Priestley Lectures
Priestley Medalist Award Address
The Priestley Medal is the highest honor conferred by the American Chemical Society and is awarded for distinguished service in the field of chemistry.
2024 Priestley Medalist Award
Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi
2023 Priestley Medalist Award
Dr. Cato Larencin
2022 Priestley Medalist Award
Dr. Peter B. Dervan, Bren Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, California Institute of Technology
2021 Priestley Medalist Award
The growth of the nanocrystal—a little coming-of-age story.
2020 Priestley Medalist Award
For “pioneering studies of enzymatic radical chemistry, long-range proton-coupled electron transfer, DNA cleavage by anti-cancer drugs, enzymatic formation of polyesters and purine biosynthesis.”
2019 Priestley Medalist Award
A Simple Life: Finding Function and Making Connections
2018 Priestley Medalist Award
Dr. Geraldine L. Richmond, Presidential Chair in Science and Professor of Chemistry, University of Oregon
2017 Priestley Medalist Award
Dr. Tobin J. Marks, Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of Chemistry
2016 Priestley Medalist Award
A Simple Life: Finding Function and Making Connections