Scott Denmark to be awarded the Yamada-Koga Prize

Date
02/24/06

Scott Denmark will be awarded the Yamada-Koga Prize on Oct. 27 at the 16th Symposium on Optically Active Compounds in Tokyo. The Yamada-Koga Prize is awarded every year to a scientist whose research has had a major impact in the fields of synthesis of optically active compounds. The award includes a medal, a plaque, a cash award equivalent to 500,000 Japanese yen and travel expenses to Japan.

Professor Denmark has been the recipient of many other awards and lectureships, most recently, an AstraZeneca Excellence in Chemistry Distinguished Lectureship Award, a Pedler Medal (Royal Society of Chemistry), and the ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry.

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