Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS has been presented with the 2023 Blue Planet Prize during a ceremony in Tokyo. The award, from the Asahi Glass Foundation, is in recognition of his groundbreaking research that led to the discovery of microplastics in the ocean and his ongoing work with colleagues in the UK and worldwide to establish their causes and impacts.
Professor Thompson attended the ceremony alongside fellow award winner Professor Penelope Lindeque, from Plymouth Marine Laboratory, and their families. It was also held in the presence of distinguished guests from across Japan, including the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Japan.
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