Royal DSM, the global life sciences and materials sciences company, announced on 8 July 2014 that Prof. Jian Ping Gong, Professor of the Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Japan has been awarded the DSM Materials Sciences Award 2014 in recognition of her exceptional contributions to the advancement of double-network hydrogels and materials sciences.
The DSM Materials Sciences Award is part of DSM’s Bright Science Awards Program, and is presented in cooperation with IUPAC. DSM bestows the Materials Sciences award every two years in recognition of outstanding scientific work by an established scientist that has significantly contributed to the advancement of the materials sciences field.
An international judging committee, chaired by Dr. Marcel Wubbolts, Chief Technology Officer of DSM, selected Professor Gong from among the candidates proposed via a public call for nominations. Professor Gong received the award – which carries a cash prize of EUR 50,000—from Dr. Wubbolts at the IUPAC World Polymer Congress 2014 in Chiang Mai, Thailand on 8 July.
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