|
Each year the Priestley Celebration brings to campus a distinguished scientist to be honored for discoveries which contribute to the welfare of mankind. The award is made in memory of Joseph Priestley, discoverer of oxygen. During the celebration, the College's collection of Priestley apparatus and memorabilia is displayed. The recipient is given an honorarium and a ceramic medallion struck from an original 1779 mold by Josiah Wedgwood which bears a likeness of Priestley derived from a pen-and-ink drawing by John Flaxman. Recipients of the Priestley Award are:
1952 Sir Hugh Stott Taylor, for research and teaching in physical chemistry.
1953 Paul R. Burkholder, for the discovery of chloromycetin.
1954 Karl T. Compton, for peacetime use of atomic energy.
1955 Harold C. Urey, for the discovery of deuterium. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 1934.
1956 Detlev W. Bronk, for distinguished service to mankind through biochemistry.
1957 Edward Teller, for distinguished work in nuclear physics.
1958 George Bogdan Kistiakowski, for work in chemical kinetics and thermodynamics.
1959 Willard Frank Libby, for distinguished contributions to the development of carbon dating. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 1960.
1960 Glenn T. Seaborg, for distinguished contributions through nuclear chemistry. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 1951.
1961 Maurice Ewing, for distinguished contributions in the fields of oceanography, climatology, and geothermal measurements.
1962 Robert W. Woodward, for the synthesis of organic molecules. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 1965.
1963 Kenneth S. Pitzer, for work in theoretical quantum chemistry.
1964 Isador I. Rabi, for work with quantum mechanics and molecular beams. Nobel Laureate in Physics 1944.
1965 Joel H. Hildebrand, for research in the fields of solubility and the structure of liquids.
1966 Charles H. Townes, for work in microwave spectroscopy and masers. Nobel Laureate in Physics 1964.
1967 George W. Beadle, for work in cytology and genetics. Nobel Laureate in Medicine 1958.
1968 Marshall W. Nirenberg, for the discovery of the genetic code.
1969 Linus C. Pauling, for research on the nature of chemical bonding. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 1954. Nobel Peace Prize 1962.
1970 George Wald, for distinguished contributions to the field of physiology of vision and bio- chemical evolution. Nobel Laureate in Medicine 1967.
1971 Margaret Mead, for distinguished contributions to the field of anthropology.
1972 George C. Pimentel, for work in infrared spectroscopy and molecular structure.
1973 Philip H. Abelson, for geochemical studies.
1974 Henry Eyring, for his contributions to theoretical chemistry, the development of absolute reaction rate theory.
1975 Carl Sagan, for his contributions to the exploration of the universe through radioastronomy.
1976 John G. Kemeny, for the development of BASIC computer language.
1977 W. Frank Blair, for environmental studies and ecology.
1978 J. Tuzo Wilson, for distinguished contributions in the development of plate tectonics.
1979 Melvin Calvin, for work in the chemistry of photosynthesis. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 1961.
1980 Philip Morrison, for radioastronomy studies.
1981 Donald Knuth, for his work on computer programming and the design of computerized typography.
1982 Peter H. Raven, for his work in systematic botany and biogeography.
1983 Stephen Jay Gould, for his contribution to the fields of paleontology, evolutionary biology, and the history of science.
1984 Hubert M. Alyea, for his contributions to chemical education.
1985 Harold P. Furth, for his contributions to plasma physics.
1986 Roald Hoffmann, for his contributions to applied theoretical chemistry. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 1981.
1987 Thomas F. Banchoff, for his contributions to the understanding of four dimensional manifolds through computer graphics.
1988 Francis H.C. Crick, for his pioneering contributions to the field of molecular biology. Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine 1962.
1989 Arno A. Penzias, for his contributions in the field of radio astronomy. Nobel Laureate in Physics 1978.
1990 Wallace S. Broecker, for distinguished contributions to the field of geochemistry.
1991 Harry B. Gray, for his contributions to bio-chemical-inorganic chemistry and inorganic photochemistry.
1992 Solomon H. Snyder, for distinguished contributions to the field of neuroscience.
1993 George Masters Woodwell, for distinguished contributions to global ecology.
1994 Gerald Holton, for distinguished contributions to the welfare of mankind through the field of the history of science.
1995 Marvin Minsky, for distinguished contributions in the field of artificial intelligence.
1996 Leon M. Lederman, for distinguished contributions to our understanding of particle physics and its interaction with cosmology. Nobel Laureate in Physics 1988.
1997 Frank Press, for his contributions in geophysics and national science policy.
1998 Bruce N. Ames, for his contribution to basic and applied research on mutation, cancer, and aging.
1999 J. Michael Bishop, for his distinguished contributions to our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of cancer.
2000 Edward O. Wilson, for distinguished contributions to the field of conservation biology.
2001 John H. Conway for distinguished contributions to the field of applied and computational mathematics.
2002 Jocelyn Bell Burnell, for her groundbreaking discovery of pulsars and contributions to the astrophysics of compact objects.
2003 Orrin H. Pilkey for his distinguished contributions on beach replenishment and other forms of shoreline stabilization.
2004 Jacqueline K. Barton for her groundbreaking approach to the study of DNA and understanding consequences of damage to DNA within the cell.
2005 Peter Agre for his distinguished contributions to the field of biological membranes and aquaporin water channel proteins.
2006 David Pimentel, for his contributions in ecology and agricultural sciences.
2007 Vinton Cerf for his key technical and managerial role in the creation of the Internet, in particular, for leading the development of the TCP/IP protocols.
2008 Joseph Taylor for his Nobel Prize winning work on binary pulsars and relativistic gravity.
|
