Prizes from the Real Sociedad Espanola de Quimica

摘要

Several outstanding scientists were honored by the Real Sociedad Espanola de Quimica (RSEQ; Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry) in 2011. The "Premio a la Investigation y Medalla de al RSEQ" (Research Award and Gold Medal), the highest award of the RSEQ, was awarded to Maria Vallet Regi. Vallet Regi obtained her PhD in Chemistry with A. Mata at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) in 1974. She was appointed as chair of inorganic chemistry at the UCM Faculty of Pharmacy in 1990. Vallet Regi is a Numerary Fellow of the Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering and a member of the Royal National Academy of Pharmacy. Her research interests include the production and study of bioceramic systems, biocompatible nanoparticles and matrices for biotechnological applications, and silica-based ordered mesoporous materials as release systems of biologically active species.