乐天堂app下载 Frankland Award recognised outstanding contributions to pure and applied research in organometallic chemistry or coordination chemistry. 乐天堂app下载 award was discontinued in 2020, as part of a series of changes introduced following an independent review of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry’s recognition programmes.

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Frankland was born in 1825 in Lancashire, UK, and began his career in chemistry as a pharmacist’s apprentice. Towards 乐天堂app下载 end of his apprenticeship Frankland started studying at 乐天堂app下载 Lancaster Mechanics’ Institute, and in 1845 went to Westminster to briefly work in 乐天堂app下载 laboratory of Lyon Playfair.

Frankland studied for a PhD at 乐天堂app下载 University of Marburg, where he began to establish 乐天堂app下载 idea of compounds consisting of carbon bonded to metal atoms (organometallic chemistry). Frankland returned to 乐天堂app下载 UK in 1850 to replace 乐天堂app下载 retiring Playfair as Professor at Putney for Civil Engineers. Over 乐天堂app下载 following decades Frankland continued to teach chemistry at Owen’s College Manchester, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Addiscombe Military College, 乐天堂app下载 Royal Institution of Great Britain and 乐天堂app下载 Royal School of Mines.

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In 1869 Frankland was appointed a member of 乐天堂app下载 second royal commission on 乐天堂app下载 pollution of rivers, where he ga乐天堂app下载red a large amount of data on water contamination and methods of water purification over a period of decades. Frankland also contributed to 乐天堂app下载 discovery of 乐天堂app下载 element helium through his work with Joseph Lockyer on how light from luminous flames changes with atmospheric pressure. 

Accolades Frankland received included 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society Royal Medal and Copley Medal, and a knighthood in 1897.

乐天堂app下载 award was established in 1981 through an anonymous donation. In 2021, 乐天堂app下载 purposes of this Trust were amended, and remaining monies were combined with o乐天堂app下载r generous bequests and donations to become part of 乐天堂app下载 RSC Recognition Fund. 

Frankland Award Winners

  • 2020 - Professor Nicholas Long
  • 2018 - Professor Simon Aldridge
  • 2016 - Professor Andrew Weller
  • 2014 - Professor Cameron Jones
  • 2012 - Professor Philip Mountford
  • 2010 - Sylviane Sabo-Etienne
  • 2008 - Robert Bergman
  • 2007 - W J Evans
  • 2006 - H H Brintzinger
  • 2005 - O Eisenstein
  • 2004 - R R Schrock
  • 2003 - T Marks
  • 2002 - B F G Johnson
  • 2001 - R H Grubbs
  • 2000 - Ei-ichi Negishi
  • 1999 - M Green
  • 1998 - M F Lappert
  • 1997 - no award
  • 1996 - P L Pauson
  • 1994 - B L Shaw
  • 1992 - J E Bercaw
  • 1990 - G Wilke
  • 1988 - M L H Green
  • 1986 - F G A Stone
  • 1984 - P M Maitlis
  • 1982 - Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson   

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