Green Chemistry Award

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First awarded in 2001, the Green Chemistry Award is presented biennially by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) for advances in environmentally focused chemistry. In addition to a prize of £2000, winners of the award complete a UK based lecture tour. The Award was last presented in 2014.

Winners

Source: Royal Society of Chemistry

2016 (2016): Professor Paul Anastas (Yale University) for his seminal work in developing innovative methods in molecular design, leading to products and processes that reduce environmental impacts.

2014 (2014): Professor Michael North of the University of York for his work on Carbon Dioxide as a chemical feedstock.

2012 (2012): Professor Edman Tsang (University of Oxford) for development of nanoparticulate catalysts for use in manufacturing

2010 (2010): Roger Sheldon (Delft University of Technology) for his work in the field of catalysis

2006 (2006): Professor Andrew P Abbott (University of Leicester)

2003 (2003): Professor Varinder Aggarwal (University of Bristol)

2001 (2001): Keith Smith

References

Green Chemistry Award Wikipedia

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