Donald Darensbourg has been selected as the 2010 recipient of the ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry. The award is presented to those who have accomplished outstanding research in the preparation, properties, reactions, or structure of inorganic substances.
The Aldrich Chemical Co., Inc. assumed sponsorship of the award in 1998. Monsanto Co. sponsored the award from 1976 to 1997. The award was established in 1960 by Texas Instruments, Inc. No award was given in 1977.
To learn more about Darensbourg's research go to www.chem.tamu.edu/faculty/darensbourg_d