Professor George Gray, Honoured as 1995 Kyoto Laureate in Advanced Technology 

The prestigious 1995 Kyoto prize for Advanced Technology has been awarded to Professor George Gray CBE, FRS, Consultant to Merck Industrial Chemicals and Board Director of the International Liquid Crystal Society. The Kyoto Prizes are awarded annually by the lnamori Foundation to individuals distinguished by scholarship, distinction and achievement in the areas of Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences and Creative Arts and Moral Sciences. Recipients of the Kyoto Prizes must have contributed significantly to mankind's scientific, cultural and spiritual betterment.