WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont (NYSE:DD)
today announced it has named 12 outstanding scientists as
recipients of the Lavoisier Medal of Technical Achievement and
the Pedersen Award Medal. The four Lavoisier Medalists are
Mark Lamontia, Andrew Morgan, Scott
Power and Peter Trefonas. The eight Pedersen Award
Medalists include Christophe
Fremaux, Andreas Lutz,
Juha Nurmi, Steven Oriani, Nora
Radu, Bradley Taylor,
Deyan Wang and Shuhong Wang.
The groundbreaking innovations developed by the medalists have
helped shape and transform industries; from improving human health
with probiotics and microbiome advances to increasing energy
efficiency in the automotive industry with new materials and
processes to enabling human connections with leading edge
electronic materials in devices.
The Lavoisier Medal for Lifetime Technical Achievement is the
company's highest science award and recognizes scientists and
engineers who have demonstrated a career of creative technical
contributions with significant business impact. The medal is named
in honor of the 18th century French chemist, Antoine Laurent
Lavoisier, who is considered the father of modern chemistry.
The Pedersen Medalists are selected by the DuPont Fellows, a
group of the highest technical professionals in the company. The
medalists' technical knowledge, skill and commitment in their
respective areas have resulted in important new products for DuPont
customers. The award is named in honor of Charles J. Pedersen, who received the 1987 Nobel
Prize for his discovery of a novel class of chemical compounds
called macrocyclic polyethers, which he dubbed the "crown" ethers
because of their molecular shape.
"Receiving a Lavoisier or Pedersen
Medal is a pinnacle career accomplishment that highlights
the major contributions that each of these outstanding scientists
have made through their personal commitment and expertise in
scientific innovation, technology and engineering in their
respective fields," said Alexa
Dembek, DuPont Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer.
"I am delighted to congratulate them on exemplifying the best of
DuPont, and thank them for the positive business impacts they have
delivered, the value they have created for our customers and impact
they have had on society."
The medalists were honored at a virtual ceremony broadcast from
the Wilmington Global Innovation Center at the DuPont Experimental
Station, bringing together scientists, engineers and employees from
around the world to celebrate these amazing achievements.
A complete list of the Lavoisier and Pedersen Medalists and
their achievements are here.
About DuPont
DuPont (NYSE: DD) is a global innovation
leader with technology-based materials, ingredients and solutions
that help transform industries and everyday life. Our employees
apply diverse science and expertise to help customers advance their
best ideas and deliver essential innovations in key markets
including electronics, transportation, construction, water, health
and wellness, food and worker safety. More information about the
company, its businesses and solutions can be found at
www.dupont.com. Investors can access information included on the
Investor Relations section of the website at
investors.dupont.com.
DuPont™, the DuPont Oval Logo, and all trademarks and service
marks denoted with ™, SM or ® are owned by
affiliates of DuPont de Nemours, Inc. unless otherwise noted.
View original content to download
multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dupont-names-lavoisier-and-pedersen-award-medalists-301117898.html
SOURCE DuPont