Professor Craig Hawker receives DSM Performance Materials Award

01 Jul '08

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He is editor of the Journal of Polymer Science - Polymer Chemistry, and serves as a consultant to many US and international companies.

At the presentation ceremony in Taipei, Professor Hawker gave an award lecture on 'Design of Performance Polymers for Microelectronic and Biomedical Applications'.

Asked for his reaction on receiving the award, he said: 'I am thrilled to be honored by IUPAC and DSM with this inaugural award.

DSM is a company that I have admired for many years for their ability to reinvent themselves and repeatedly adjust to new technological opportunities.

This reinvention is driven by a strong commitment to cross-disciplinary research, a commitment that I share with my outstanding students and collaborators throughout the world.'

The award:
The DSM Performance Materials Award forms part of DSM's Innovation Awards Program and was presented for the first time this year, in cooperation with the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).

DSM grants the award every two years in recognition of scientific work that has significantly contributed to the advancement of the materials sciences, with special emphasis on polymeric materials.

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