Research Corporation Award

Willard F. Libby, professor of chemistry in the University of Chicago’s Institute for Nuclear Studies, received the 1951 Research Corporation Award at ceremonies held in New York City on February 26th in recognition of his work in developing a method and apparatus for determining the ages of archaeologically interesting objects by measuring the residual carbon radioactivity of the specimen. The award, consisting of a plaque, a citation, and $2500, was presented by Joseph W. Barker, president and chairman of the board of Research Corporation, during a dinner at the Waldorf‐Astoria attended by some 150 scientists and educators. Karl T. Compton, chairman of the corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, served as toastmaster. The dinner also celebrated the fortieth anniversary of the founding of Research Corporation, a non‐profit foundation established in 1912 by Frederick Cottrell which distributes its total net income as grants in aid of research to colleges, universities, and scientific institutions.

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