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Alexandra Teleki wins first prize in DSM Science & Technology Awards

Claire Phoenix24 Jun 2009

Alexandra Teleki
Alexandra Teleki

Swiss researcher Alexandra Teleki has won the first prize in the DSM Science & Technology Awards (South) 2009.

An international judging committee chaired by Dr Manfred Eggersdorfer, R&D director at DSM Nutritional Products, selected Alexandra Teleki, who obtained her doctorate from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich (Switzerland).

Alexandra Teleki has succeeded in developing a highly reproducible method for the simplified production of structured nano-​particles. Structured nano-​particles are expected to play a major role in enabling sustainable routes to materials production. Dr Teleki was presented with the award by Leendert Staal, president and CEO of DSM Nutritional Products at a festive awards event at Park Hotel Vitznau in Vitznau. As the winner of the first prize, she receives a cash prize of €10,000.

The judging committee said it was impressed by the considerable scope of the research of Alexandra Teleki, ranging from the development of new production methods to the application of a series of new coated nano-​particles.

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