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2024 Winners
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Dr Chris Wedge, RSC ESR Spectroscopy Group and Huddersfield Local Section
For outstanding service to 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry through our member communities in Huddersfield and 乐天堂app下载 ESR Spectroscopy community.
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- Nominations open 15 October.
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Selection Criteria and Judging Panel
Selection criteria
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