Centenary Prizes
The Centenary Prizes are awarded to outstanding chemists from overseas to give lectures in the British Isles.
2009 Winners
Rules & Criteria
- Run annually
- Up to three prizes are available
- Candidates should be working overseas, not in the United Kingdom
- Candidates may nominate themselves
- A two page supporting statement addressing the selection criteria
- Nominations open on 1 September 2009
- Nominations close on 31 January 2010
- Prize winners are chosen by the RSC Awards Sub-Committee
- Winners receive £5000, a medal and certificate
About the prize
The Centenary prize was founded in 1947 to commemorate the centenary of the Chemical Society in 1841.
In 1980, the Chemical Society and the Royal Institute of Chemistry, together with the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry, became the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Previous Winners
A list of previous recipients of the Centenary Prizes, which were formerly known as the Centenary Lectureships.
Centenary Lectureship 2009/2010 Winner
John Katzenellenbogen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
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