Applied Catalysis Award
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Applied Catalysis Award | |
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Description | Creativity and excellence in novel approaches or use of catalysis in industry. |
Sponsored by | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Date | 2008 |
Presented by | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Reward(s) | £2000 |
Website | www |
The Applied Catalysis Award is awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry to individuals for "creativity and excellence in novel approaches or use of catalysis in industry." The award was established in 2008. The winner of the award is chosen by the Industry & Technology Division Awards Committee, and receives £2000, a medal and a certificate. [1]
Previous winners
Source: RSC
Year | Winner | Affiliation | Recognition |
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2018 | Ying Zheng | University of Edinburgh | for the development and application of recyclable, heterogeneous nanocatalyst |
2016 | David Johnson | Lucite International | for the development of the Lucite Alpha process |
2014 | Douglas Stephan | University of Toronto | For the development of new commercially viable, transition-metal based and metal-free catalyst technologies for polymerization, hydrogenation and metathesis.[2] |
2012 | Thomas Colacot | Johnson Matthey | for exceptional contributions to the development and availability of ligands and catalysts crucial for the advancement of metal-catalysed synthetic organic chemistry.[3][4] |
2010 | Martyn Twigg | Johnson Matthey | for his pivotal and innovative role in creating new catalysts and catalytic processes for use in the automotive industry.[3][5] |