Matthew Ayorinde, a professor of Physical Chemistry at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), has been awarded the NAS Gold Medal by the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS).
This was announced in a Monday statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES by Sonny Kuku and Oladoyin Okubanjo, chairman and executive secretary, respectively, of the NAS Science Prize Committee.
“The NAS Gold Medal was instituted by the Academy in 2016, to be awarded to deserving Nigerian scientists who have made significant achievements (of national relevance and global resonance) in science,” the organisers said. “The award is made annually, alternating between Life and Physical Sciences, and consists of a medal, a certificate, and a purse. The 2024 award is in Physical Sciences.”
