Chemist Frank Leibfarth赢得250 000美元,因为发明了回收塑料和清除有毒水污染物的办法。 Chemist Frank Leibfarth won $250,000 for inventing ways to upcycle plastics and remove toxic water pollutants.

来自南达科他州扬克顿的41岁的化学家Frank Leibfarth赢得25万美元,作为布拉瓦特尼克化学科学奖获得者,他开创了塑料循环和将有毒PFAS化学品从水中清除的工作。 Frank Leibfarth, a 41-year-old chemist from Yankton, South Dakota, won $250,000 as a Blavatnik Chemical Sciences Laureate for pioneering work in upcycling plastics and removing toxic PFAS chemicals from water. 南达科他大学毕业生和前足球运动员Leibfarth赞扬他的非常规道路和创造性自由,这是他的公立大学经验所促成的,因为他使自己的创新研究成为可能。 A University of South Dakota graduate and former football player, Leibfarth credits his unconventional path and creative freedom—fostered by his public university experience—for enabling his innovative research. 现在在查贝尔山的北卡罗来纳大学任教授, 他开发了新方法, 将普通的、难回收的塑料 转化成有价值的材料, 并创建了先进的过滤系统来防止水污染。 Now a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he developed new methods to transform common, hard-to-recycle plastics into valuable materials and created advanced filtration systems to combat water pollution. 他的工作涉及重大环境挑战,并反映了与他父亲(木匠)的早期经验形成的实践和解决问题的方法。 His work addresses major environmental challenges and reflects a hands-on, problem-solving approach shaped by early experiences with his father, a carpenter. 该奖项表彰他对可持续化学作出的重大贡献。 The award recognizes his significant contributions to sustainable chemistry.