The Ludwig Mond Award is run annually by the
Royal Society of Chemistry
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a learned society (professional association) in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences". It was formed in 1980 from the amalgamation of the Chemical Society, the Royal Instit ...
. The award is presented for outstanding research in any aspect of
inorganic chemistry. The winner receives a monetary prize of £2000, in addition to a medal and a certificate, and completes a UK lecture tour.
The winner is chosen by the Dalton Division Awards Committee.
Award History
The award was established in 1981 to commemorate the life and work of the chemist Dr
Ludwig Mond
Ludwig Mond FRS (7 March 1839 – 11 December 1909) was a German-born, British chemist and industrialist. He discovered an important, previously unknown, class of compounds called metal carbonyls.
Education and career
Ludwig Mond was born ...
and followed an endowment from ICI (
Imperial Chemical Industries).
Mond was born in Kassel, Germany in 1839, and became a noted chemist and industrialist who eventually took British nationality.
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See also
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List of chemistry awards
This list of chemistry awards is an index to articles about notable awards for chemistry. It includes awards by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the American Chemical Society, the Society of Chemical Industry and awards by other organizations.
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References
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Awards of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Awards established in 1891