Monday, October 14, 2013
This
national
individual
award,
sponsored
by
GreenCentre
Canada,
is
for
an
individual
working
in
Canada
who
has
made
significant
contributions
to
advance
green
chemistry
and/or
engineering,
including
the
technical,
human
health
and
environmental
benefits.
From
the
award
announcement:
"Flora
T.
T.
Ng
obtained
her
BSc
at
the
University
of
Hong
Kong
,
MSc
and
PhD
from
the
University
of
British
Columbia.
She
joined
the
University
of
Waterloo
in
1987,
appointed
University
Research
Chair
in
2006
and
holds
the
prestigious
title
of
University
Professor
since
2008.
She
is
a
Fellow
of
the
Royal
Society
of
Canada.
Ng
is
well-known
in
the
area
of
catalysis,
green
chemistry
and
engineering
and
a
world
leading
expert
on
catalytic
distillation,
a
green
reactor
technology.
Her
current
research
projects
include
the
development
of
green
processes
for
the
production
of
chemicals
and
fuels
from
biomass,
upgrading
oilsands
bitumen
and
the
development
of
sorbents
for
the
selective
removal
of
sulfur
and
nitrogen
containing
compounds
to
produce
clean
fuels.
In
2008,
she
received
the
CIC
Catalysis
Award.
She
was
chair
of
the
Catalysis
Division,
represented
Canada
to
the
International
Association
of
Catalysis
Societies
and
also
served
as
president
of
the
Canadian
Catalysis
Foundation,
a
not-for-profit
organization
for
the
promotion
of
catalysis
research
in
Canada."