TOKYO, March 28 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Awards were established by Mitsui Chemicals in 2004 to recognize researchers who have made outstanding contributions to the progress in catalysis science.
The awards consist of the Catalysis Science Award (the main award eligible for 47 years old or below) and the Catalysis Science Award for Creative Work (for younger generation at 37 years old or below).
The awards are highly respected. The 2011 Catalysis Science Award winner later received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2021.
Now in its 10th iteration, the 2024 awards were presented to the winners with a commemorative plaque and certificate at the award ceremony held in Tokyo on October 24, 2024.