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| Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. has established
the “Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Award” with
the aim of contributing to the sustainable development
of chemistry and the chemical industry. In particular,
this award is designed to recognize researchers who
have made outstanding achievements in catalysis science.
This year, two distinguished researchers were selected
respectively for the Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science
Award and the Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Award of Encouragement.
Taking the opportunity of the symposium, Mitsui Chemicals
hosted the award ceremony as well as commemorative
lectures by the award winners. |
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The
Winners of the "Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science
Award" |
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Zhaomin
Hou
Chief Scientist
RIKEN
"Development of Polymerization Reactions Based
on New Organo Rare Earth Metal Catalysts"
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Gregory
C. Fu
Professor
Massachusetts Institute
of Technology
"Coupling Reactions and Asymmetric Synthesis Based on Novel Catalyst Designs" |
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| Dr. Zhaomin Hou
has discovered the regio-, stereoselective polymerization
and copolymerization of a wide range of olefins and
dienes by use of new organo rare earth metal catalysts,
thereby opening up the path to new polymer materials. |
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Dr. Gregory C.
Fu developed new designs for chiral catalysts that
are based on planar-chiral asymmetry, and he greatly
expanded the scope of coupling reactions. |
The
Winners of the "Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science
Award of Encouragement" |
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Jun Terao
Assistant Professor
Osaka University
"Carbon Bond Formation Reactions Using Anionic Transition Metal Complexes as the Key Catalytic Intermediates" |
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Michael C. W. Chan
Assistant Professor
City University
of Hong Kong
"Importance of Weak Attractive Polymer-Ligand Interactions in Olefin Polymerization Catalysis" |
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| Dr.
Terao has established that anionic olefin transition
metal complexes are useful as new catalysts for carbon-carbon
bond formation reactions including coupling reactions
and addition reactions, thereby opening up a new field
in organic synthesis. |
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Dr.
Michael C. W. Chan experimentally demonstrated the
feasibility of weak attractive polymer-ligand interactions
and their significance in olefin polymerization processes,
and thereby presented new guidelines for the design
of polymerization catalysts. |
| About
the "Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Award" |
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Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. has established the “Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Award” since 2004 with the aim of contributing to the sustainable development of chemistry and the chemical industry.
“Application Accepted Starting May 1, 2008 ”
(Deadline:July 31,2008)
The guidelines for the application >>More Info. |
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 Research
Field
Catalysis science research involving polymerization
catalysts, fine synthesis catalysts or other catalysts
contributing to environmental protection. |
"Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Award"
The "Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Award," consisting
of a commemorative plaque and a cash prize of five
(5) million yen, is given every other year to up to
one researcher (aged forty-five (45) years or younger)
with the best achievements.
"Mitsui
Chemicals Catalysis Science Award of Encouragement"
The "Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Award
of Encouragement," consisting of a commemorative
plaque and a cash prize of one (1) million yen, is
given every other year to up to two researchers (aged
thirty-five (35) years or younger) with the most original
achievements. |
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