• Royal Society Mullard Award

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    This award is made to individuals whose work has the potential to make a contribution to national prosperity. 

    Reverse of the Royal Society Mullard Award medal.

    The Royal Society Mullard Award is made biennially for “an individual who has an outstanding academic record in any area of natural science, engineering or technology and whose work is currently making or has the potential to make a contribution to national prosperity in the United Kingdom”. The award is aimed at early to mid career stage scientists, engineers and technologists.

    The award was established following a gift by Mullard Limited. It was first awarded in 1967.

    The medal is of silver gilt and is accompanied by a gift of £2,000 and a travel grant of £1,500. The winner is called upon to deliver a lecture at the Society. 

    Nominations

    A call for nominations is circulated to university departments, learned societies, research institutions, Royal Society Research Fellows, the Fellowship, University Vice-Chancellors and Research Councils.

    The recipient is chosen by the Council of the Royal Society on the recommendation of the Brian Mercer Awards Panel.

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    Most recent medallist

    Professor Shankar Balasubramanian was awarded the Royal Society Mullard Award in 2009 for his inventive new approach to DNA sequencing.

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