Synthetic chemist and battery-membrane team win RSC awards

Professor Nicholas Long and the Microporous Membranes Team have won accolades in this year's Royal Society of Chemistry awards. The two awards are in the Research & Innovation Prizes category, which recognise brilliant chemical scientists carrying out amazing work in academia and industry. Dr Helen Pain, Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry, said: "The RSC's prizes programme enables us to reflect on and celebrate the incredible individuals and teams whose brilliance enriches our knowledge, advances our understanding, and brings new ideas and technologies that benefit society as a whole. We're very proud to recognise the contributions of our winners today." - Professor Nicholas Long - Interdisciplinary Prize. Professor Long , from the Department of Chemistry at Imperial, is awarded for 'innovative synthetic chemistry applied to the fields of functional materials and biomedical imaging'. He receives £5,000 and a medal. Professor Long and his team design and synthesise new chemical bonds or combinations of elements for a wide array of uses.