Alicia Durán to receive Otto Schott Research Award

Published 28th January, 2022 by Jess Mills

International Year of Glass chairperson Alicia Duran is to receive the Otto Schott Research Award

International Year of Glass chairperson, Alicia Durán, is to receive the 2022 Otto Schott Research Award.

Prof. Durán was nominated for the award by The Board of Trustees of the Ernst Abbe Fund.

The award will be presented at the 26th International Glass Congress (ICG) in Berlin from 3 to 8 July 2022.

The Otto Schott Research Award for outstanding scientific achievements was first presented in 1991.

Since then, this award has been presented every two years to recognise excellent researchers in the fields of glass, glass-ceramic and related advanced materials.

This award is presented on an international basis, which has seen winners from the USA, Russia, Japan, China, Germany and other European countries.

Prof. Durán is the first Spanish researcher to receive the award.

Prof. Durán is Research Professor at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), former President of the International Commission on Glass (ICG) and Chair of the United Nations International Year of Glass 2022.

Jess Mills

Glass International Deputy Editor

Jess is the Deputy Editor of Glass International magazine. She has been training in creative and professional writing since 2017, earning her degree in 2020. Prior to joining Quartz Business Media, Jess worked as a freelance writer for a variety of companies and publications.