Aston Medal

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]

Aston Medal
Awarded by British Mass Spectrometry Society
Established	1987
Country	United Kingdom
Eligibility	Open to academic and industrial scientists of any nationality who have worked in the UK.
Criteria	Outstanding contributions to our understanding of the biological, chemical, engineering, mathematical, medical, or physical sciences relating directly to mass spectrometry.
Status	Currently constituted
BMSS Chair	Prof Neil Oldham

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.

Recipients

• 1989 – Allan Maccoll^[2]
• 1990 – John H. Beynon^[3]
• 1996 – Brian Green^[4]
• 1998 – Keith Jennings^[5]
• 1999 – Dai Games^[6]
• 2003 – Colin Pillinger^[7]
• 2005 – Tom Preston^[8]
• 2006 – John Todd^[9]
• 2008 – Robert Bateman^[10]
• 2010 – Richard Evershed^[11]
• 2011 – Carol Robinson^[1]
• 2013 – Tony Stace^[12]
• 2017 – R. Graham Cooks
• 2023 – Alexander Makarov

See also

• List of chemistry awards