CRS 2026 Award Recipients

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

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