Below are past winners of the J. William Weaver Award. The award-winning papers are available to AATCC members through the online article archive.
| Year | Title | Author(s) |
| 2012 | "Liquid Chromatographic and Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Dyes for Forensic Purposes" | Keith R. Beck, David Hinks, Nathan H. Weisner, and Anne Crawford |
| 2011 | "Development of a Novel Bleaching Process for Cotton" | Renzo Shamey, Changhai Xu, and David Hinks |
| 2010 | "Determination of Antimicrobial Effi cacy for Textile Products Against Odor-Causing Bacteria" | Rachel McQueen, Monika Maria Keelan, and Swapna Kannayiram |
| 2009 | “Hybrid Nanofiber Structures for Tissue Engineering” | Bhupender S. Gupta and Ajit Moghe |
| 2008 | “Capillary Channel Polymer Fibers as Structural Templates for Ligament Regeneration” | Philip J. Brown, Kristofer D. Sinclair, and Charles Kenneth (Ken) Webb |
| 2007 | “Describing Color Differences: How Good are You Color Comments?” | Carol Tomasino Revels |
| 2006 | “Durable and Regenerable Antimicrobial Textiles: Thermal Stability of Halamine Structures” | Gang Sun, Jeffrey Williams, Lei Qian, and Joseph (Tay-Yuan) Chen |
| 2005 | “Washfastness Improvement for Heavy Shade Microdenier Nylon 6,6 Fabric” | |
| 2004 | “Comparison of Color Difference Equations for Textiles: CMC(2:1) and CIEDE2000” | J. Richard Aspland and Pramod U. Shanbhag |
| 2003 | “Bifunctional Surface Modification of Polyester” | Martin Bide, Tao Zhong, Joshua Ukponmwan, Matthew Phaneuf, William Quist, and Frank LoGerfo |
| 2002 | “Influences of Carpet and Instrumental Parameters on the Identification of Carpet Face fiber by NIR” | James E. Rodgers III |
| 2001 | “Smart Rinsing, A Step Change in Reactive Dye Application Technology” | Michael Bradbury, Steve Moorehouse, and Peter S. Collishaw |
| 2000 | “On-line Monitoring of Reactive Batch Dyeing Exhaustion and Hydrolysis by FIA-HPLC” | Michele L. Wallace, Keith R. Beck, and C. Brent Smith |
| 1999 | “Systems for Automated Analysis of Carpet Dyebaths” | Wayne C.Tincher, Shiqi Li, and Elizabeth W. White |
| 1998 | “Recycling Cotton from Cotton/Polyester Fabrics” | loan I. Negulescu, Billie J. Collier, John R. Collier, Hyojung Kwon, and Ajit V. Pends |
| 1997 | “Cotton Hosiery Bleaching with Hydrogen Peroxide” | Bruce A. Evans, Leanne Boleslawski, and John E. Boliek |
| 1996 | “The Mechanism of Hydrogen Peroxide Bleaching” | Wolfgang Schlenker and Josef J. Dannacher |
| 1995 | “Advances in Indigo Dyeing: Implications for the Dyer, Apparel Manufacturers and Environment” | J. Nolan Etters |
| 1994 | “Determining the Metal Content of Cotton” | Donald E. Brushwood and Henry H. Perkins Jr. |
| 1993 | “Laboratory-to-Bulk Reproducibility in Exhaust Dyeing Processes” | Dietrich Hildebrand and Fredgar Hoffman |
| 1992 | “Evaluation of Factors Contributing to the Light-induced Yellowing of Whitewashed Denim” | James W. Rucker, Harold S. Freeman, and Whei-Neen Hsu |
| 1991 | “Justifying New Technology” | G. Douglas Chambers |
| 1990 | “Basic Principles and Applications of Vacuum Slot Extraction” | Arthur D. Broadbent |
| 1989 | “Errors in Colorimetry Caused by the Measuring Instrument” | Joanne C. Zwinkels |
| 1988 | “Computer Technology in the Modern Dyehouse” | Brian Glover |
| 1987 | “Soil Release Finishes for Fibers and Fabrics” | Theodore F. Cooke |
| 1986 | “The Role of Water in the Dyeing Process” | Teruo Hori |
| 1985 | “The Role of Fiber Surface on Dye Rate Uniformity” | Winfield T. Holfeld and Royden H. Pike |
| 1984 | “Glyoxal-Glycol Mild Cure Process for Formaldehyde-free Durable Press Finishing of Cotton” | Clark M. Welch |
| 1983 | “Why Do White Fabrics and Garments Turn Yellow During Storage in Polyethylene Bags and Wrappings?” | Kenneth C. Smeltz |
| 1982 | “The Chemistry of Formaldehyde Release from Durable Press Fabrics” | Theodore F. Cooke and Hans-Dietrich Weigmann |
| 1981 | “Reusing Dyebaths in Jet Dyeing” | Wayne C. Tincher, Fred L. Cook, and Lynn A. Barch |
| 1980 | “The Effect of Fabric Composition on Energy Demand in Home Laundering” | Frederick T. Wallenberger, A. Slack, and Manfred Wentz |
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