Congratulations to Prof. A. Durán!

We would like to congratulate to our project´s partner from CSIC Madrid, Prof. Alicia Durán, who receives the 2022 Otto Schott Research Award.

Prof. Durán was nominated for the award by The Board of Trustees of the Ernst Abbe Fund. The award will be presented at the 26th International Glass Congress (ICG) in Berlin from 3rd to 8th July 2022.

Prof. Durán is the first Spanish researcher to receive the award. She is Research Professor at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), former President of the International Commission on Glass (ICG) and Chair of the United Nations International Year of Glass 2022.

The Otto Schott Research Award for outstanding scientific achievements was first presented in 1991. Since then, this award has been presented every two years to recognise excellent researchers in the fields of glass, glass-ceramic and related advanced materials.