Polanyi Medal

The Polanyi Medal is a biennial award of the Royal Society of Chemistry for outstanding contributions to the field of gas kinetics. The medal is presented at the International Symposium on Gas Kinetics after a plenary lecture given by the prize winner.

The award is named after the Hungarian-British polymath Michael Polanyi, 1891-1976, whose research helped to establish the topic of gas kinetics and reaction dynamics. His son, John Polanyi, received the Polanyi Medal in 1988.

Winners Source:

2024 Timothy J. Wallington2022 Frédérique Battin-Leclerc2020 Stephen Klippenstein2018 Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts 2016 James Anderson 2014 2012 Mario Molina 2010 Stephen Leone2008 2006 2004 David Clary 2002 2000 1998 Akkihebbal Ravishankara1996 John Simons1994 1992 Jurgen Tröe [sic] 1990 Ian William Murison Smith 1988 John Polanyi 1987 Fred Kaufmann [sic] (awarded posthumously)1986 1984 Benton Seymour Rabinovitch1982 Brian Thrush 1981 Dudley Herschbach 1979 Richard Zare

See also

List of chemistry awards

References