Established in 1944 in honor of Louis Atwell Olney, the founder and first president of AATCC, The Olney Medal recognizes outstanding achievement in textile or polymer chemistry or other fields of chemistry of major importance to textile science.
The award consists of a gold medal, a scroll, and an honorarium.
Headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, US, AATCC is the leader in education, technology transfer, and test method development for the textile design, materials, and wet processing industries. It is dedicated to education, technical applications and research, and communication.