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The '''Priestley Medal''' is the highest award of the [[American Chemical Society]].
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The '''Priestley Medal''' is the highest award of the [[American Chemical Society]].<ref name="C&EN">{{citation | first = Linda R. | last = Raber | title = 85th Anniversary of the Priestley Medal | journal = Chem. Eng. News | year = 2008 | volume = 86 | issue = 14 | page = 55 | url = http://pubs.acs.org/cen/acsnews/86/8614acsnews1.html}}.</ref> It was inaugurated in 1923 as a triennial award, but has been awarded annually since 1944.<ref name="C&EN"/><ref name="main">{{citation | title = Priestley Medal | url = http://portal.acs.org/portal/PublicWebSite/funding/awards/national/bytopic/CTP_004545 | publisher = American Chemical Society | accessdate = 2011-03-31}}.</ref> The medal is in gold, depicting a bust of [[Joseph Priestley]], and is accompanied by a certificate and a cash prize.<ref name="main"/>
  
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==Recipients==
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! Year !! Recipient
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* 1923 [[Ira Remsen]]
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* 1926 [[Edgar Fahs Smith]]
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| 1923 || [[Ira Remsen]]
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* 1929 [[Francis P. Garvan]]
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* 1932 [[Charles L. Parsons]]
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| 1926 || [[Edgar Fahs Smith]]
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* 1935 [[William A. Noyes]]
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* 1938 [[Marston T. Bogert]]
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| 1929 || [[Francis P. Garvan]]
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* 1941 [[Thomas Midgley, Jr.]]
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* 1944 [[James Bryant Conant]]
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| 1932 || [[Charles L. Parsons]]
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* 1945 [[Ian Heilbron]]
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* 1946 [[Roger Adams]]
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| 1935 || [[William A. Noyes]]
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* 1947 [[Warren K. Lewis]]
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* 1948 [[Edward R. Weidlein]]
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| 1938 || [[Marston T. Bogert]]
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* 1949 [[Arthur B. Lamb]]
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* 1950 [[Charles A. Kraus]]
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| 1941 || [[Thomas Midgley, Jr.]]
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* 1951 [[E. J. Crane]]
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* 1952 [[Samuel C. Lind]]
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| 1944 || [[James Bryant Conant]]
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* 1953 [[Robert Robinson]]
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* 1954 [[W. Albert Noyes, Jr.]]
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| 1945 || [[Ian Heilbron]]
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* 1955 [[Charles A. Thomas]]
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* 1956 [[Carl S. Marvel]]
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| 1946 || [[Roger Adams]]
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* 1957 [[Farrington Daniels]]
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* 1958 [[Ernest H. Volwiler]]
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| 1947 || [[Warren K. Lewis]]
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* 1959 [[Hermann Irving Schlesinger]]
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* 1960 [[Wallace R. Brode]]
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| 1948 || [[Edward R. Weidlein]]
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* 1961 [[Louis Plack Hammett]]
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* 1962 [[Joel H. Hildebrand]]
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| 1949 || [[Arthur B. Lamb]]
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* 1963 [[Peter J. W. Debye]]
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* 1964 [[John C. Bailar, Jr.]]
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| 1950 || [[Charles A. Kraus]]
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* 1965 [[William J. Sparks]]
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* 1966 [[William O. Baker]]
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| 1951 || [[E. J. Crane]]
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* 1967 [[Ralph Connor]]
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* 1968 [[William G. Young]]
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| 1952 || [[Samuel C. Lind]]
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* 1969 [[Kenneth S. Pitzer]]
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* 1970 [[Max Tishler]]
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| 1953 || [[Robert Robinson ]]
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* 1971 [[Frederick D. Rossini]]
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* 1972 [[George B. Kistiakowsky]]
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| 1954 || [[W. Albert Noyes, Jr.]]
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* 1973 [[Harold C. Urey]]
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* 1974 [[Paul J. Flory]]
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| 1955 || [[Charles A. Thomas]]
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* 1975 [[Henry Eyring]]
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* 1976 [[George S. Hammond]]
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| 1956 || [[Carl S. Marvel]]
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* 1977 [[Henry Gilman]]
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* 1978 [[Melvin Calvin]]
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| 1957 || [[Farrington Daniels]]
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* 1979 [[Glenn T. Seaborg]]
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* 1980 [[Milton Harris]]
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| 1958 || [[Ernest H. Volwiler]]
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* 1981 [[Herbert C. Brown]]
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* 1982 [[Bryce Crawford, Jr.]]
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| 1959 || [[Hermann Irving Schlesinger]]
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* 1983 [[Robert S. Mulliken]]
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* 1984 [[Linus Pauling]]
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| 1960 || [[Wallace R. Brode]]
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* 1985 [[Henry Taube]]
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* 1986 [[Karl A. Folkers]]
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| 1961 || [[Louis Plack Hammett]]
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* 1987 [[John D. Roberts]]
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* 1988 [[Frank H. Westheimer]]
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| 1962 || [[Joel H. Hildebrand]]
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* 1989 [[George C. Pimentel]]
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* 1990 [[Roald Hoffmann]]
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| 1963 || [[Peter J. W. Debye]]
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* 1991 [[Harry B. Gray]]
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* 1992 [[Carl Djerassi]]
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| 1964 || [[John C. Bailar, Jr.]]
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* 1993 [[Robert W. Parry]]
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* 1994 [[Howard E. Simmons]]
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| 1965 || [[William J. Sparks]]
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* 1995 [[Derek H. R. Barton]]
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* 1996 [[Ernest L. Eliel]]
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| 1966 || [[William O. Baker]]
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* 1997 [[Mary L. Good]]
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* 1998 [[F. Albert Cotton]]
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| 1967 || [[Ralph Connor]]
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* 1999 [[Ronald Breslow]]
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* 2000 [[Darleane C. Hoffman]]
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| 1968 || [[William G. Young]]
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* 2001 [[Fred Basolo]]
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* 2002 [[Allen J. Bard]]
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| 1969 || [[Kenneth S. Pitzer]]
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* 2003 [[Edwin J. Vandenberg]]
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* 2004 [[Elias J. Corey]]
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| 1970 || [[Max Tishler]]
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* 2005 [[George A. Olah]]
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* 2006 [[Paul S. Anderson]]
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| 1971 || [[Frederick D. Rossini]]
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* 2007 [[George M. Whitesides]]
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* 2008 [[Gabor A. Somorjai]]
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| 1972 || [[George B. Kistiakowsky]]
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* 2009 [[M. Frederick Hawthorne]]
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* 2010 [[Richard Zare]]
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| 1973 || [[Harold C. Urey]]
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* 2011 [[Ahmed H. Zewail]]
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{{div col|end}}
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| 1974 || [[Paul J. Flory]]
 
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| 1975 || [[Henry Eyring]]
 
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| 1976 || [[George S. Hammond]]
 
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| 1977 || [[Henry Gilman]]
 
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| 1978 || [[Melvin Calvin]]
 
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| 1979 || [[Glenn T. Seaborg]]
 
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| 1980 || [[Milton Harris]]
 
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| 1981 || [[Herbert C. Brown]]
 
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| 1982 || [[Bryce Crawford, Jr.]]
 
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| 1983 || [[Robert S. Mulliken]]
 
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|-
 
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| 1984 || [[Linus Pauling]]
 
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|-
 
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| 1985 || [[Henry Taube]]
 
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|-
 
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| 1986 || [[Karl A. Folkers]]
 
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|-
 
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| 1987 || [[John D. Roberts]]
 
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|-
 
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| 1988 || [[Frank H. Westheimer]]
 
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|-
 
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| 1989 || [[George C. Pimentel]]
 
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|-
 
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| 1990 || [[Roald Hoffmann]]
 
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|-
 
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| 1991 || [[Harry B. Gray]]
 
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|-
 
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| 1992 || [[Carl Djerassi]]
 
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|-
 
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| 1993 || [[Robert W. Parry]]
 
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|-
 
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| 1994 || [[Howard E. Simmons]]
 
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|-
 
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| 1995 || [[Derek H. R. Barton]]
 
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|-
 
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| 1996 || [[Ernest L. Eliel]]
 
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|-
 
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| 1997 || [[Mary L. Good]]
 
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|-
 
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| 1998 || [[F. Albert Cotton]]
 
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|-
 
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| 1999 || [[Ronald Breslow]]
 
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|-
 
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| 2000 || [[Darleane C. Hoffman]]
 
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|-
 
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| 2001 || [[Fred Basolo]]
 
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|-
 
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| 2002 || [[Allen J. Bard]]
 
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|-
 
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| 2003 || [[Edwin J. Vandenberg]]
 
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|-
 
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| 2004 || [[Elias J. Corey]]
 
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|-
 
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| 2005 || [[George A. Olah]]
 
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|-
 
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| 2006 || [[Paul S. Anderson]]
 
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|-
 
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| 2007 || [[George M. Whitesides]]
 
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|-
 
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| 2008 || [[Gabor A. Somorjai]]
 
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|-
 
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| 2009 || [[M. Frederick Hawthorne]]
 
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|-
 
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| 2010 || [[Richard Zare]]
 
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| 2011 || [[Ahmed H. Zewail]]
 
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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===Further reading===
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*{{citation | title = The Priestley Medalists, 1923–2008 | journal = Chem. Eng. News | year = 2008 | volume = 86 | issue = 14 | pages = 60–61 | url = http://pubs.acs.org/cen/acsnews/86/8614acsnews3.html}}.
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
 
{{wikipedia|Priestley Medal}}
 
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*[http://portal.acs.org/portal/PublicWebSite/funding/awards/national/bytopic/CTP_004545 Official site]
  
 
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[[Category:Recipients of the Priestley Medal|*]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:45, 2 April 2011

The Priestley Medal is the highest award of the American Chemical Society.[1] It was inaugurated in 1923 as a triennial award, but has been awarded annually since 1944.[1][2] The medal is in gold, depicting a bust of Joseph Priestley, and is accompanied by a certificate and a cash prize.[2]

Recipients

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Raber, Linda R. 85th Anniversary of the Priestley Medal. Chem. Eng. News 2008, 86 (14), 55, <http://pubs.acs.org/cen/acsnews/86/8614acsnews1.html>.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Priestley Medal; American Chemical Society, <http://portal.acs.org/portal/PublicWebSite/funding/awards/national/bytopic/CTP_004545>. (accessed 31 March 2011).

Further reading

External links

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