Garvan Olin Medal

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The Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal (English Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal ) is an award given by the American Chemical Society (ACS) for special achievements by women scientists since 1937 (annually since 1946) the field of chemistry .

The Francis P. Garvan Medal was founded in 1935 by the lawyer Francis Patrick Garvan and his wife. Garvan was the founder of the Chemical Foundation and the only non-scientist to receive the Priestley Medal (1929). The first prize winner in 1937 was the chemist Emma P. Carr . From 1979 to 1983 the award was sponsored by WR Grace and Company and from 1984 by Olin Corporation . In 1993 the award was renamed the Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal in honor of John M. Olin , president of Olin Industries since 1944 and later chairman of the board of directors of Olin Corporation .

The award is presented to United States citizens only and consists of a medal with certificate and $ 5,000 in prize money .

Prize winners

literature

  • Molly Gleiser: The Garvan women. In: J. Chem. Educ. Vol. 62, No. 12, 1985, p. 1065, doi: 10.1021 / ed062p1065 .
  • Margaret W. Rossiter: Women Scientists in America: Struggles and Strategies to 1940. Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 1984, ISBN 0-8018-2509-1 , p. 308.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 1929: Francis P. Garvan (1875-1937). Late Priestley Medalists, C&EN, American Chemical Society (ACS). Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  2. ^ A b Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal. American Chemical Society (ACS). Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ The Francis P. Garvan - John M. Olin Medal. ( November 11, 1999 memento on the Internet Archive ) Chemical Physics Institute, University of Oregon.
  4. ↑ Linda Wang: ACS 2021 national award winners. In: acs.org. American Chemical Society , August 13, 2020, accessed August 16, 2020 .