Elsevier Announces Winners of the 2016 Reaxys PhD Prize

Three Young Chemistry Researchers are Recognized for Their Innovative and Original Research Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced the three winners of the 2016 Reaxys PhD Prize at its annual Symposium held in conjunction with the New Scientist Live festival in London. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160926/411703 ) Celebrating top research by leading young chemists across the globe, the Reaxys PhD Prize recognizes innovative and original research in chemistry, with an emphasis on synthesis. Since its inception seven years ago, the Reaxys PhD Prize received over 3000 submissions from over 40 countries. The 2016 Reaxys PhD Prize winners are: Pascal Ellerbrock from the Trauner group, Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich. Presentation title:Biomimetic Synthesis of Dibefurin and Epicolactone Jamie Hicks from the Jones group, Monash University. Presentation title: Utilising Extremely Bulky Amide Ligands to Stabilise Highly Reactive Two-Coordinate Transition Jiheong Kang from the Aida group, University of Tokyo. Presentation title: Rational strategy for the realization of chain-growth supramolecular polymerization The winners were selected from a group of ten finalists, who were challenged to present the key aspects of their research in a crisp yet critical manner at the Symposium. The presentations were judged by members of the Reaxys Advisory Board and the Reaxys PhD Prize Review Board. ...
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