The Nobel
Legacy continues


Professor Dan Shechtman receives the
2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Back in the ’80s when the new class of matter was accepted only by a few, it was dubbed “Shechtmanite,” after the man who led the field through conception and infancy. The name “Shechtmanite” carried the risk of humiliation if the material turned out to be “twinning” (the intergrowth of two separate crystals on a shared lattice), as claimed by Shechtman’s opponents.

On April 8, 1982, Shechtman broke open the canon of crystallography. Today, the impact of the discovery is felt across numerous fields of research as scientists unveil new properties and applications.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2011

Dan Shechtman
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2011 was awarded to Dan Shechtman "for the discovery of quasicrystals".

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2004

Aaron Ciechanover, Avram Hershko, Irwin Rose
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2004 was awarded jointly to Aaron Ciechanover, Avram Hershko and Irwin Rose "for the discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation".

Saturday 10 December: Distinguished Prof. Dan Shechtman will receive his Nobel Prize in Chemistry from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, on Saturday 10 December. The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony is broadcast live from the Stockholm Concert Hall, at 4:30 p.m. CET.