BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Illinois Wesleyan University Chemistry Professor Ram Mohan has been selected for the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Young Observer Program.
Mohan, who was honored with the Earl H. and Marian A. Beling Professorship in the Natural Sciences at Illinois Wesleyan in 2008, received the IUPAC award on the basis of his distinguished research on environmentally friendly processes for chemists to use at pharmaceutical and other companies. As the recipient of this honor, Mohan will be a special guest at the summer 2009 IUPAC meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
Established by the U.S. National Committee (USNC) for IUPAC in 1977 to foster interactions with internationally acclaimed scientists in various fields, the Young Observer Program strives to introduce the work of IUPAC to a new generation of distinguished researchers and to provide an opportunity to address international scientific policy issues.