Chirality Medal


The Chirality Medal, instituted by the Società Chimica Italiana in 1991 to honor internationally recognized scientists who have made a distinguished contribution to all aspects of chirality, is awarded each year by a Chirality Medal Honor Committee composed of the Chirality International Committee members and the most recent recipients of the Chirality Medal. The medal is awarded to the recipient at the International Conference on Chirality.

List of Past Winners

YearWinnerCountry
1991Emanuel Gil-AvIsrael
Jean JacquesFrance
1992Vladimir PrelogSwitzerland
1993Kurt MislowUnited States
1994William H. PirkleUnited States
1995Koji NakanishiUnited States
1996Ernest. L. ElielUnited States
1997Ryoji NoyoriJapan
1998Henri B. KaganFrance
1999Vadim DavankovRussia
2000K. Barry SharplessUnited States
2001Yoshio OkamotoJapan
2002Dieter SeebachSwitzerland
2003Daniel W. ArmstrongUnited States
2004Volker SchurigGermany
2005Kenso SoaiJapan
2006Meir LahavIsrael
2007Nina BerovaUnited States
2008Wolfgang LindnerAustria
2009Bernard L. FeringaNetherlands
2010Kenji MoriJapan
2011Laurence BarronUnited Kingdom
2012Eric N. JacobsenUnited States
2013Eiji YashimaJapan
2014Manfred T. ReetzGermany
2015Christopher J. WelchUnited States
2016Andreas PfaltzSwitzerland
2017Takuzo AidaJapan
2018Bert MeijerNetherlands
2019Laurence A. NafieUnited States