What Joseph Cook did with his prize money…
I decided to donate my prize money to a science organisation in the developing world. I spoke to Alejandra Palermo, International Projects Manager at the Royal Society of Chemistry, who suggested donating the money to the Ghana Chemical Society (GCS). The Ghana Chemical Society is a professional association with membership of chemists, biochemists, pharmacists, chemical engineers and technicians. It organises annual workshops, seminars and conferences on issues of national and international significance. It also collaborates and advises government, industry and society. They will use the money to support a conference in Ghana, the theme of which will be “Actions and Innovations to meet the Millennium Development Goals on Water and Sanitation”. This will follow on from a similar event held in 2010, on the theme “Safe Water and Good Sanitation for all: The role of chemistry, industry and society”. The Millennium Development Goals are targets set out by the United Nations to combat poverty, hunger, … Continue reading