German honour for Indian scientist
December 22nd, 2009 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Professor C.N.R. Rao, chairman of the Scientific Advisory Council to the prime minister, has become the first Indian scientist to win the prestigious August-Wilhelm-von-Hoffmann medal for his outstanding contributions in chemistry, a science ministry official said Tuesday.
The award given by the German Chemical Society is the highest international medal in chemistry awarded once in two or three years.
The medal will be presented to Rao in the European Chemical Congress in Nurnberg on August 29, 2010.
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