La Medaglia Pauling 2023 è stata conferita a Laura Gagliardi, Socia lincea, insieme a Richard and Kathy Leventhal dell'Universià di Chicago.
"The Pauling Medal Award recognizes outstanding achievement in chemistry and is presented annually by the Puget Sound, Oregon, and Portland Sections of the American Chemical Society. The award is named after Dr. Linus Pauling, a native of the Pacific Northwest, because of the inspiration of his example. A nominee shall have made outstanding contributions to chemistry of a character that have merited national and international recognition"