European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences
The European Sustainable Chemistry Award
The Award – a EuCheMS initiative
In 2010, the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS) has launched the European Sustainable Chemistry Award (ESCA). This has been encouraged by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and supported by the European Platform for Sustainable Chemistry (SusChem) and the European Chemical Industry Association (CEFIC). The European Sustainable Chemistry Award is intended to raise the profile of sustainable chemistry and be a spur to innovation and competitiveness. For more information, see The European Sustainable Chemistry Award - A EuCheMS initiative.
Winners of the European Sustainable Chemistry Award
2012 – Marc Taillefer
The winner of the 2012 award is Marc Taillefer, research team leader at the Institut Charles Gerhardt (ICG) in Montpellier, France. The 51 year-old chemist was honoured at the 4th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress in Prague at the opening ceremony on 26 August 2012. For more information, see "2012 Laureate of the recently launched ESCA European Sustainable Chemistry Award." Patrons for the 2012 award were Nobel laureates Paul Crutzen (Mainz, Germany) and Jean-Marie Lehn (Strasbourg, France). |
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2010 – Matthias Beller
The first award, a prize of €10,000, was presented to Matthias Beller, Director of the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (Rostock, Germany), on 29 August 2010 during the opening ceremony of the 3rd EuCheMS Chemistry Congress in Nürnberg, Germany. For more information, see "Matthias Beller - winner of the first European Sustainable Chemistry Award."
Eligibility and Application
The award recognises and encourages contributions to various aspects of sustainable chemistry, see Eligibility. The award is open to individuals or teams of up to three people. Self-nomination for the award is encouraged, see Application.
For further information
Nineta Majcen, PhD
EuCheMS General Secretary
Tel: +32 2 7927540
Email: Nineta Majcen, PhD
