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Martin Medal

Martin Medal is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Martin Medal rather than just read about it. In short: The Martin Medal is an award given for outstanding contributions to the advancement of separation science. The award is presented by The Chromatographic Society, a UK-based organization promoting all aspects of chromatography and related separation techniques.

Key takeaways

Martin Medal belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Martin Medal to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Martin Medal from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Martin Medal is an award given for outstanding contributions to the advancement of separation science. The award is presented by The Chromatographic Society, a UK-based organization promoting all aspects of chromatography and related separation techniques. The award is named after Professor Archer J.P Martin, who contributed to the invention of partition chromatography, and shared the 1952 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Award winners Past winners of the Martin Medal are:

Robert Kennedy (2019) Jean-Luc Veuthey (2018) Andreas Manz (2017) Ian Wilson & Peter Myers (2016) Pavel Jandera (2015) Nobuo Tanaka (2014) Günther Bonn & Frantisek Svec (2013) Edward S. Yeung (2012) Peter J. Schoenmakers (2011) Peter Carr (2010) Wolfgang F. Lindner (2009) Ron Majors & Johan Roeraade (2007) Jim Waters (2006) Vadim A. Davankov (2005) Terry Berger (2004) Jack Henion (2003) Paul R. Haddad & Werner Engewald (2002) John Michael Ramsey (2001) Klaus Mosbach & William S. Hancock (2000) Hans Poppe & Geoffrey Eglinton, FRS (1999) Albert Zlatkis (1998, awarded posthumously) Will Jennings & Joseph Jack Kirkland (1997) Milton L. Lee (1996) Milos Novotny & Shigeru Terabe (1995) Pat Sandra & Csaba Horvath (1994) Hans Engelhardt, Fred E. Regnier, & Klaus K. Unger (1993) Irving Wainer & James W. Jorgenson (1992) Dai E. Games, Barry L. Karger, Daniel W. Armstrong, & Dennis H. Desty (1991) Egil Jellum, William Pirkle, & Carl A. Cramers (1990) Jon Calvin Giddings, Udo. A Th Brinkman, J. F. K. Huber, Rudolf E. Kaiser, & Lloyd R. Snyder (1986) Ervin Kovats & John Knox (1985) C. E. Roland Jones & Arnaldo L. Liberti (1984) Gerhard Schomburg & Ralph Stock (1983) Edward R. Adlard, Leslie S. Ettre, Courtney S. G. Phillips, & Raymond P. W. Scott (1982) G. A. Peter Tuey & Georges Guiochon (1980) Ernst Bayer & C. E. H. Knapman (1978)

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Martin Medal

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Martin Medal claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Martin Medal before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Martin Medal ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Martin Medal

In research: Martin Medal appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Martin Medal in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Martin Medal is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Chromatography, Electrophoresis, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Martin Medal outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Martin Medal in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Martin Medal means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Martin Medal out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Martin Medal in simple terms?

Why does Martin Medal matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Martin Medal?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Martin Medal.