Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Queen’s University Belfast honored Professor Paul Anastas with a Doctorate of Science for distinction in green chemistry.
From the University’s website:
The scientist described as “the conscience of the chemical community” was today honoured by Queen’s University.
At this afternoon’s graduation ceremony, Professor Paul Anastas was awarded a Doctorate of Science for distinction in green chemistry.
Delivering the citation, Professor Robbie Burch, Head of Queen’s School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, said: “Nowadays we readily accept that preserving the world we live in for the benefit of future generations is very important, but much of the credit for opening our eyes to the challenges is due to Professor Paul Anastas.”