The Palladium Global Science Award
The Palladium Global Science Award (PGSA) is an international competition established in 2025 to identify and support scientific and applied concepts, as well as research and development aimed at creating palladium-based materials. These developments could lead to new industrial applications of palladium and the development of the technologies of the future.[1][2]
Organization and partners
The China Precious Metals Industry Committee (CPMIC) is the main partner of the competition. Bian Jiang, Executive Chairman of the CPMIC, emphasized the importance of palladium for the development of many industries, including the high-tech and green industries, as well as the need to support scientists and research groups working on innovations in this field.[3]
Other partners:
- North-West University (NWU), South Africa[4]
- Shanghai Metals Market (SMM), China
- MDX Research Center for Element Strategy (MDXES), Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan[5]
Nominations and prize fund
The competition includes the following categories of new palladium applications: best scientific development, best scientific article, best applied concept.[2]
The total prize fund is $350,000: Best Scientific Development (1st place - $120,000, 2nd place - $60,000), Best Scientific Article (1st place - $80,000, 2nd place - $40,000), Best Applied Concept (1st place - $50,000).
Applications are evaluated by an international jury of leading scientists and experts from major universities and research centers around the world.[6]
Jury
The international expert council included:[2]
Jury chairman Prof. Francis Verpoort — Chair Professor, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Material Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, China; Professor, Joint Institute of Chemical Research (FFMiEN)
Prof. Kyriaki Polychronopoulou — Full Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering; Acting Chair and Director, Center for Catalysis and Separations (CeCaS), Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE
Prof. Dmitri Bessarabov — Professor, North-West University, South Africa; Director, HySA Infrastructure Center of Competence
Prof. Chao Chen — Associate Professor and Principal Investigator, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, China
Prof. Dr. Lutz Ackermann — Full Professor, Institute for Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry; Director, Wöhler Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany; Associate Editor, Chemical Communications
References
- ↑ "The Palladium Global Science Award". yahoo!finance. March 6, 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Davis, John (2025-06-10). "Palladium Global Science Award: promoting innovation in palladium technologies". METALS WIRE. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ↑ "Applications for the Palladium Global Science Award are now open | SMM". news.metal.com. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ↑ "North- West University professor joins Palladium Global Science Award jury". news.nwu.ac.za. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ↑ "Partners Archive". Palladium Global Science Award. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ↑ "Applications for the Palladium Global Science Award". Laotian Times. 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
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