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Policy

 

Tilden Prizes


The Tilden Prizes are awarded for advances in chemistry.

2009 Winners

2009 Tilden Prize winner Chris Hunter

Tilden Prize 2009 Winner

Christopher Hunter, University of Sheffield


2009 Tilden Prize winner Andrew Orr-Ewing

Tilden Prize 2009 Winner

Andrew Orr-Ewing, University of Bristol


2009 Tilden Prize winner Ian Paterson

Tilden Prize 2009 Winner

Ian Paterson, University of Cambridge


Upcoming Lectures

Recent Advances and Applications in Quantum Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Reaction Dynamics

5 May 2010, 14:00, University of Nottingham, UK

Rules & Criteria


  • Run annually
  • Up to three prizes are available
  • Candidates may nominate themselves 
  • Candidates should be in mid-career, i.e. aged 55 or under.  The age specified is intended to guide nominators and selection panelists; appropriate consideration will be given to those who have taken career breaks or followed different study paths.
  • Candidates should be working in the UK
  • 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 W. A. Tilden


William Augustus Tilden
The Tilden Prize was founded in 1939 to commemorate Sir William Augustus Tilden, President of the Royal Society of Chemistry from 1903 to 1905.

Sir William was a professor at the Royal College of Science for over thirty years; from 1894 until his death in 1926.


Previous Winners

Previous winners

A list of previous recipients of the Tilden Prizes, which were formerly known as the Tilden Lectureships.

Make a Nomination

Information for Nominators of Prizes

Includes nomination requirements, selection procedure and timeframe information for an RSC Prize