Professor Martyn Poliakoff from the University of Nottingham and Chair of the Green Chemistry Editorial Board, has been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Nyholm Prize for Education and has been elected as a foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The Nyholm Prize for Education, in honour of Sir Ronald Hyholm, has been awarded to Professor Poliakoff for his work in bringing a whole new audience to chemistry through the Periodic Table of Videos. Professor Poliakoff said:
“I was really happy to be awarded the Nyholm Prize which I regard as a prize for the whole of the Periodic Table of Videos team. It is particularly gratifying as Sir Ronald Nyholm, in whose honour this prize is named, was a hugely important figure in both chemical research and chemical education.”
Professor Poliakoff will present a talk entitled ‘From Test Tube to YouTube’ at the RSC Education Division Nyholm Symposium at the University of Nottingham on Wednesday the 8th February.
Professor Poliakoff has also been elected as a foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, an honour which is particularly special due to his own strong links with the country.
Green Chemistry would like to extend our warmest congratulations to Professor Poliakoff.
