Honours and Awards
The George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education was named in his honour, as well as the main chemistry lecture hall at Berkeley, 1 Pimentel Hall.
- Wolf Prize in Chemistry (1982)
- National Medal of Science (1985)
- Franklin Medal (1985)
- Welch Award (1986)
- Priestley Medal (1989)
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