Sally Price (chemist) facts for kids
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Sally Price
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Price in 2017
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Sarah Lois Price
1956 (age 68–69) |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
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| Fields | Theoretical chemistry Computational chemistry |
| Institutions | University College London |
| Thesis | Model intermolecular pair potentials (1980) |
| Doctoral advisor | Anthony Stone |
Sarah "Sally" Lois Price (born 1956) is a British scientist. She is a Professor of Physical Chemistry at University College London. Professor Price studies how tiny particles interact with each other.
Becoming a Scientist
Sally Price went to the University of Cambridge to study. She earned her first degree there in 1977. Later, in 1980, she completed her PhD. Her special research looked at how very small forces work. These forces are between two-atom molecules. Her teacher for this research was Anthony Stone.
Awards and Honors
Professor Price has received many important awards. In 2017, she became a Fellow of the Royal Society. This is a big honor for scientists in the UK. It means she is recognized for her excellent work.
In 2015, she won the Interdisciplinary Prize. This award came from the Royal Society of Chemistry. It shows her work connects different areas of science. She is also a member of several science groups. These include the American Chemical Society. She is also part of the British Crystallographic Association. In 2018, she joined the Academica Europea. This is a group of top European scholars.
