Priestley Medal
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The Priestley Medal is awarded by the American Chemical Society (ACS) for distinguished service in the field of chemistry. Established in 1922, the award is named after Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen who emigrated to the United States of America in 1793.
The medal was originally awarded once every three years. However, since 1944 it has been awarded yearly.
Contents
Recipients
- 1923 Ira Remsen
- 1926 Edgar F. Smith
- 1929 Francis P. Garvan
- 1932 Charles L. Parsons
- 1935 William A. Noyes
- 1938 Marston T. Bogert
- 1941 Thomas Midgley, Jr.
- 1944 James B. Conant
- 1945 Ian Heilbron
- 1946 Roger Adams
- 1947 Warren K. Lewis
- 1948 Edward R. Weidlein
- 1949 Arthur B. Lamb
- 1950 Charles A. Kraus
- 1951 E. J. Crane
- 1952 Samuel C. Lind
- 1953 Sir Robert Robinson
- 1954 W. Albert Noyes, Jr.
- 1955 Charles A. Thomas
- 1956 Carl S. Marvel
- 1957 Farrington Daniels
- 1958 Ernest H. Volwiler
- 1959 H. I. Schlesinger
- 1960 Wallace R. Brode
- 1961 Louis P. Hammett
- 1962 Joel H. Hildebrand
- 1963 Peter J. W. Debye
- 1964 John C. Bailar, Jr.
- 1965 William J. Sparks
- 1966 William Oliver Baker
- 1967 Ralph Connor
- 1968 William G. Young
- 1969 Kenneth S. Pitzer
- 1970 Max Tishler
- 1971 Frederick D. Rossini
- 1972 George B. Kistiakowsky
- 1973 Harold C. Urey
- 1974 Paul J. Flory
- 1975 Henry Eyring
- 1976 George S. Hammond
- 1977 Henry Gilman
- 1978 Melvin Calvin
- 1979 Glenn T. Seaborg
- 1980 Milton Harris
- 1981 Herbert C. Brown
- 1982 Bryce Crawford, Jr.
- 1983 Robert S. Mulliken
- 1984 Linus Pauling
- 1985 Henry Taube
- 1986 Karl A. Folkers
- 1987 John D. Roberts
- 1988 Frank H. Westheimer
- 1989 George C. Pimentel
- 1990 Roald Hoffmann
- 1991 Harry B. Gray
- 1992 Carl Djerassi
- 1993 Robert W. Parry
- 1994 Howard E. Simmons
- 1995 Sir Derek H. R. Barton
- 1996 Ernest L. Eliel
- 1997 Mary L. Good
- 1998 F. Albert Cotton
- 1999 Ronald Breslow
- 2000 Darleane C. Hoffman
- 2001 Fred Basolo
- 2002 Allen J. Bard
- 2003 Edwin J. Vandenberg
- 2004 Elias J. Corey
- 2005 George A. Olah
- 2006 Paul S. Anderson
- 2007 George M. Whitesides
See also
External links
- 1932 Charles L. Parsons
- 1935 William A. Noyes
- 1938 Marston T. Bogert
- 1941 Thomas Midgley, Jr.
- 1944 James B. Conant
- 1945 Ian Heilbron
- 1946 Roger Adams
- 1947 Warren K. Lewis
- 1948 Edward R. Weidlein
- 1949 Arthur B. Lamb
- 1950 Charles A. Kraus
- 1951 E. J. Crane
- 1952 Samuel C. Lind
- 1953 Sir Robert Robinson
- 1954 W. Albert Noyes, Jr.
- 1955 Charles A. Thomas
- 1956 Carl S. Marvel
- 1957 Farrington Daniels
- 1958 Ernest H. Volwiler
- 1959 H. I. Schlesinger
- 1960 Wallace R. Brode
- 1961 Louis P. Hammett
- 1962 Joel H. Hildebrand
- 1963 Peter J. W. Debye
- 1964 John C. Bailar, Jr.
- 1965 William J. Sparks
- 1966 William Oliver Baker
- 1967 Ralph Connor
- 1968 William G. Young
- 1969 Kenneth S. Pitzer
- 1970 Max Tishler
- 1971 Frederick D. Rossini
- 1972 George B. Kistiakowsky
- 1973 Harold C. Urey
- 1974 Paul J. Flory
- 1975 Henry Eyring
- 1976 George S. Hammond
- 1977 Henry Gilman
- 1978 Melvin Calvin
- 1979 Glenn T. Seaborg
- 1980 Milton Harris
- 1981 Herbert C. Brown
- 1982 Bryce Crawford, Jr.
- 1983 Robert S. Mulliken
- 1984 Linus Pauling
- 1985 Henry Taube
- 1986 Karl A. Folkers
- 1987 John D. Roberts
- 1988 Frank H. Westheimer
- 1989 George C. Pimentel
- 1990 Roald Hoffmann
- 1991 Harry B. Gray
- 1992 Carl Djerassi
- 1993 Robert W. Parry
- 1994 Howard E. Simmons
- 1995 Sir Derek H. R. Barton
- 1996 Ernest L. Eliel
- 1997 Mary L. Good
- 1998 F. Albert Cotton
- 1999 Ronald Breslow
- 2000 Darleane C. Hoffman
- 2001 Fred Basolo
- 2002 Allen J. Bard
- 2003 Edwin J. Vandenberg
- 2004 Elias J. Corey
- 2005 George A. Olah
- 2006 Paul S. Anderson
- 2007 George M. Whitesides
See also
External links
- 1950 Charles A. Kraus
- 1951 E. J. Crane
- 1952 Samuel C. Lind
- 1953 Sir Robert Robinson
- 1954 W. Albert Noyes, Jr.
- 1955 Charles A. Thomas
- 1956 Carl S. Marvel
- 1957 Farrington Daniels
- 1958 Ernest H. Volwiler
- 1959 H. I. Schlesinger
- 1960 Wallace R. Brode
- 1961 Louis P. Hammett
- 1962 Joel H. Hildebrand
- 1963 Peter J. W. Debye
- 1964 John C. Bailar, Jr.
- 1965 William J. Sparks
- 1966 William Oliver Baker
- 1967 Ralph Connor
- 1968 William G. Young
- 1969 Kenneth S. Pitzer
- 1970 Max Tishler
- 1971 Frederick D. Rossini
- 1972 George B. Kistiakowsky
- 1973 Harold C. Urey
- 1974 Paul J. Flory
- 1975 Henry Eyring
- 1976 George S. Hammond
- 1977 Henry Gilman
- 1978 Melvin Calvin
- 1979 Glenn T. Seaborg
- 1980 Milton Harris
- 1981 Herbert C. Brown
- 1982 Bryce Crawford, Jr.
- 1983 Robert S. Mulliken
- 1984 Linus Pauling
- 1985 Henry Taube
- 1986 Karl A. Folkers
- 1987 John D. Roberts
- 1988 Frank H. Westheimer
- 1989 George C. Pimentel
- 1990 Roald Hoffmann
- 1991 Harry B. Gray
- 1992 Carl Djerassi
- 1993 Robert W. Parry
- 1994 Howard E. Simmons
- 1995 Sir Derek H. R. Barton
- 1996 Ernest L. Eliel
- 1997 Mary L. Good
- 1998 F. Albert Cotton
- 1999 Ronald Breslow
- 2000 Darleane C. Hoffman
- 2001 Fred Basolo
- 2002 Allen J. Bard
- 2003 Edwin J. Vandenberg
- 2004 Elias J. Corey
- 2005 George A. Olah
- 2006 Paul S. Anderson
- 2007 George M. Whitesides
See also
External links
- 1970 Max Tishler
- 1971 Frederick D. Rossini
- 1972 George B. Kistiakowsky
- 1973 Harold C. Urey
- 1974 Paul J. Flory
- 1975 Henry Eyring
- 1976 George S. Hammond
- 1977 Henry Gilman
- 1978 Melvin Calvin
- 1979 Glenn T. Seaborg
- 1980 Milton Harris
- 1981 Herbert C. Brown
- 1982 Bryce Crawford, Jr.
- 1983 Robert S. Mulliken
- 1984 Linus Pauling
- 1985 Henry Taube
- 1986 Karl A. Folkers
- 1987 John D. Roberts
- 1988 Frank H. Westheimer
- 1989 George C. Pimentel
- 1990 Roald Hoffmann
- 1991 Harry B. Gray
- 1992 Carl Djerassi
- 1993 Robert W. Parry
- 1994 Howard E. Simmons
- 1995 Sir Derek H. R. Barton
- 1996 Ernest L. Eliel
- 1997 Mary L. Good
- 1998 F. Albert Cotton
- 1999 Ronald Breslow
- 2000 Darleane C. Hoffman
- 2001 Fred Basolo
- 2002 Allen J. Bard
- 2003 Edwin J. Vandenberg
- 2004 Elias J. Corey
- 2005 George A. Olah
- 2006 Paul S. Anderson
- 2007 George M. Whitesides
See also
External links
- 1990 Roald Hoffmann
- 1991 Harry B. Gray
- 1992 Carl Djerassi
- 1993 Robert W. Parry
- 1994 Howard E. Simmons
- 1995 Sir Derek H. R. Barton
- 1996 Ernest L. Eliel
- 1997 Mary L. Good
- 1998 F. Albert Cotton
- 1999 Ronald Breslow
- 2000 Darleane C. Hoffman
- 2001 Fred Basolo
- 2002 Allen J. Bard
- 2003 Edwin J. Vandenberg
- 2004 Elias J. Corey
- 2005 George A. Olah
- 2006 Paul S. Anderson
- 2007 George M. Whitesides
See also
External links
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