Oparin Medal Explained

The Oparin/Urey Medal honours important contributions to the field of origins of life.[1] The medal is awarded by the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life (ISSOL). The award was originally named for Alexander Ivanovich Oparin, one of the pioneers in researching the origins of life. In 1993, the Society decided to alternate the name of the award so as to also honour the memory of Harold C. Urey, one of the first to propose the study of cosmochemistry.

List of winners

The current list of medalists is shown below:

Oparin/Urey Medal Winners[2] !Year!!Name!!Medal
1980Cyril PonnamperumaOparin
1983Stanley MillerOparin
1986Joan OróOparin
1989J. William SchopfOparin
1993Leslie OrgelUrey
1996James FerrisOparin
1999Alan SchwartzUrey
2002Albert EschenmoserOparin
2005Gerald JoyceUrey
2008James KastingOparin
2011Jack W. SzostakUrey [3]
2014Andrew H. KnollOparin[4]
2017none awarded
2021Donna BlackmondOparin
2023Steven BennerUrey

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ISSOL website. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070412074329/http://www.issol.org/business.html. 2007-04-12.
  2. Web site: ISSOL 2008 Society Business.
  3. Web site: Home . issol.org.
  4. Web site: Andrew Knoll Receives 2014 Oparin Award. origins.harvard.edu.

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