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professor sir yes title = holman 's voice type = speech description = filename recorded december 2014 = john holman -lrb- chemist -rrb- voice.flac bath , somerset , england lord -lrb- 2014 -rrb- lewis prize -lrb- 2014 -rrb- kavli education medal john holman science education policymaking john holman -lrb- chemist -rrb-
 john stranger holman chemist educator
john holman -lrb- chemist -rrb-

professor sir john stranger holman is emeritus professor of chemistry at the university of york , a senior advisor in education at the wellcome trust and the gatsby foundation , founding director of the national science learning centre , and president-elect of the royal society of chemistry .
he was the british government 's national stem director from 2006 to 2010 -lrb- stem referring to the academic disciplines of science , technology , engineering , and mathematics -rrb- .
he is on the council and a trustee of the royal society of chemistry , and is a trustee of the natural history museum .
he was made a knight bachelor in the 2010 new year 's honours .
in 2014 the royal society of chemistry awarded him the lord lewis prize `` in recognition of his extensive influence over chemistry education policy '' .
he is chair of the salters ' institute board , was the founding director of salters ' advanced chemistry programme , and is the author of numerous chemistry textbooks .
he was named in 2014 by the science council as one of the uk 's 100 leading practising scientists , and was the 2014 recipient of the royal society 's biennial kavli education medal , `` in recognition of his significant impact on science education within the uk '' .
