Perkin Prize for Organic Chemistry
The Perkin Prize for Organic Chemistry is a prestigious award established in 2008 by the Royal Society of Chemistry for sustained originality and achievement in research in any area of organic chemistry.
Perkin Prize for Organic Chemistry | |
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Awarded for | Contributions to organic chemistry |
Sponsored by | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Date | 2008 |
Country | United Kingdom (international) |
Reward(s) | £5000 |
Website | Official website |
The prize is named after Sir William Henry Perkin (1838-1907), inventor of the first aniline dye, and is awarded on a biennial basis. The winner receives £5000, a medal and a certificate at an awards ceremony in November and undertakes a UK lecture tour.[1]
Winners
- 2009Steven V. Ley, "for his outstanding creative work and innovative solutions in the art of organic synthesis" : [2]
- 2011Stephen G. Davies, "for fundamental contributions that his research has made to the areas of stereocontrol in organometallic chemistry, asymmetric synthesis and total synthesis over 15 years" : [3]
- 2013Varinder Aggarwal, "for his truly original contributions to the field of synthetic organic chemistry" : [4]
- 2015Amos Smith, "for his continued outstanding contributions to new organic reaction development, complex natural product total synthesis, and new small molecules for medicinal chemistry" : [5]
- 2017David A. Leigh, "for pioneering contributions to the synthesis and applications of complex catenanes, rotaxanes and molecular knots that underpin the field of artificial molecular machines" : [6]
- 2019Sarah O'Connor, "for the discovery, enzymology and engineering of the biosynthetic pathways for complex natural products from plants." : [7]
See also
References
- "Perkin Prize for Organic Chemistry". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- "Perkin Prize for Organic Chemistry 2009 winner". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- "Perkin Prize for Organic Chemistry 2011 Winner". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- "Perkin Prize for Organic Chemistry 2013 Winner". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- "RSC Perkin Prize for Organic Chemistry 2015 Winner". Royal Society of Chemistry. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- "RSC Perkin Prize for Organic Chemistry 2017 Winner". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- "RSC Perkin Prize for Organic Chemistry 2019 Winner". Royal Society of Chemistry. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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