Drexel University student wins competitive green chemistry travel award

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2014— Drexel University doctoral candidate Boris Dyatkin is one of four U.S. students chosen to receive the 2014 Ciba Travel Award in Green Chemistry. The $2,000 stipend will allow these students to participate in an American Chemical Society scientific conference with a specific green chemistry component.

Dyatkin, originally from Montgomery, Pennsylvania, is studying materials science and engineering. He plans to attend the 250^th ACS National Meeting, Aug. 16-20, 2015, in Boston.

His research area focuses on environmentally friendly batteries and a supercapacitor composed entirely of “green” materials.

The annual award, established in 2009, is administered by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute^®.

The students – chosen from among 33 finalists – will have opportunities to expand their education by attending symposia, networking and presenting their research. This year’s awardees’ research areas include green chemistry and engineering, environmental science, polymers and renewable materials.

The other winners include: Zarif Farhana Mohd Aris from the University of Massachusetts, Laurene Petitjean from Yale University, and Zach Swingen from Augsburg College.

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The ACS Green Chemistry Institute^® is an impartial, scientific convener promoting the implementation of green chemistry and engineering across the global chemical enterprise. The Institute empowers people to reimagine chemistry and engineering for a sustainable future by offering educational resources, training and development opportunities for students, educators and researchers, and by convening industrial roundtables to promote industry collaboration around green chemistry issues. A part of the American Chemical Society, the Institute holds an annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference (gcande.org), the longest running conference on green chemistry in the country.

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