Ludwig Mond Award

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Ludwig Mond Award
Awarded forContributions to inorganic chemistry
Sponsored byRoyal Society of Chemistry
Date1981 (1981)
CountryUnited Kingdom (international)
Reward(s)£2000

The Ludwig Mond Award is run annually by the Royal Society of Chemistry. 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.[1] The winner is chosen by the Dalton Division Awards Committee.

In 2020 the Ludwig Mond Award was merged with the Nyholm Prize for Inorganic Chemistry to form the Mond-Nyholm Prize for Inorganic Chemistry.[2]

Award History[edit]

The award was established in 1981 to commemorate the life and work of the chemist Dr Ludwig Mond and followed an endowment from ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries).[1] Mond was born in Kassel, Germany in 1839, and became a noted chemist and industrialist who eventually took British nationality.[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Royal Society of Chemistry Ludwig Mond Award".
  2. ^ "Ludwig Mond Award".
  3. ^ "Mond, Ludwig".
  4. ^ "Ludwig Mond Award". Royal Society of Chemistry. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  5. ^ "RSC Ludwig Mond Award 2015 Winner". Royal Society of Chemistry. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.