The Journal of Polymer Science Innovation Award has been granted to researchers working in areas ranging from instabilities of soft polymer interfaces, to rod-coil block copolymers for photovoltaics, through single-molecule electronics and light-induced polymerization techniques. The editors of the Journal of Polymer Science and the Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) are delighted to present the 2019 Award to Patricia Dankers.