Archive · 26 Jun 2025
Kolkata Scientist Wins Perkin Prize for Sustainable Chemistry Breakthrough
A scientist from Kolkata named Subhabrata Sen won a big chemistry prize!
He's the first Indian to win the Perkin Prize, a special award for new and important chemistry ideas.
His team created a new way to do chemistry called Alternate Electrode Electrolysis (AEE).
AEE helps make chemical reactions faster, cleaner, and uses less energy, which is good for the environment.
This could lead to making medicines and other important things in a greener way, making them more affordable in the future.
Subhabrata Sen, from Kolkata, is the first Indian to win the Royal Society of Chemistry's Perkin Prize.
The Perkin Prize, also known as the Organic Chemistry Horizon Prize, recognizes transformative contributions in modern chemistry.
Sen's winning project is the AEEon Collective, which developed Alternate Electrode Electrolysis (AEE).
AEE is a new method that allows chemists to drive reactions with higher precision and sustainability.
The technology could lead to greener and more affordable pathways for creating crucial molecules.
- Who
- Subhabrata Sen, a professor of chemistry at Shiv Nadar University.
- What
- Subhabrata Sen won the Royal Society of Chemistry's Perkin Prize for his work in chemistry, particularly the development of Alternate Electrode Electrolysis (AEE).
- When
- The Perkin Prize was announced on June 25.
- Where
- Subhabrata Sen is from Kolkata, India.
- Why
- The Perkin Prize is awarded for transformative contributions to chemistry; AEE could lead to greener, more efficient chemical reactions.
- Award
- Perkin Prize
- Winner
- Subhabrata Sen
- Nationality
- Indian
- Institution
- Shiv Nadar University
- Field
- Chemistry
- Project
- AEEon Collective
- Technology
- Alternate Electrode Electrolysis (AEE)