Becoming the youngest winner of Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa Prize at 24, Brian Gitta is also the first Ugandan to be honored with the award, and rightfully so! Gitta Continue Reading
Sir William Henry Perkin: The 18-Year-Old Chemist That Changed The World of Fashion
On March 12th, 2018, Google Doodle honored the 180th birthday of British chemist, Sir William Henry Perkin, who is best known for his accidental discovery of the first synthetic organic Continue Reading
Nobel Prize Winner Recognized Decades After Artemisinin Discovery
On October 5, 84-year-old Chinese scientist Tu Youyou earned the Nobel Prize for medicine, almost 50 years after she discovered artemisinin—otherwise known as “humankind’s best defense” against malaria.
Humanity in Science: Combating Counterfeit with Capillary Electrophoresis
The Humanity in Science Award was created in 2015 to recognize outstanding developments in science that could change human lives for the better. There were many runners-up who did (and do!) amazing things for humanity. Recently, The Analytical Scientist sat down with each of them to catch up, and find out how their ventures have progressed in the last 12 months.