Aston Medal

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Aston Medal
Awarded by British Mass Spectrometry Society
Established1987
Country United Kingdom
EligibilityOpen to academic and industrial scientists of any nationality who have worked in the UK.
CriteriaOutstanding contributions to our understanding of the biological, chemical, engineering, mathematical, medical, or physical sciences relating directly to mass spectrometry.
StatusCurrently constituted
BMSS ChairProf Neil Oldham


The Aston Medal is awarded by the British Mass Spectrometry Society to individuals who have worked in the United Kingdom and have made outstanding contributions to our understanding of the biological, chemical, engineering, mathematical, medical, or physical sciences relating directly to mass spectrometry. The medal is named after one of Britain's founders of mass spectrometry and 1922 Nobel prize winner Francis William Aston. [1]

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The award is made sporadically, with no more than one medal being awarded each year. Recipients of this honour receive a gold-plated medal with a portrait of Francis Aston as well as an award certificate.

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References

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  4. ↑ Mallet, Tony (1996). "British Mass Spectrometry Society: Aston Medal Award to Brian Green". Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 10 (12): 1566. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0231(199609)10:12<1566::aid-rcm1011>3.0.co;2-f .
  5. ↑ "Aston Medal 1998 - Keith Jennings" (PDF). British Mass Spectrometry Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Aston Medal 1999 – Dai Games" (PDF). British Mass Spectrometry Society. Retrieved 13 January 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Aston Medal 2013 – Colin Pillinger" (PDF). British Mass Spectrometry Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Aston Medal 2005 – Tom Preston" (PDF). British Mass Spectrometry Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Aston Medal 2006 – John Todd" (PDF). British Mass Spectrometry Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Aston Medal 2008 – Robert Bateman MBE" (PDF). British Mass Spectrometry Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Aston Medal 2010 – Richard Evershed" (PDF). British Mass Spectrometry Society. Retrieved 13 January 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  12. ↑ "Professor Awarded Aston Medal". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
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