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Applied Catalysis Award

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| awarded_for = Creativity and excellence in novel approaches or use of catalysis in industry.

| sponsor = Royal Society of Chemistry

| date = {{start date|2008}}

| reward = £2000

| website = {{URL|http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/Awards/AppliedCatalysisAward/}}

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The Applied Catalysis Award is awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry to individuals for "creativity and excellence in novel approaches or use of catalysis in industry." The award was established in 2008. The winner of the award is chosen by the Industry & Technology Division Awards Committee, and receives £2000, a medal and a certificate. {{cite web|url=http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/Awards/AppliedCatalysisAward/index.asp|title=Applied Catalysis Award}}

Previous winners

Source: [http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/Awards/AppliedCatalysisAward/index.asp RSC]

| 2020

| 2018

| 2016

| 2014

| 2012

| 2010

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2024Steve WisniewskiBristol Myers SquibbFor his innovation and creativity in Earth Abundant Metal Catalysis and their application in organometallic chemistry for pharmaceuticals
2022Peter JohnstonJohnson MattheyFor his contributions in gold catalysis chemistry, including the replacement of mercury catalysts in the commercial production of vinyl chloride from acetylene hydrochlorination and the vinyl acetate monomer process.{{cite web | url=https://www.rsc.org/membership-and-community/connect-with-others/through-interests/interest-groups/applied-catalysis/applied-catalysis-award/ | title=ACG Applied Catalysis Award }}
Carin Johansson SeechurnJohnson MattheyFor diligent and passionate work to develop and commercialize precious metal complexes to promote homogeneous catalysis for real world industrial applications.
{{ill|Ying Zheng (chemist)|lt=Ying Zheng|qid=Q56646263}}University of Edinburghfor the development and application of recyclable, heterogeneous nanocatalyst
{{ill|David William Johnson|lt=David Johnson|qid=Q56648512}}Lucite Internationalfor the development of the Lucite Alpha process
Douglas StephanUniversity of TorontoFor the development of new commercially viable, transition-metal based and metal-free catalyst technologies for polymerization, hydrogenation and metathesis.{{cite web|url=http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/Awards/AppliedCatalysisAward/2014-Winner.asp|title=Applied Catalysis Award 2014 Winner|publisher=Royal Society of Chemistry|access-date=3 March 2015}}
{{ill|Thomas Colacot|qid=Q19401321}}Johnson Mattheyfor exceptional contributions to the development and availability of ligands and catalysts crucial for the advancement of metal-catalysed synthetic organic chemistry.{{cite web|url=http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/Awards/AppliedCatalysisAward/Previous-Winner.asp|title=Applied Catalysis Award Previous Winners}}{{cite web|url=http://www.technology.matthey.com/about/the-editorial-board/dr-thomas-j-colacot/|title=Dr Thomas J. Colacot}}
{{ill|Martyn Twigg|qid=Q19400933}}Johnson Mattheyfor his pivotal and innovative role in creating new catalysts and catalytic processes for use in the automotive industry.{{cite web|url=http://www.technology.matthey.com/about/the-editorial-board/dr-martyn-v-twigg/|title=Dr Martyn V. Twigg|access-date=2015-01-20|archive-date=2015-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120184017/http://www.technology.matthey.com/about/the-editorial-board/dr-martyn-v-twigg/|url-status=dead}}

See also

References

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{{Royal Society of Chemistry}}

Category:Awards of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Category:Catalysis

Category:Awards established in 2010