2010 WINNERS
‘New Frontiers of Hydrocarbons’ Prize
Avelino Corma – The Instituto De Tecnologia Quimica Upv-Csic (Valencia) has made important discoveries about the synthesis of new catalysts to improve the refinement of the heaviest oil fractions. The new processes will increase the performance and quality of fuel, especially diesel, maintaining high charge conversion levels
Prize winner ex aequo with
Mark Knackstedt - Australian National University (Canberra)
has carried out pioneering research into the location and characteristics of oil-fields, grounded on high resolution and 3D images of rock structures. By combining the new technology with modelling studies, the properties of oil-fields can be foreseen and the likelihood of new discoveries can increase
‘Renewable and Non-Conventional Energy’ Prize
Angela Belcher – MIT (Boston)
has carried out an innovative and fundamental research project on the principles of development of the natural systems that can reconvert and use energy. Her research, designed to develop new materials, eventually focused on improving performances, on sustainability and on the environmental compatibility of processes
‘Protection of the Environment’ Prize
François Morel - Princeton University
has discovered a new class of enzymes that plays a crucial role in CO2 transport and fixation. The finding is particularly important to understand the biochemical mechanisms of CO2 absorption into oceans, which is one of the key processes for global carbon recycling.
‘Debut in Research’ Prize
Lorenzo Fagiano – Polytechnic Institute, Turin
has written a dissertation that represents an important ad innovative contribution on high altitude wind power generation and that includes theoretical analyses, systems planning, simulations and economic analyses
Matteo Mauro – University of Milan, Department of Inorganic Chemistry “L. Malatesta”
has carried out a research project on high-efficiency energy devices with a strong potential for application to light-emitting systems with low energy loss, based on innovative electroluminescent components.
