Hevesy Medal Awards 1968-2011The Hevesy Medal Award is the premier international award of excellence honouring outstanding achievements in radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry. It is named after George de Hevesy (1885-1966) who received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1943 for his work on the use of isotopes as tracers in the study of chemical processes. [Click here for more information about this Nobel Prize.] Established in 1968 by the Editor-in-Chief and the (then) publishers of the Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (JRNC), the Hevesy Medal Award is given in recognition of excellence through outstanding, sustained career achievements in the fields of pure and applied nuclear and radiochemistry, particularly applications to nuclear analytical chemistry. It comprises an engraved bronze medal (in a presentation case) and an ornamental scroll, which are presented at a major international radiochemical conference occurring in the year of the award. The Hevesy Medal Award has no monetary value. The Hevesy Medal was awarded almost annually during the period 1968-86 to nineteen distinguished individuals whose contributions had traced and defined the scope and depth of radioanalysis through the prolific postwar years of the nuclear era. Their achievements included pioneering work on radioactivation analysis methodology and applications, the development of radiochemical separation procedures and analytical schemes, radiotracer applications, analytical developments such as substoichiometric isotopic dilution analysis, automated systems and computerized systems, and widespread fields of application. After an interval of 14 years, the Award was reactivated in 2000. The International Committee on Activation Analysis of the Modern Trends in Activation Analysis Conferences (ICAA/MTAA) is currently responsible for administration of the award. List of Hevesy Medallists 1968-2011 1968: W. Weine MEINKE This page was last updated on 2010-12-19 |