The Olin Palladium Award (formerly the Palladium Medal Award) was established by
The Electrochemical Society (ECS) in 1950 and is presented every 2 years to recognize outstanding contributions to the fundamental understanding of all types of electrochemical and corrosion phenomena and processes.
The award consists of a uniquely designed palladium medal bearing the medalist’s name. The design of the medal depicts Pallas Athene employing a shield, on which the seal of the Society is inscribed, to protect the metals represented by ancient symbols from the elements, earth, air, fire, and water. Recipients are also presented with a wall plaque, cash prize, Electrochemical Society Life membership, and a free meeting registration.
History
The Palladium Medal Award was initially funded by the royalties derived from the sales of the ''Corrosion Handbook'' and a gift of palladium metal from the
International Nickel Company. The original purpose of the medal was to encourage research and achievement in the study of the corrosion of metals and its control, or in theoretical electrochemistry upon which the understanding of corrosion is based.
In 1971 the scope was modified, and in 1977 the name was changed to The Olin Palladium Award after a generous endowment from the
Olin Company.
Recipients
As listed by ECS:
* 2019
Shimshon Gottesfeld
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* 2017
Philippe Marcus
* 2015
Digby MacDonald
* 2013
Ralph E. White
* 2011
Koji Hashimoto
* 2009
* 2007
Sergio Trasatti
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* 2005
Robert A. Rapp
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* 2003
Eliezer Gileadi
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* 2001
Norio Sato
* 1999
John B. Goodenough
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* 1997
Royce W. Murray
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* 1995
Jerome Kruger
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* 1993
Jean-Michel Savéant
* 1991
John S. Newman
* 1989
Brian Evans Conway Brian Evans Conway (January 26, 1927 – July 9, 2005), professor emeritus in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Ottawa, was a world-renowned electrochemist, and had a long and distinguished career at the University of Ottawa that span ...
* 1987
Allen J. Bard
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* 1985
Martin Fleischmann
* 1983
Morris Cohen
* 1981
Izaak Kolthoff
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* 1979
Roger Parsons
* 1977
Heinz Gerischer
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The ''Heinz Gerischer Award'' of the European section of The Electrochemical Society is named in his h ...
* 1975
Marcel Pourbaix
* 1973
Veniamin Levich
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* 1971
Leo Brewer
* 1969
Thomas P. Hoar
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* 1967
Paul Delahay
* 1965
Norman Hackerman
* 1961
Herbert H. Uhlig Herbert Henry Uhlig (3 March 1907 – 3 July 1993) was an American physical chemist who studied corrosion.
Biography
He received his B.S. in chemistry from Brown University in 1929 and his Ph.D. in physical chemistry in 1932 from MIT under John ...
* 1959
Alexander Frumkin
* 1957
Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer
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Education and career
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* 1955
Ulick Richardson Evans
* 1953
Nathaniel H. Furman
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* 1951
Carl Wagner
See also
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List of chemistry awards
References
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External links
Olin Palladium Award
Chemistry awards
Awards established in 1951