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Trio of Bristol scientists win prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry prizes
8 June 2021
Professor Jonathan Reid, Professor Carmen Galan, and Professor Michael Ashfold, who are all based in the School of Chemistry, have been named the winners of three prizes from the Royal Society of Chemistry, celebrating the most exciting chemical science taking place today.
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- Trio of Bristol scientists win prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry prizes 8 June 2021 Professor Jonathan Reid, Professor Carmen Galan, and Professor Michael Ashfold, who are all based in the School of Chemistry, have been named the winners of three prizes from the Royal Society of Chemistry, celebrating the most exciting chemical science taking place today.
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