Scientific prizes and awards / General

Rumford Medal

Royal Society of London

Description

he Rumford Medal is awarded biennially (in even years) in recognition of an outstandingly important recent discovery in the field of thermal or optical properties of matter made by a scientist working in Europe, noting that Rumford was concerned to see recognised discoveries that tended to promote the good of mankind.

Recipients

2004 winner : Professor Richard Dixon FRS, in recognition of his many contributions to molecular spectroscopy and to the dynamics of molecular photodissociation.