Corday–Morgan Prize

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Corday–Morgan Medal and Prize
The obverse of a Corday–Morgan medal awarded in the early 2000s. The crab on the medal is a reference to Morgan's work on the chelate effect.
Awarded for	The most meritorious contributions to chemistry
Sponsored by	Royal Society of Chemistry
Date	1949 (1949)
Reward(s)	£5000
Website	rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/Awards/CordayMorganPrizes

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 , 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.^{[citation needed]} Up to three prizes are awarded annually.^[1]

The reverse of the Corday–Morgan medal

Recipients[]

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

See also[]

• List of chemistry awards

References[]

• Event data as RDF^{[dead link]}