Chemists recognised in 2024 New Year Honours list

By Julia Robinson2024-01-03T09:58:00

Close up of a cross-shaped MBE medal with a red ribbon

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RSC chief executive among those named in annual awards list

The Royal Society of Chemistry’s (RSC’s) chief executive Helen Pain is one of several members of the chemical sciences community to have been recognised in the UK’s 2024 New Year Honours list.

Pain, who has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her services to science, said she was ‘immensely proud’ to be recognised for her contributions to the field.