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BP Tripos Prizes

BP sponsor a series of prizes awarded across all four years in recognition of outstanding performance in Chemistry Tripos Exams. These prizes are awarded by the Examiners. Find out more about careers with BP.

Tripos and Project Prizes

Many of these prizes are sponsored by companies, as indicated in their titles.

Prizes awarded in 2017

Part III

The Examiners are pleased to award the following prizes in recognition of excellence in the overall examination:

  • Buckingham Prize for distinction in Theoretical Chemistry, and for the most outstanding performance in Part III Chemistry: B C Huynh (PET)
  • Norrish Prize for distinction in Physical Chemistry: J C Day (PEM)
  • Gordon Wigan Prize for an outstanding performanace: A Fanourakis (M)
  • Gordon Wigan Prize for an outstanding performanace: M A O English (PEM)
  • Raphael Prize, for distinction in Organic Chemistry: P Bolgar (CTH)

The Examiners are pleased to award the following prizes in recognition of excellence in project work:

  • Dudley Williams Prize for the best Biological Project: M A O English (PEM)
  • Johnson Matthey Prize for the best Inorganic project : C L C Chan (CL)
  • Gordan Wigan Prize for the best Organic project, awarded equally to: P Bolgar (CTH) and T M Sharrock (JN)
  • Unilever Prize for the best Physical project, awarded equally to: J C Day (PEM) and H Brown (ME)
  • Norrish Prize for the best Theoretical project: A J Duthie (TH)

Part II

The Examiners are pleased to award the following prizes in recognition of excellence in the overall examination:

  • BP Prize for the most outstanding performance in Part II Chemistry: M-A Filip (CC)
  • BP Prizes for an outstanding performance in Part II Chemistry: C M Johansen (CL), O Dutton (CL), C Y B Lee (TH) and R J G Simon (EM)
  • BP Prizes for outstanding work in practical chemistry: M-A Filip (CC) and E N Bassey (SE)

Part IB

  • BP prize in recognition of the most outstanding performance in Part IB Chemistry A has been awarded to K T Jensen (M)
  • BP prizes for an outstanding performance in Part IB Chemistry A have been awarded to A Mayorov (T), Z  N J Staniaszek (SE) and A D Gunasekera (CC)
  • BP prize in recognition of the most outstanding performance in Part IB Chemistry B has been awarded to S Stanko (PEM)
  • BP prizes for an outstanding performance in Part IB Chemistry B have been awarded to D Drakas (CTH), E Gelzintyne (CTH) and H Feng (ED)

Part IA

  • BP prize in recognition of the most outstanding performance in Part IA Chemistry has been awarded to  M Thornton (SID)
  • BP prizes for an oustanding performance in Part IA Chemistry have been awarded to  H L Teoh (M), M McSwiney (PEM) and L S Aithani (H)