Kołos Medal


The Kołos Medal is a prestigious medal awarded every two years by the University of Warsaw and the Polish Chemical Society for distinction in theoretical or experimental physical chemistry. It was established in 1998 to commemorate the life and career of Włodzimierz Kołos, one of the founding fathers of modern quantum chemistry.
The medal features the picture of Kołos, his date of birth and death, the Latin inscriptions Societas Chimica Polonorum, Universitas Varsoviensis and Servire Veritatis Kołos Lectio Praemiumque as well as the name of the recipient.

Recipients

The winners of the award so far have been:
YearNameCountry
2017Walter Thiel
2015Frederic Merkt
2013Philip Coppens
2011Y. T. Lee
2009Joachim Sauer
2007Jeremy M. Hutson
2005Jan Peter Toennies
2002Paul von Ragué Schleyer
2000Richard Bader
1998Roald Hoffmann

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