Dr. Quentin Michaudel Receives Prestigious 2026 Augustine Award from the Organic Reactions Catalysis Society
Dr. Quentin Michaudel, associate professor of chemistry, was recently selected to be the recipient of the 2026 Augustine Award, one of the highest distinctions conferred by the Organic Reactions Catalysis Society (ORCS).
The award recognizes early-to-mid career scientists who have made outstanding contributions to catalysis. Previous recipients include Drs. Alison Narayan, Yuriy Roman-Leshkov and Ive Hermans. Michaudel’s work stood out for its creativity, rigor and impact.
Michaudel’s research targets pressing societal challenges, such as plastic waste, energy production and emerging pathogens, by creating novel materials with precise structures and tailored functions.
His group’s work has published 18 papers and a book chapter, been cited more than 2,000 times, and one recent paper on antibacterial polymers was ranked in the top 5 percent of all research outputs tracked by Altmetric. Michaudel himself has also won the Camille Dreyfus Teach-Scholar award, NIH MIRA, NSF CAREER and two Early Investigator Awards from the American Chemical Society.
As part of the award, Michaudel will deliver the 2026 Augustine Award Lecture at the 30th Biennial ORCS meeting in April. His lecture will highlight the innovative research accomplishments that have positioned him as a rising star in catalysis and synthetic chemistry.