Kolos Medal
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The Kołos Medal is a prestigious medal awarded every 2 years by the University of Warsaw
and the Polish Chemical Society for distinction in theoretical or experimental physical chemistry. It was established in 1998 to commemorate the life and career of Włodzimierz Kołos
, one of the founding fathers of modern quantum chemistry
. The winners of the award so far have been:
University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw is the largest university in Poland and one of the most prestigious, ranked as best Polish university in 2010 and 2011...
and the Polish Chemical Society for distinction in theoretical or experimental physical chemistry. It was established in 1998 to commemorate the life and career of Włodzimierz Kołos
Wlodzimierz Kolos
Włodzimierz Kołos was one of the founders of modern quantum chemistry, and pioneered accurate calculations on the electronic structure of molecules. Kołos was born on September 6, 1928 in Pinsk. He received his M.Sc. in chemistry in 1950 and began his academic career as an organic chemist....
, one of the founding fathers of modern quantum chemistry
Quantum chemistry
Quantum chemistry is a branch of chemistry whose primary focus is the application of quantum mechanics in physical models and experiments of chemical systems...
. The winners of the award so far have been:
- 1998: Roald HoffmannRoald HoffmannRoald Hoffmann is an American theoretical chemist who won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He currently teaches at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.-Escape from the Holocaust:...
- 2000: Richard BaderRichard BaderRichard F. W. Bader is a quantum chemist, noted for his work on the Atoms in Molecules approach. This approach explains chemistry, particularly established chemical models such as the Lewis structure, in terms of the topology of the electron density function in three-dimensional space.He was born...
- 2002: Paul von Ragué SchleyerPaul von Rague SchleyerPaul von Ragué Schleyer is an organic physical chemist of substantial significance whose research has been cited with great frequency. A 1997 survey indicated that Dr. Schleyer was, at the time, the world's third most cited chemist, with over 1100 technical papers produced...
- 2005: Jan Peter ToenniesJan Peter ToenniesProfessor Jan Peter Toennies is an American scientist and former director of the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization...
- 2007: Jeremy M Hutson
- 2009: Joachim SauerJoachim SauerJoachim Sauer is a German quantum chemist, full professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin. He is the husband of the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel.- Scientific career :...
- 2011: Y. T. Lee