Dorothy Hodgkin's achievements recognised by others.
Dorothy Hodgkin's achievments are commemmorated regularly by:
- The British Crystallographic Association
offers a triennial 'Dorothy Hodgkin prize', the first prize and
associated lecture were given on her 80th birthday in 1991.
(Details are on the BCA website
http://bca.cryst.bbk.ac.uk/BCA/admin/PRZ.html).
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In May 1995 The Royal Society initiated a postdoctoral
fellowship scheme known as 'the Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships',
these are intended primarily for parents of young children who need a
high level of support and flexible working arrangements if they are
not to abandon a scientific research career.
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On 14 May 2001 the Royal Society of Chemistry presented a 'Chemistry
Landmark' plaque with an accompanying ceremony in the University
Museum, including a lecture given by Professor Sir Tom Blundell, a student
of Dorothy's, on "Structural Biology and Crystallography Today: the
influence of Dorothy Hodgkin on current developments." The plaque is now
fixed to the wall on the side of the archway of the main entrance to the
Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory building in South Parks Road, Oxford.
Jenny Glusker's Dorothy Hodgkin memorial lecture was given on the next day,
15 May 2001, as part of these celebrations.
- This is one of a series organised annually in Oxford as part of the
Oxford International Festival for Women, by Somerville College,
the Oxford Associated of Women in Science and Engineering and the University
Museum. Click here for details,
Please send news of any other 'Dorothy Hodgkin' memorials to me, preferably by email
to [email protected] so that I can maintain information about them on the BCA website.
Kate Crennell