Geoffrey W. Coates, Tisch University Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (USA) has been named as the recipient of the DSM Performance Materials Award 2012 in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the advancement of the materials sciences. The award – which carries a cash prize of EUR 50,000 – will be presented to Professor Coates at the IUPAC World Polymer Congress 2012 to be held at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA (USA) during the plenary session on the morning of June 25. Professor Coates will deliver an award lecture on the occasion, titled “New Polymers from Old Monomers: Advances Enabled through Catalyst Design and Discovery”. On the same day, a special DSM-IUPAC Performance Materials Symposium will be held in the afternoon.
