乐天堂app下载 Physical Organic Chemistry Award covered 乐天堂app下载 relationship between structure and molecular behaviours in chemistry. Formerly 乐天堂app下载 Sir Christopher Ingold Lectureship, 乐天堂app下载 prize was renamed 乐天堂app下载 Physical Organic Chemistry Award in 2008. 乐天堂app下载 Christopher Ingold Lecture continued and was associated with 乐天堂app下载 prize.
This prize was discontinued in 2020, as part of a series of changes resulting from an independent review of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry's recognition programmes.
Ingold was born in London in 1893, and after growing up in 乐天堂app下载 Isle of Wight obtained a scholarship to study at Hartley University College Southampton for his BSc. Ingold worked under organic chemist Jocelyn Thorpe at Imperial College London until 1915, where he was invited to work on chemical warfare and poison gas in Glasgow, which earned him 乐天堂app下载 1920 British Empire Medal for wartime research. After receiving his PhD, Ingold began working as a demonstrator at Imperial College, earning a DSc in 1921 and two RSC Meldola Medals in 1922 and 1923 respectively.
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乐天堂app下载 Lectureship was established in 1973 through generous donations in response to an appeal. 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.
Physical Organic Chemistry Award Winners
- 2019 - Professor Peter Schreiner
- 2017 - Professor Michael Wasielewski
- 2015 - Professor Anthony Davis
- 2013 - Professor Guy C Lloyd-Jones
- 2011 - Christopher Hunter
- 2009 - Donna Blackmond
Sir Christopher Ingold Lectureship Winners
- 2008/09 - B K Carpenter
- 2006/07 - T Welton
- 2004/05 - N A Porter
- 2002/03 - R W Alder
- 2000/01 - L E Eberson
- 1998/99 - J C Scaiano
- 1996/97 - A J Kirby
- 1994/95 - A J Kresge
- 1992/93 - A G Davies
- 1990/91 - K U Ingold
- 1988/89 - P von R Schleyer
- 1986/87 - F G Bordwell
- 1984/85 - V Gold
- 1982/83 - F H Wes乐天堂app下载imer
- 1980/81 - W P Jencks
- 1978/79 - H C Brown
- 1976/77 - C Eaborn
- 1974/75 - P D Bartlett
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