NORMAN LI WINS PERKIN MEDAL: Chemical separations specialist to be honored for invention of liquid membranes and innovations in facilitated transport

Talk with Norman N. Li about research and technology, and you're sure to be infected with his enthusiasm for scientific discovery. Li's numerous innovations in membrane development, which he talks about modestly but with excitement, were made throughout a three-and-a-half-decade career in the U.S. chemical industry during which Li earned an international reputation as a leader in the field of chemical separations. For his commitment to industrial research in membrane technology and his invention of liquid membranes, Li has been named winner of the 2000 Perkin Medal. Li's contributions to the development of membrane science have had wide-ranging commercial impact. His advances have led to applications in environmental remediation, for example, including techniques for recovering phenol and toxic metals from wastewater. Considered one of the U.S. chemical industry's highest honors, the Perkin Medal will be presented to Li this week at a Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) banquet at the Plaza Hotel in New Yo...