Corday–Morgan Prize Explained

Corday–Morgan Medal and Prize
Awarded For:	The most meritorious contributions to chemistry
Sponsor:	Royal Society of Chemistry
Reward:	£5000

The Corday–Morgan Medal and Prize is awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry for the most meritorious contributions to experimental chemistry, including computer simulation.^[1] The prize was established by chemist Gilbert Morgan, who named it after his father Thomas Morgan and his mother Mary-Louise Corday.^[1] From the award's inception in 1949 until 1980 it was awarded by the Chemical Society. Up to three prizes are awarded annually.

Recipients

The Corday–Morgan medallists have included many of the UK's most successful chemists. Since 1949 they have been:^[2]

• ^[3]
  • Junwang Tang^[4] Jan Verlet^[5]
• Rachel O'Reilly^[6] Edward W. Tate^[7]
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See also

• List of chemistry awards

Notes and References

1. Web site: Corday–Morgan Medal and Prize . 19 March 2013.
2. Web site: RSC Corday–Morgan Prize Previous Winners. Royal Society of Chemistry. 9 October 2014.
3. Web site: Professor Graeme Day - 2023 Corday-Morgan Prize winner .
4. Web site: Professor Junwang Tang | 2021 Corday-Morgan Prize winner .
5. Web site: Professor Jan Verlet | 2021 Corday-Morgan Prize winner .
6. Web site: Previous winners.
7. Web site: Previous winners.
8. Web site: Royal Society of Chemistry Prizes and Awards 2016. 9 May 2016 . Royal Society of Chemistry. 28 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160510103111/http://www.rsc.org/news-events/articles/2016/may/awards-and-prizes-2016/. 10 May 2016.
9. Web site: Royal Society of Chemistry Prizes and Awards 2015. Royal Society of Chemistry. 7 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160220161827/http://www.rsc.org/news-events/rsc-news/articles/2015/may/awards-and-prizes-2015/. 20 February 2016.
10. Web site: Winners of RSC Prizes and Awards 2014. Royal Society of Chemistry. 9 October 2014.