Lavoisier Medal

A Lavoisier Medal is an award named and given in honor of Antoine Lavoisier, considered by some to be a father of modern chemistry.[1]

At least three organizations independently give awards for achievement in chemical-related disciplines, each using the name Lavoisier Medal. Lavoisier Medals are awarded by the following organizations:

Société Chimique de France

International Society for Biological Calorimetry

Source: ISBC

  • 1990: Ingemar Wadsö, Lund, Sweden
  • 1992: Richard B. Kemp, Aberystwyth, UK
  • 1994: Lee Hansen, Provo, USA
  • 1997: Ingolf Lamprecht, Berlin, Germany
  • 1999: Anthony E. Beezer, London, UK
  • 2001: Lena Gustafsson, Göteborg, Sweden
  • 2003: Erich Gnaiger, Innsbruck, Austria
  • 2006: Mario Monti, Lund, Sweden
  • 2010: Edwin Battley, Stony Brook NY, USA

Dupont

It has been awarded 95 times 1990 through 2013.[3][4] Stephanie Louise Kwolek received the award in 1995.[5] As of June 2014, she is the only female DuPont employee to receive the honor.[6]

Partial list of recipients

Source: Dupont

Notes

  1. 1 2 7 Cornellians receive prestigious national and international honors - news.cornell.edu retrieved 14 August 2007
  2. The Lavoisier Medal from the ISBC web page, retrieved 14 August 2007
  3. Recipients 1990 – 2012 | http://www.dupont.com/content/dam/assets/corporate-functions/our-approach/science/awards-and%20-recognition/articles/documents/Lavoisier%20Academy.pdf
  4. To include recipient 2013 | http://www.dupont.com/corporate-functions/our-approach/science/awards-and-recognition/articles/lavoisier-medalists.html
  5. 1 2 "DUPONT SCIENTISTS HONORED WITH LAVOISIER MEDALS FOR TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT". PRNewswire. 27 April 1995. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  6. "Kevlar inventor Stephanie Kwolek dies". BBC News. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  7. "The Thomas H. Chilton Award" Educational Resources for Particle Technology. Retrieved May 8, 2011
  8. Acadia University, I. Maxwell Robinson
  9. "Nomex Scientist Earns Lavoisier Medal". FiberSource. June 20, 2002. http://www.fibersource.com/f-info/More_News/dup-062102.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-08]
  10. Chemical Heritage, Rudy Pariser
  11. Highest DuPont Honor for Scientific Innovation Given to Three Outstanding DuPont Scientists - DuPont press release retrieved 14 August 2007
  12. 1 2 "Lavoisier Medalists are extraordinary scientists and engineers.". Dupont. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
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