Ben Feringa has been appointed Commander in the Order of the Netherlands Lion
On Wednesday 23 November, Prof. B.L. Feringa, Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Groningen, received a Royal decoration from Dr M. Bussemaker, Minister of Education, Culture and Sciences. Feringa has been appointed Commander in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, an extremely rare honour. In the afternoon, the ceremony took place at the Mauritshuis in The Hague.
You can read more about this decoration for Ben Feringa by clicking here.
| Last modified: | 24 November 2016 1.29 p.m. |
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