The ACS Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry
The ACS Ralph F. Hirschmann Award Recipients
| 2022 | Samuel Stupp | Northwestern University |
| 2020 | Alanna Schepartz | University of California, Berkeley |
| 2018 | Lila M. Gierasch | University of Massachusetts at Amherst |
| 2016 | Ronald T. Raines | University of Wisconsin at Madison |
| 2014 | Samuel Danishefsky | Columbia University |
| 2013 | Dale L. Boger | Scripps Research |
| 2012 | Jeffery W. Kelly | Scripps Research |
| 2011 | David J. Craik | The University of Queensland |
| 2010 | Stephen J. Benkovic | The Pennsylvania State University |
| 2009 | Morten P. Meldal | University of Copenhagen |
| 2008 | William F. DeGrado | University of Pennsylvania |
| 2007 | Samuel H. Gellman | University of Wisconsin at Madison |
| 2006 | George Barany | University of Minnesota at Minneapolis |
| 2005 | James P. Tam | Scripps Research Institute |
| 2004 | Richard A. Houghten | Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies |
| 2003 | Roger M. Hirschmann | Merck Research Laboratories |
| 2002 | Victor J. Hruby | University of Arizona |
| 2001 | Daniel F. Veber | SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals |
| 2000 | Daniel S. Kemp | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 1999 | Harold A. Scheraga | Cornell University |
| 1998 | Isabella Karle | Naval Research Laboratory |
| 1997 | Murray Goodman | University of California at San Diego |
| 1996 | Steven G. Clarke | University of California at Los Angeles |
| 1995 | Shumpei Sakakibara | Peptide Institute, Inc. |
| 1994 | Stephen B. H. Kent | Scripps Research Institute |
| 1993 | Daniel H. Ricoh | University of Wisconsin at Madison |
| 1992 | Louis A. Carpino | University of Massachusetts at Amherst |
| 1991 | Elkan R. Blout | Harvard Medical School |
| 1990 | Bruce Merrifield | The Rockefeller University |
Merck Research Laboratories established the award in 1988. In 2014, this award will be presented biennially in even-numbered years.
The purpose of this award is to recognize and encourage outstanding achievements in the chemistry, biochemistry, and biophysics of peptides.
The nominee must have made outstanding contributions in the chemistry, biochemistry, or biophysics of peptides. The award will be granted regardless of race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, presence of disabilities, and educational background.