Materials for Industry - Derek Birchall Award

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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]

The award was established in 2008, in honour of work carried out by British inventor and materials chemist Derek Birchall (born 1930).^[4]

Source: RSC

• 2009 (2009): Patrick McGrail, University of Sheffield^[5]
• 2013 (2013): Professor John W. Goodby, University of York^[5]
• 2015 (2015): Professor Tobin Marks, Northwestern University^[6]
• 2017 (2017): Professor Karl Coleman, Durham University^[5]
• 2019 (2019): Professor Andrew Mills, Queen's University, Belfast ^[7]

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