UK bestows knighthoods on Nobel-winning graphene researchers
JAN 03, 2012
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.025792
BBC : Two physicists, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, have received knighthoods in the UK. The pair won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010 for their pioneering research on graphene. Knighthoods are a means of rewarding individuals’ personal achievements and service to the UK. This year, recipients from technology and science sectors make up 3% of the list. Other scientists honored with knighthoods include Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 for his work on the ribosome, and Robert Watson, chief scientific adviser to the UK’s Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs.
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