Professor Liam Ball from the School of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham, UK, was recently named as one of the 2025 winners of the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists. The awards, established by the Blavatnik Family Foundation and The New York Academy of Sciences, are the largest unrestricted prizes for UK scientists under 42, with winners receiving £100,000 ($130,000) in funding. The award recognised Ball’s work with bismuth, a non-toxic element, which has enabled safer and more efficient herbicide development and drug production. He spoke to C&I about the work his team is doing.
Chemist Wins Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists
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