The prize distinguishes scientists of high scientific merit who have contributed in an outstanding way to the development of the field of noncovalent interactions.
Scott's prize was officially announced at the 3rd International Conference on Non-covalent Interactions in Belgrade, Serbia 17-21 June 2024, where he also delivered a lecture.
The van der Waals prize was established in 2019 by the Chairs of the International Conference of Non-covalent Interactions (Prof. Armando J. L. Pombeiro and Dr. Kamran T. Mahmudov), and alternates between senior and junior awardees each year.
Further details can be found in the chemistry news article