Meldola medal
Encyclopedia
The Meldola Medal and Prize was awarded annually by the Royal Society of Chemistry
to a British chemist
who was under 32 years of age for promising original investigations in chemistry (which have been published). It commemorates Raphael Meldola
, President of the Maccabaeans
and the Institute of Chemistry
. The prize was the sum of £500 and a bronze medal.
The prize was modified in 2008 and joined the Edward Harrison Memorial Prize
to become the Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prizes
.
Royal Society of Chemistry
The Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences." It was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry with a new...
to a British chemist
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
who was under 32 years of age for promising original investigations in chemistry (which have been published). It commemorates Raphael Meldola
Raphael Meldola
Raphael Meldola FRS was a British chemist and entomologist. He was Professor of Organic Chemistry in the University of London, 1912–5.- Life :...
, President of the Maccabaeans
Maccabaeans
The Maccabaeans is an Anglo-Jewish charity. Started in 1891, it is a friendly society, established in 1894, and registered on the 8th of May, 1901, under the Friendly Societies' Act, as amended 1896...
and the Institute of Chemistry
Royal Institute of Chemistry
The Royal Institute of Chemistry was a British scientific organisation.Founded in 1877 as the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain, its role was to focus on qualifications and the professional status of chemists, and its aim was to ensure that consulting and analytical chemists were properly...
. The prize was the sum of £500 and a bronze medal.
The prize was modified in 2008 and joined the Edward Harrison Memorial Prize
Edward Harrison Memorial Prize
The Edward Harrison Memorial Prize was awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry to a British chemist who was under 32 years, and working the fields of theoretical or physical chemistry...
to become the Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prizes
Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prizes
The Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prizes are annual prizes awarded by Royal Society of Chemistry to a British chemist who is under 32 years of age. They consists of 3 prizes, each of £5000 and a medal...
.
Past winners
- 2007 - Hon Lam, University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
- 2007 - Rachel O'Reilly, University of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
- 2006 - Rebecca Goss, University of East AngliaUniversity of East AngliaThe University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
- 2006 - Richard Layfield, University of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
- 2005 - R J Allen, M L Clarke
- 2004 - M S P Shaffer, C K Williams
- 2003 - I J S Fairlamb, N R Walker, C Vallance
- 2002 - G L Challis, M A Hayward
- 2001 - A S Nelson
- 2000 - C J Carmalt
- 1999 - B G Davis, P A O'Brien
- 1998 - S P Marsden, J W Steed
- 1997 - P J Clayden, J S O Evans
- 1996 - D W Lewis, M Shipman
- 1995 - A Armstrong
- 1994 - J R Durrant
- 1993 - M Wills, D S Wright
- 1992 - C A Hunter, D J Wales
- 1991 - J P Attfield, K D M Harris
- 1990 - A R Barron
- 1989 - S E Thomas, M T Weller
- 1988 - R E Mulvey, N S Simpkins
- 1987 - P D Beer, J H Keeler
- 1986 - A Mills, N C Norman
- 1985 - J S Ford
- 1984 - J R Darwent, I P Rothwell
- 1983 - R A Jones, I Paterson
- 1982 - A G Orpen, I Powis
- 1981 - D C Clary, A Dilks
- 1980 - A G M BarrettAnthony BarrettAnthony Gerard Martin Barrett FRS is a British chemist, and Sir Derek Barton Professor of Synthesis, Glaxo Professor of Organic Chemistry at Imperial College London...
- 1979 - M W Evans
- 1978 - J Evans
- 1977 - E Oldfield
- 1976 - J K Burdett, M Poliakoff
- 1975 - J K M SandersJeremy SandersJeremy Keith Morris Sanders, is a British chemist who is known for his contributions to many fields including NMR spectroscopy and supramolecular chemistry. He has been Head of the School of Physical Sciences at the University of Cambridge since 2009; he was also Deputy Vice-Chancellor 2006–2010,...
- 1974 - P J Derrick
- 1973 - J N L Connor, B P Roberts
- 1972 - G A Ozin
- 1971 - G M Bancroft, J F Kennedy
- 1970 - G M Sheldrick
- 1969 - P W AtkinsPeter AtkinsPeter William Atkins is a British chemist and former Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Lincoln College. He is a prolific writer of popular chemistry textbooks, including Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Molecular Quantum Mechanics...
- 1968 - M Gerloch, G R Luckhurst
- 1967 - T J Kemp
- 1966 - D H Williams
- 1965 - R D Gillard
- 1964 - J S Brimacombe, J J Rooney
- 1963 - A CarringtonAlan CarringtonAlan Carrington CBE, FRS is a British chemist. He was educated at the University of Southampton where he was awarded the degrees of B. Sc. and Ph. D. He was a Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge from 1959 to 1967. From 1967 to 1984 and from 1987 to 1999, he was Professor of Chemistry at the...
- 1962 - J Trotter
- 1961 - J N Murrell, R O C Norman
- 1960 - J N Bradley
- 1959 - J I G Cadogan, T C Waddington
- 1957 - D J Manners
- 1956 - T S West
- 1955 - P Gray
- 1954 - J. S. RowlinsonJohn Shipley RowlinsonJohn Shipley Rowlinson is a British chemist. He was educated at Trinity College, Oxford and received a D. Phil from the University of Oxford in chemical kinetics working under J. D. Lambert. In 1961, he was appointed Professor in Chemical Technology at Imperial College London and in 1974 moved to...
- 1953 - R N Haszeldine
- 1952 - T L Cottrell, B C L Weedon
- 1951 - C Kemball, G W Kenner
- 1950 - E A R Braude
- 1949 - A J B Robertson
- 1948 - R A Raphael
- 1947 - J Baddiley
- 1946 - A W Johnson, R H Stokes
- 1941 - C H Bamford
- 1940 - E R H Jones
- 1939 - H N Rydon
- 1938 - W C Price
- 1937 - R P Bell
- 1936 - E D Hughes, A R Todd
- 1935 - H W Melville
- 1933 - M Stacey
- 1932 - L E Sutton
- 1931 - G F Marrian
- 1930 - P LinsteadPatrick LinsteadSir Patrick Linstead CBE, DSc, HonDSc, DIC, HonFCGI, HonMIMM, FRS was an English chemist.-Career:...
- 1929 - R A Morton
- 1928 - J A V Butler
- 1927 - J H QuastelJuda Hirsch QuastelJuda Hirsch Quastel, CC, FRS, FRSE was a British-Canadian biochemist who pioneered diverse research in neurochemistry, soil metabolism, cellular metabolism, and cancer....
- 1926 - R G W NorrishRonald George Wreyford NorrishRonald George Wreyford Norrish was a British chemist. He was born in Cambridge and attended The Perse School. He was a former student of Eric Rideal...
- 1925 - H Phillips
- 1924 - L J Harris
- 1923 - C N HinshelwoodCyril Norman HinshelwoodSir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood OM PRS was an English physical chemist.Born in London, his parents were Norman Macmillan Hinshelwood, a chartered accountant, and Ethe Frances née Smith. He was educated first in Canada, returning in 1905 on the death of his father to a small flat in Chelsea where he...
- 1922 - C K IngoldChristopher Kelk IngoldSir Christopher Kelk Ingold FRS was a British chemist based in Leeds and London. His groundbreaking work in the 1920s and 1930s on reaction mechanisms and the electronic structure of organic compounds was responsible for the introduction into mainstream chemistry of concepts such as nucleophile,...
- 1921 - C K IngoldChristopher Kelk IngoldSir Christopher Kelk Ingold FRS was a British chemist based in Leeds and London. His groundbreaking work in the 1920s and 1930s on reaction mechanisms and the electronic structure of organic compounds was responsible for the introduction into mainstream chemistry of concepts such as nucleophile,...