC at Chapel Hill
Transdermal Kydonieus Award
Choon Fu Goh, PhD
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Women in Science Award
Kathryn Whitehead, PhD
Carnegie Mellon University
Young Investigator Award
Ana Beloqui, PhD
Universite Catholique de Louvain
Tushar Kumeria, PhD
University of New South Wales
