Welch Award in Chemistry

The Welch Award in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Robert A. Welch Foundation, based in Houston, Texas, to encourage and recognise basic chemical research for the benefit of mankind. ^[1] The award, which has been given since 1972, is one of the largest and most prestigious awards in the field of chemistry.^[2] Several of its recipients subsequently were awarded the Nobel Prize.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

The award is named in honor of Robert Alonzo Welch, who made a fortune in oil and minerals and had a strong belief in the ability of chemistry to make the world a better place. In his will, Mr. Welch stated: “I have long been impressed with the great possibilities for the betterment of Mankind that lay in the field of research in the domain of Chemistry.” ^[8] The prize has a value of $500,000.^[9]

^ "Welch Award in Chemistry". Welch Foundation. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
^ "Zare receives prestigious Welch Award for lifetime achievement in chemistry". news.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
^ "Cocrystal Pharma Announces Appointment of Nobel Laureate and Scientific Advisor, Roger D. Kornberg, Ph.D., to Board of Directors". www.cocrystalpharma.com. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
^ Britto, Brittany (2019-10-09). "UT professor John B. Goodenough awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
^ "(IUCr) R.E. Smalley". www.iucr.org. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
^ Shwartz, Mark (2005-11-17). "Henry Taube, recipient of Nobel Prize in chemistry, dead at 89". Stanford University. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
^ "Zewail, Ahmed H." history.aip.org. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
^ "Foundation Overview". www.welch1.org. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
^ "Welch Award in Chemistry". www.welch1.org. Retrieved 2020-12-01.

[1] "Welch Award in Chemistry". Welch Foundation. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

[2] "Zare receives prestigious Welch Award for lifetime achievement in chemistry". news.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-01.

[3] "Cocrystal Pharma Announces Appointment of Nobel Laureate and Scientific Advisor, Roger D. Kornberg, Ph.D., to Board of Directors". www.cocrystalpharma.com. Retrieved 2020-12-01.

[4] Britto, Brittany (2019-10-09). "UT professor John B. Goodenough awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-12-01.

[5] "(IUCr) R.E. Smalley". www.iucr.org. Retrieved 2020-12-01.

[6] Shwartz, Mark (2005-11-17). "Henry Taube, recipient of Nobel Prize in chemistry, dead at 89". Stanford University. Retrieved 2020-12-01.

[7] "Zewail, Ahmed H." history.aip.org. Retrieved 2020-12-01.

[8] "Foundation Overview". www.welch1.org. Retrieved 2020-12-01.

[9] "Welch Award in Chemistry". www.welch1.org. Retrieved 2020-12-01.

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