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Martyn Poliakoff

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Sir Martyn Poliakoff CBE CChem FRS FRSC FIChemE (born 16 December 1947) is a British chemist, working on gaining insights into fundamental chemistry, and on developing environmentally acceptable processes and materials. [1]

56 relations: Academia Europaea, Alexander Poliakoff, Andrew Ian Cooper, BBC News, Brady Haran, Campaign for Science and Engineering, Chartered Chemist, Chemical element, Creative Commons license, Dame Alice Owen's School, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, FIFA World Cup Trophy, Gold, Green chemistry, Heriot-Watt University, Imperial Academy (Ethiopia), Infrared spectroscopy, Institution of Chemical Engineers, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joseph Poliakoff, King's College, Cambridge, Knight Bachelor, Laser, Lord Lewis Prize, Material World (radio programme), Meldola Medal and Prize, Molecule, Moscow, Natural environment, Nature Chemistry, Newcastle University, Nyholm Prize for Education, Order of the British Empire, Oxford University Press, Periodic table, Periodic Videos, Popular science, Postdoctoral researcher, Royal Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Science (journal), Stephen Poliakoff, Supercritical fluid, The World Academy of Sciences, Tony Judt, University of Cambridge, ..., University of Manchester, University of Nottingham, Westminster School, YouTube, 2008 New Year Honours, 2015 New Year Honours. Expand index (6 more) »

Academia Europaea

Academia Europaea, founded in 1988, is a European non-governmental scientific association acting as an academy.

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Alexander Poliakoff

Alexander Poliakoff (Поляко́в), OBE (20 August 1910 – 26 July 1996) was a Russian-born British electronics engineer, inventor and businessman, the chairman of Multitone Electronics for over 40 years.

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Andrew Ian Cooper

Andrew Ian Cooper FRS is Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Liverpool.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs.

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Brady Haran

Brady John Haran (born 18 June 1976) is an Australian-born British independent filmmaker and video journalist who is known for his educational videos and documentary films produced for BBC News and his YouTube channels, the most notable being Periodic Videos and Numberphile.

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Campaign for Science and Engineering

The Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) is a non-profit organization that is the UK’s leading independent advocate for science and engineering.

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Chartered Chemist

Chartered Chemist (CChem) is a chartered status awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in the United Kingdom, the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) in Australia, by the Ministry of Education in Italy, and the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon (IChemC), Sri Lanka.

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Chemical element

A chemical element is a species of atoms having the same number of protons in their atomic nuclei (that is, the same atomic number, or Z).

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Creative Commons license

A Creative Commons (CC) license is one of several public copyright licenses that enable the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted work.

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Dame Alice Owen's School

Dame Alice Owen's School (usually known as Dame Alice Owen's or simply as Owen's; referred to by the acronym DAOS) is a partially selective secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire in southern England.

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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is a British Research Council that provides government funding for grants to undertake research and postgraduate degrees in engineering and the physical sciences (including mathematics, artificial intelligence and computer science), mainly to universities in the United Kingdom.

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Fellow of the Royal Society

Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society judges to have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science and medical science".

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Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Fellowship of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) is an award conferred by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in the United Kingdom.

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FIFA World Cup Trophy

The World Cup is a gold trophy that is awarded to the winners of the FIFA World Cup association football tournament.

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Gold

Gold is a chemical element with symbol Au (from aurum) and atomic number 79, making it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally.

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Green chemistry

Green chemistry, also called sustainable chemistry, is an area of chemistry and chemical engineering focused on the designing of products and processes that minimize the use and generation of hazardous substances.

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Heriot-Watt University

Heriot-Watt University is a public university based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Imperial Academy (Ethiopia)

The Imperial Academy was the national academy of Ethiopia, first established by the Ministry of Education and Fine Arts in 1942.

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Infrared spectroscopy

Infrared spectroscopy (IR spectroscopy or vibrational spectroscopy) involves the interaction of infrared radiation with matter.

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Institution of Chemical Engineers

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is a global professional engineering institution with over 40,000 members in over 120 countries worldwide.

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International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is an international federation of National Adhering Organizations that represents chemists in individual countries.

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Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR, Объединённый институт ядерных исследований, ОИЯИ), in Dubna, Moscow Oblast (110 km north of Moscow), Russia, is an international research center for nuclear sciences, with 5500 staff members, 1200 researchers including 1000 Ph.Ds from eighteen member states (including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Kazakhstan).

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Joseph Poliakoff

Joseph Lazarevich Poliakoff (Поляко́в, 1873–1959) was a Russian-born British telephone and sound engineer and inventor, particularly of hearing aids.

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King's College, Cambridge

King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.

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Knight Bachelor

The dignity of Knight Bachelor is the most basic and lowest rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system.

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Laser

A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation.

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Lord Lewis Prize

The Lord Lewis Prize is awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry for distinctive and distinguished chemical or scientific achievements together with significant contributions to the development of science policy.

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Material World (radio programme)

Material World was a weekly science magazine programme on BBC Radio 4 broadcast on a Thursday afternoon.

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Meldola Medal and Prize

The Meldola Medal and Prize was awarded annually from 1921-1979 by the Chemical Society and from 1980–2008 by the Royal Society of Chemistry to a British chemist who was under 32 years of age for promising original investigations in chemistry (which had been published).

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Molecule

A molecule is an electrically neutral group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

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Moscow

Moscow (a) is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 13.2 million residents within the city limits and 17.1 million within the urban area.

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Natural environment

The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally, meaning in this case not artificial.

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Nature Chemistry

Nature Chemistry is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Nature Publishing Group.

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Newcastle University

Newcastle University (officially, the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a public research university in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North-East of England.

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Nyholm Prize for Education

The Nyholm Prize for Education commemorates the life and work of Australian-born chemist Sir Ronald Nyholm, who - alongside his research in coordination chemistry - passionately campaigned for the improvement of science education.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press.

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Periodic table

The periodic table is a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements, ordered by their atomic number, electron configuration, and recurring chemical properties, whose structure shows periodic trends.

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Periodic Videos

The Periodic Table of Videos (usually shortened to Periodic Videos) is a series of videos about chemical elements and the periodic table.

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Popular science

Popular science (also called pop-science or popsci) is an interpretation of science intended for a general audience.

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Postdoctoral researcher

A postdoctoral researcher or postdoc is a person professionally conducting research after the completion of their doctoral studies (typically a PhD).

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Royal Society

The President, Council and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, commonly known as the Royal Society, is a learned society.

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Royal Society of Chemistry

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a learned society (professional association) in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences".

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Russian Academy of Sciences

The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) Rossíiskaya akadémiya naúk) consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation; and additional scientific and social units such as libraries, publishing units, and hospitals.

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Science (journal)

Science, also widely referred to as Science Magazine, is the peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and one of the world's top academic journals.

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Stephen Poliakoff

Stephen Poliakoff, CBE, FRSL (born 1 December 1952) is a British playwright, director and scriptwriter.

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Supercritical fluid

A supercritical fluid (SCF) is any substance at a temperature and pressure above its critical point, where distinct liquid and gas phases do not exist.

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The World Academy of Sciences

The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) is a merit-based science academy uniting 1,000 scientists in some 70 countries.

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Tony Judt

Tony Robert Judt, FBA (2 January 1948 – 6 August 2010) was a English-American historian, essayist and university professor who specialised in European history.

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University)The corporate title of the university is The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.

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University of Manchester

The University of Manchester is a public research university in Manchester, England, formed in 2004 by the merger of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology and the Victoria University of Manchester.

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University of Nottingham

The University of Nottingham is a public research university in Nottingham, United Kingdom.

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Westminster School

Westminster School is an independent day and boarding school in London, England, located within the precincts of Westminster Abbey.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California.

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2008 New Year Honours

The New Year Honours 2008 for the Commonwealth realms were announced on 29 December 2007, to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 2008.

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2015 New Year Honours

The New Year Honours 2015 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries.

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyn_Poliakoff

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