Materials for Industry - Derek Birchall Award
Appearance
Materials for Industry - Derek Birchall Award | |
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Awarded for | Contributions to materials chemistry |
Sponsored by | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Date | 2008 |
Country | United Kingdom (international) |
Reward(s) | £2000 |
The Materials for Industry - Derek Birchall Award is awarded biennially to an individual who has made an exceptional contribution to the application of materials chemistry in industry.[1] The recipient of the award is chosen by an independent committee consisting of experts from both the Materials Chemistry Division (MCD) and industry.[2] The award is given by the Royal Society of Chemistry and the chosen winner is rewarded with a monetary prize of £2000.[1] The award was discontinued in 2020.[3]
Award History[edit]
The award was established in 2008, in honour of work carried out by British inventor and materials chemist Derek Birchall (born 1930).[4]
Awardees[edit]
Source: RSC
- 2009Patrick McGrail, University of Sheffield : [5]
- 2013Professor John W. Goodby, University of York : [5]
- 2015Professor Tobin Marks, Northwestern University : [6]
- 2017Professor Karl Coleman, Durham University : [5]
- 2019Professor Andrew Mills, Queen's University, Belfast : [7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Royal Society of Chemistry - Materials for Industry Award".
- ^ "Royal Society of Chemistry - MCD".
- ^ "Materials for Industry - Derek Birchall Award".
- ^ Kelly, Anthony; Howard, A. J. (1997). "James Derek Birchall, O. B. E. 7 October 1930--7 December 1995: Elected F.R.S. 1982". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 43: 88–104. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1997.0006.
- ^ a b c "RSC Materials for Industry - Derek Birchall Award". Royal Society of Chemistry. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "RSC Materials for Industry - Derek Birchall Award 2015 Winner". Royal Society of Chemistry. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "2019 Materials for Industry -Derek Birchall Award Winner". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 2 September 2020.