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7 unusual facts about Davy Medal


Albin Haller

Haller founded the École Nationale Supérieure des Industries Chimiques in Nancy and later won the Davy Medal.

Davy Medal

The medal was most recently awarded to Fraser Armstrong "for his pioneering protein film electrochemistry allowing exquisite thermodynamic and kinetic control of redox enzymes, exemplified by hydrogenases, key in energy technology.".

James Baddiley

He was awarded the Davy Medal in 1974 with the citation: In recognition of his distinguished researches on coenzyme A and studies of the constituents of bacterial cell walls.

Jeremy Sanders

2009 – Davy Medal, The Royal Society "for his pioneering contributions to several fields, most recently to the field of dynamic combinatorial chemistry at the forefront of supramolecular chemistry"

Keith Usherwood Ingold

He was awarded the 1968 Petroleum Chemistry Award, the 1988 Linus Pauling Award and has been awarded both the Davy Medal and Royal Medal of the Royal Society, the latter for "elucidating the mechanism of reactions involving free radicals".

Morris Sugden

Sir Theodore Morris Sugden FRS, (31 December 1919 - 3 January 1984) was a British chemist who was master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge and winner of the Davy Medal.

Philippe A. Guye

Philippe A. Guye FRS (12 June 1862 – 27 March 1922) was a Swiss chemist that was awarded the Davy Medal in 1921 "for his researches in physical chemistry".



see also

Heycock

Charles Heycock FRS (1858–1931), English chemist and soldier who was awarded the Davy Medal in 1920

John Gladstone

John Hall Gladstone (1827–1902), chemist and winner of the Davy Medal in 1897