Royal Australian Chemical Institute

Cornforth Medal

Royal Australian Chemical Institute - Australia

Description of the prize :
The Board of The Royal Australian Chemical Institute awards a bronze relief medal commemorating the work of Sir John Cornforth AC CBE FRS.

The Cornforth medal will be awarded annually to a financial RACI member for the most outstanding PhD thesis submitted in a branch of chemistry, chemical science or chemical technology in the previous thirteen months. The medal is designed to give recognition of outstanding achievement in chemistry and to promote chemical communication. The prize will be a bronze relief medal and a suitable cash award. The medal will bear the profile of Sir John Cornforth, and the words For a Thesis on Chemical Research.

Recipients :
2005 winner : G Flematti