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NAS Honors John Roberts
January 29, 2009
 The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) honored Caltech's John D. Roberts, Institute Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, with this year's NAS Award for Chemistry in Service to Society. The organization applauded Roberts for "seminal contributions in physical organic chemistry, in particular the introduction of NMR spectroscopy to the chemistry community." The award consists of a $20,000 prize.
Roberts was among 18 individuals honored by the NAS this year with awards recognizing extraordinary scientific achievements in the areas of biology, chemistry, geology, astronomy, social sciences, psychology, and the application of science for the public good.
For more information, go to http://national-academies.org.
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