Iupac recognised for promoting peaceful uses of chemistry by chemical weapons body

An image showing the OPCW Hague award

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Chemistry body shares Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons award with two leading experts for work to rid the world of chemical warfare

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has rewarded the efforts of two leading chemical arms control experts and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (Iupac) with this year’s OPCW–The Hague award. Robert Mikulak, Cheng Tang and Iupac will share the €90,000 (£77,000) prize, which is jointly funded by the OPCW and the Dutch municipality of The Hague.