Royal Society accolades for graphene scientists
University of Manchester Nobel Laureates Sir Andre Geim and Sir Kostya Novoselov have been awarded two of the Royal Society's most prestigious awards for their 'outstanding' work on wonder material graphene.
Geim, pictured, was awarded the esteemed Copley Medal, which is believed to be the world's oldest scientific prize. Novoselov, meanwhile, was presented with the Leverhulme Medal for revolutionary work on graphene, as well as other two dimensional crystals and their heterostructures.
Both Geim and Novoselov were awarded the Nobel Prize in 2010 for groundbreaking experiments with graphene – the thinnest, strongest and most conductive material ever discovered.
Geim said: "I am absolutely delighted to receive this old and prestigious award. I especially appreciate that the medal recognises my post-Nobel work on atomically thin materials and their smart assemblies, the new research field richer and even more exciting than graphene itself."
