The European Sustainable Chemistry Award
Patrons
Professor Gerhard Ertl, Nobel Laureate
Professor Jean-Marie Lehn, Nobel Laureate
The Award - a EuCheMS initiative
EuCheMS (the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences), with the encouragement of the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the support of SusChem (European Platform for Sustainable Chemistry) and CEFIC (European Chemical Industry Association), is launching the European Sustainable Chemistry Award.
The new European Sustainable Chemistry Award is intended to raise the profile of sustainable chemistry and be a spur to innovation and competitiveness.
The first Award, a prize of €10,000, will be presented during Opening Ceremony for the 3rd EuCheMS Chemistry Congress, on 29 August in Nürnberg, Germany.
An announcement about arrangements for the second Award, the prize to be awarded in 2012, will be made here in due course.
Matthias Beller - winner of the first European Sustainable Chemistry Award
July 2010 - EuCheMS will present Matthias Beller, Director, Leibniz Institute for Catalysis, with the €10,000 prize at the EuCheMS Chemistry Congress in Nürnberg on 29 August
The European Sustainable Chemistry Award - Eligibility
The Award recognises contributions including...
The European Sustainable Chemistry Award - Application
Sorry, no further applications can be accepted for the 2010 Award as the deadline for submission has now passed.
EuCheMS member societies are listed under the country in which they are based.
Project Planning Team
- Professor Luis Oro, EuCheMS President
- Dr Reto Battaglia, Swiss Chemical Society
- Professor Luigi Campanella, Societa Chimica Italiana
- Professor Michael Dröscher, Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker
- Dr Ray Elliott, Royal Society of Chemistry
- Dr Igor Tkatchenko, Société Chimique de France
- Professor Rodney Townsend, SusChem
- Ms Evelyn McEwan, EuCheMS General Secretary
The European Sustainable Chemistry Award
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