Appointment at the Palace for our president
The Royal Society of Chemistry's president, Professor Lesley Yellowlees, today collected the prestigious honour of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) from HRH Prince Charles, at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
Professor Yellowlees, who is also Vice Principal and Head of the College of Science and Engineering at Edinburgh University, received the honour for services to chemistry.
On receiving the award, Professor Yellowlees said: "I am incredibly proud to have been recognised in this way and it's a huge honour to be acknowledged for work I have truly loved doing.
"As President of the Royal Society of Chemistry, I hope my passion for research and for promoting diversity in the sciences is an inspiration to my students, colleagues and for anyone thinking about following a career in science.
"As I collect this honour, I would like to take the opportunity to express my gratitude for all the help and support I have had from the Royal Society of Chemistry and my colleagues.
"It's not far-fetched to say that chemistry can help to provide answers for many of the great questions we face as a society, from energy to medicine, so I'm still excited to be involved in a wonderful area of science".
Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Dr Robert Parker, said: "Lesley is inspirational to work with and it's fitting that she receives this honour during her tenure as president of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
"As the first woman to hold that post in the 173 year history of our organisation and for her many years devoted to ground-breaking chemistry research, I am especially pleased to see Lesley honoured explicitly for her outstanding service to chemistry."
Professor Yellowlees was previously appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2005, for services to science, the same year she became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. She became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2012 and is also a Fellow of the Institute of Physics.
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