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  • Senior Lab Technician Neil Barnes collects a Royal Society Medal for his outstanding work in chemistry labs (and on CZcams). More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
    Neil has worked at the University of Nottingham since 1977 - and is the man behind most demonstrations and experiments in our videos.
    Read more about Neil's prize: www.bradyharanblog.com/blog/c...
    Neil tribute video: • Neil - Periodic Table ...
    A video from Brady's Objectivity series about Hauksbee: • Bird in a Dome - Objec...
    Sir Martyn receives his knighthood: • The Professor is knigh...
    Brady receives an honour: www.bradyharanblog.com/blog/o...
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    From the School of Chemistry at The University of Nottingham: bit.ly/NottChem
    This episode was also generously supported by The Gatsby Charitable Foundation
    Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran: www.bradyharan.com/
    Brady's Blog: www.bradyharanblog.com
    Music by Alan Stewart
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  • @prestonheck4927
    @prestonheck4927 Před rokem +936

    Neil deserves all the medals.

    • @Marin3r101
      @Marin3r101 Před rokem +21

      Metals?

    • @prestonheck4927
      @prestonheck4927 Před rokem +12

      @@Marin3r101 quit your meddling!

    • @custos3249
      @custos3249 Před rokem +17

      Especially the Neilbel Prize

    • @johnladuke6475
      @johnladuke6475 Před rokem +5

      I'm imagining a bunch of medals that couldn't even be applicable to him but he wins anyway. Like a medal for public speaking.

    • @xyzpdq1122
      @xyzpdq1122 Před rokem +4

      For igniting all the metals

  • @jimsvideos7201
    @jimsvideos7201 Před rokem +521

    Neil's acceptance speech was exactly what I expected it to be. 😅
    But seriously, such recognition from _the_ Royal Society is well and truly earned and I'm glad we get to see it.

    • @Jerome...
      @Jerome... Před rokem +12

      I read your comment before watching that part of the video. Thanks for the laughs.

    • @wolja
      @wolja Před rokem +6

      @@Jerome... Exactly.
      Seriously recognising the backroom people is a wonderful move

    • @MakeItWithCalvin
      @MakeItWithCalvin Před rokem +5

      I genuinely wonder if his voicemailbox is just silence...

    • @maskedmarvyl4774
      @maskedmarvyl4774 Před rokem +3

      I knew that Neil wouldn't make a speech from your comment.
      Never was so much said with so few words......

  • @ErlendBarkbu
    @ErlendBarkbu Před rokem +448

    Congratulations Neil. A well deserved award.

    • @mikerak985
      @mikerak985 Před rokem

      his single breasted formal suit is also flame retardant. Probably.

    • @pyrinikos3477
      @pyrinikos3477 Před rokem +1

      Neil the hero we wanted and the hero we need.

  • @syphonuk
    @syphonuk Před rokem +463

    I wondered if we'd get a voice reveal but Neil keeps his secrets.

    • @abigailcooling6604
      @abigailcooling6604 Před rokem +142

      The only noise Neil makes is explosions.

    • @boboften9952
      @boboften9952 Před rokem +55

      ..... reminds me of " Penn and Teller "
      ..... " Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff and Neil "

    • @bertblankenstein3738
      @bertblankenstein3738 Před rokem +53

      Haha, I think there are a few periodic videos where Neil speaks a few words.

    • @JamesSmith-kp5qo
      @JamesSmith-kp5qo Před rokem +9

      Isn't just the first five or six where he talks?

    • @TrevorClarke
      @TrevorClarke Před rokem +19

      @@bertblankenstein3738 so he's more like Silent Bob than Teller...

  • @chrisnemec5644
    @chrisnemec5644 Před rokem +62

    The assistant is usually a thankless job, but it's nice to see excellence rewarded. Congratulations.

    • @yaldabaoth2
      @yaldabaoth2 Před rokem +3

      If you as an assistant work in a lab where that is a thankless job, change workplace. In all labs I've worked at, the assistants are always the heart of the lab. They've usually been there much longer (researchers come and go), know all the other people in the building, know exactly in which cupboard that one exotic apparatus that no one has used since 1977 is etc. A chemist cannot thank these people enough.

  • @Thoisoi
    @Thoisoi Před rokem +47

    Neil is a great guy! No one can obtain liquid oxygen better than this man.

  • @SeanBZA
    @SeanBZA Před rokem +83

    Neil deserves this, the unsung hero behind so many generations of excellent students the Prof has taught, and who has done all the background work to make all the demonstrations a success, and a valuable teaching aide.

    • @DasSchorty
      @DasSchorty Před rokem +2

      No longer unsung, I guess :D

  • @IR4TE
    @IR4TE Před rokem +50

    As a chemical lab tech myself, I congratulate Neil for this well deserved honor.

  • @gamingmarcus
    @gamingmarcus Před rokem +61

    As a PhD student: shoutout to all you technicians. Thank you for making our lives so much easier.

  • @miditrax
    @miditrax Před rokem +15

    Glad that Neil got this much-deserved honor, and we could see the Professor in full hair halo mode

  • @scrotiemcboogerballs1981
    @scrotiemcboogerballs1981 Před rokem +110

    Congratulations Neil you deserve this award and so much more you all are brilliant thanks for sharing with us some of your great talent

    • @couplingrhino
      @couplingrhino Před rokem +3

      Thank you for sharing in Neil's brilliance with us, Scrotie.

  • @Jayneflakes
    @Jayneflakes Před rokem +119

    He is an inspiration to Lab Techs all over the globe. What a wonderful acknowledgement of his work, it is well deserved.

  • @jacobswartz5420
    @jacobswartz5420 Před rokem +67

    YAY!!! Neil is the kind of guy who gets things done and helps everyone. He makes almost every demonstration possible on this channel and has aided in my understanding of chemistry. There are many like Neil around the world, behind the scenes, making the world a better place through science! Congrats!

  • @Erik_The_Viking
    @Erik_The_Viking Před rokem +35

    Congratulations Neil! That's great to see technicians getting recognized for their hard work, as they're often out of sight and out of mind.

  • @micahphilson
    @micahphilson Před rokem +19

    Haha, I was hoping for a speech, but as always, Neil's actions speak louder than words!
    Congrats Neil! You could tell he really appreciated it, and he deserves it every bit!

  • @Tiwow
    @Tiwow Před rokem +16

    What an honour for the Hauksbee Award to receive Neil Barnes as its first recipient!

  • @JoannaHammond
    @JoannaHammond Před rokem +21

    The people who build the tools that make these experiments possible are nearly always forgotten. Glad this now exists.

  • @freightgod
    @freightgod Před rokem +17

    Watching Neil work has been a very enjoyable privilege.

  • @purplerunner1715
    @purplerunner1715 Před rokem +18

    Congratulations Neil, well deserved. Not all heroes wears a cape you know, sometime a labcoat will do just fine.

    • @johnladuke6475
      @johnladuke6475 Před rokem +5

      But I feel like he could be awesome in a cape anyway. Maybe with a tophat.

  • @SCREENDOORONSUBMARIN
    @SCREENDOORONSUBMARIN Před rokem +16

    Hurray for Neil! I teared up a little watching this

  • @glenngriffon8032
    @glenngriffon8032 Před rokem +13

    Where would anyone be without the assistants? Congratulations Neil. I know everyone who has been watching these videos is happy to see you get the recognition that you rightly deserve.

  • @Feetkiller97
    @Feetkiller97 Před rokem +61

    Oh my gosh amazing! The man really deserved it! So happy seeing this! Amazing to recognise the technicians! Congrats Neil!

  • @jackielinde7568
    @jackielinde7568 Před rokem +22

    About time Neil was recognized for something we all knew.

  • @STEVE_C_1369
    @STEVE_C_1369 Před rokem +16

    Recognition of Excellence sometimes takes its old sweet time. Its about time . Congrats Neil.

  • @dubsar
    @dubsar Před rokem +18

    Congratulations Neil!
    Keep inspiring the future generations of Scientists!

  • @farrela3620
    @farrela3620 Před rokem +13

    Finally, the Stig of Periodic Videos received the reward he deserved.

  • @LolUGotBusted
    @LolUGotBusted Před rokem +47

    Well deserved. The viewers are unanimous in this. Edit: You look great in the suit!

  • @TheRealDoctorBonkus
    @TheRealDoctorBonkus Před rokem +8

    Greatest cross-over episode of all time. Congratulations to Neil!

  • @jansalomin
    @jansalomin Před rokem +10

    I think its great that lab technicians get a chance to be recognized, congratulations Neil

  • @Vokabre
    @Vokabre Před rokem +31

    Glad to see Periodic Videos-beloved Neil recognised, as well as the whole field of science assistant and technicians getting a bit of spotlight.

  • @Pow3llMorgan
    @Pow3llMorgan Před rokem +8

    An inaugural award, that is amazing! And I can't think of anyone who deserves it better.

    • @dav1dsm1th
      @dav1dsm1th Před rokem +1

      Which is why the award is so important. There probably are more deserving recipients - but (almost) nobody even knows they exist. It's going to be interesting to learn about other recipients in years to come, as the light is shone on the technicians and engineers that are the foundation on which almost every scientific discovery is built.

    • @tarmaque
      @tarmaque Před rokem +1

      @@dav1dsm1th Excellent point.

    • @dav1dsm1th
      @dav1dsm1th Před rokem

      @@tarmaque Thanks. That means a lot coming from someone who's watched C-beams glitter near the Tannhäuser Gate. Hopefully it's not raining where you are.

    • @tarmaque
      @tarmaque Před rokem +1

      @@dav1dsm1th Ha-ha! It's actually snowing. But "tears in snow" doesn't quite work, does it.

  • @rich9987
    @rich9987 Před rokem +11

    Congratulations Neil, you earned it.

  • @trolki
    @trolki Před rokem +11

    Congratulations Neil, well deserved recognition

  • @flossy4925
    @flossy4925 Před rokem +13

    Congratulations Neil, a well deserved award for all your hard work. 👏👏👏👏

  • @jeffarmstrong1308
    @jeffarmstrong1308 Před rokem +6

    As a chemistry lab technician for over 30 years at University of Sydney let me offer my heartiest congratulations to Neil for this honour. I am now retired so Neil's long tenure is in no danger of being eclipsed by me.
    We get to actually DO all the fun stuff that brings people into Chemistry.
    However the greatest joy of our work are the minds we help to mature in their professional capacity. I am sure Neil can look back on many he has assisted/guided over the years.
    I know that I can.

  • @FrostyFrostySnow
    @FrostyFrostySnow Před rokem +4

    Congratulations Neil, a very well deserved award

  • @jamesroseii
    @jamesroseii Před rokem +31

    Congratulations, Neil!!! You have a ton of fans out here! Thanks for all the great technician stuff!!

  • @LabRat10101
    @LabRat10101 Před rokem +10

    Congratulations on the award Neil.

  • @rickhobson3211
    @rickhobson3211 Před rokem +5

    Neil, Congratulations! Also, I have to say that it was a pleasant shock to see you smile! Usually you are smiling or chuckling as some experiment goes far to well!

  • @LtKernelPanic
    @LtKernelPanic Před rokem +22

    Congratulations Neil. Well deserved for everything you’ve done behind the scenes.

  • @mikebmcl
    @mikebmcl Před rokem +5

    Congrats Neil!

  • @_NewtonMeter
    @_NewtonMeter Před rokem +17

    Respect to Neil for helping this channel thrive in all the work he does

  • @cncshrops
    @cncshrops Před rokem +13

    This is a genuine joy. Both for Neil and for those that will folliw him.

  • @vtron9832
    @vtron9832 Před rokem +19

    My dearest congratulations Neil! You deserve this one thousand fold. Without you there wouldn’t be Periodic Videos 🎉 ❤

  • @n4ch7m4hr4
    @n4ch7m4hr4 Před rokem +5

    Congrats, Neil!
    I remember your laugh when The Professor inhaled helium.
    This part of YT is really genuine and inspirational.

  • @GuyWithAnAmazingHat
    @GuyWithAnAmazingHat Před rokem +21

    Neil is awesome, this is a most deserving award, congratulations

  • @Drruuiipp
    @Drruuiipp Před rokem +4

    You could really tell how touched he was. That is so sweet! Good for Neil!

  • @niafer9444
    @niafer9444 Před rokem +5

    I must say, Neil scrubs up well :) A well deserved medal. Congratulations!!

  • @tommysedin
    @tommysedin Před rokem +13

    This made me immensely happy. Well done and well deserved, Neil!

  • @beppemaniglia
    @beppemaniglia Před rokem +6

    Congratulations Neil, very well deserved medal!

  • @pattheplanter
    @pattheplanter Před rokem +2

    Millions of fans, not thousands. Congratulations, Neil!

  • @sheltongolden4394
    @sheltongolden4394 Před rokem +5

    If there was someone who deserves more recognition, it's Niel.
    Congratulations, Niel!

  • @jerril42
    @jerril42 Před rokem +4

    Congratulations Neil. Well deserved.

  • @saintchuck9857
    @saintchuck9857 Před rokem +5

    Well deserved. Congratulations, Neil.

  • @evernhamanderson
    @evernhamanderson Před rokem +13

    Congratulations Neil! Very deserved! Thank you for bringing the science to all of us!

  • @CalderTrains
    @CalderTrains Před rokem +11

    Fantastic. Congratulations Neil!

  • @BillySugger1965
    @BillySugger1965 Před rokem +10

    Congratulations Neil, well deserved 👏

  • @lordgarion514
    @lordgarion514 Před rokem +2

    It's awesome when someone who works behind the scenes making it all possible gets recognized.

  • @keesnuyt8365
    @keesnuyt8365 Před rokem +9

    Well deserved, congrats Neil !

  • @Xaerorazor0
    @Xaerorazor0 Před rokem +5

    Congratulations Mr. Barnes, Well deserved! 3 Cheers for our brother in science!

  • @nikonissinen6772
    @nikonissinen6772 Před rokem +4

    Congratulations Neil!

  • @rassault
    @rassault Před rokem +5

    Love seeing Neil for years on these videos, and love seeing technicians like him being recognized!

  • @TalysaV
    @TalysaV Před rokem +34

    This is amazing, congratulations, Neil! ❤️

  • @FoxDren
    @FoxDren Před rokem +6

    Definitely deserving of an award. also amazing that it took until 2022 for lab technicians to be recognised in this way.

    • @ooooneeee
      @ooooneeee Před rokem

      IKR. Took them several hundred years.

  • @Flared.
    @Flared. Před rokem +10

    Been watching these videos for years. Well deserved. Congratulations Neil! 🎉

  • @tantraman93
    @tantraman93 Před rokem +3

    Congratulations Neil! If you build it, they will film it.

  • @tinysim
    @tinysim Před rokem +4

    Congratulations Neil! Well deserved. Technicians help turn ideas into reality.

  • @gerrithager5941
    @gerrithager5941 Před rokem +3

    Most heartfelt congratulations Neil! I have “known” you ever since we were able to view the BBC in The Netherlands. The Christmas lectures were always a favourite in the late 80s, early 90s. I can’t remember any of the professors, but I recall you always being there. And then seeing you again when I discovered this wonderful YT channel. Thank you.

  • @jmonsted
    @jmonsted Před rokem +5

    Well deserved! Congrats Neil!

  • @gx8fif
    @gx8fif Před rokem +2

    Well done Neil, your medal is thoroughly deserved. It is fantastic to see somebody who acts behind the scenes get recognised at last. Plus, being the first recipient means that your name will be at the top of the table forever!

  • @rustymotor
    @rustymotor Před rokem +13

    Very well deserved, congratulations Neil! Best wishes from your fans from all around the world including here in central Australia!

  • @ZacxZacxson
    @ZacxZacxson Před rokem +5

    Well deserved, congrats!

  • @davidmackenzie9701
    @davidmackenzie9701 Před rokem +1

    Congratulations to Neil, getting recognition for a very important job.

  • @SuperShadowP1ay
    @SuperShadowP1ay Před rokem +3

    Congrats!!

  • @2manyIce
    @2manyIce Před rokem +6

    Hurray for Neil! An award well deserved for outstanding work.

  • @watcherofwatchers
    @watcherofwatchers Před rokem +2

    Congratulations to Neil!
    I also think Brady needs some official recognition from the Royal Society. Aside from the varied and excellent channels he runs, he has catapulted so many others into the spotlight, which has resulted in increased awareness of their work, precipitated new avenues of success, and have presumably led to people like Neil receiving recognition that they might not have otherwise received.
    Brady, all his guests, and his channels are CZcams gems.
    (This is not meant to steal glory from Neil in his video.)

  • @Rubrickety
    @Rubrickety Před rokem +2

    It's wonderful that Neil is being recognized for all his behind-the-scenes hard work that only millions of people on CZcams get to see. 😉

  • @gartmorn
    @gartmorn Před rokem +3

    We’ll done Neil! Good to see service and dedication rewarded!

  • @thomasstokes288
    @thomasstokes288 Před rokem +13

    Brilliant! Very well deserved for someone who is such a credit to the field. Congratulations!

  • @darkmann12
    @darkmann12 Před rokem +10

    Warms my heart. Congrats, well deserved!

  • @andrewlevick1015
    @andrewlevick1015 Před rokem +1

    Congratulations Neil. You supported me from 1986 to 1990 during my graduate studies.

  • @sammyk7024
    @sammyk7024 Před rokem +1

    in the name of the legions of people who do actual hands on work without ever getting any recognition at all, congratulations, Neil, and thank you!

  • @larsjuhljensen
    @larsjuhljensen Před rokem +5

    It's a very strange formal labcoat Neil is wearing in this video 😉
    But seriously, congratulations on the well deserved award, Neil!

  • @dav1dsm1th
    @dav1dsm1th Před rokem +2

    Wasn't expecting to have such an emotional reaction to watching this. Fantastic for Neil and the work he has performed over the decades to be recognised in this way.

  • @cudaman-yq7pq
    @cudaman-yq7pq Před rokem +4

    Well deserved, congratulations Neil! :)

  • @MagnusEhinger01
    @MagnusEhinger01 Před rokem +1

    No-one deserves that medal more than Neil Barnes! 👍😊

  • @gryyphyn8639
    @gryyphyn8639 Před rokem +3

    Congratulations to our favorite Chemical Stig!

  • @paulsaves7816
    @paulsaves7816 Před rokem +3

    Congratulations to Neil !

  • @Chaosrunepownage
    @Chaosrunepownage Před rokem +1

    Only "thousands of fans?" I'd say a third of the enjoyment of this channel comes from his demonstrations and experiments, so I'd say that Neil was way undersold!

  • @kieranfoster902
    @kieranfoster902 Před rokem +5

    Many congratulations Neil. Thoroughly deserved.

  • @Ttarler
    @Ttarler Před rokem +1

    As a scientist in the corporate space I love to see this recognition. It takes a village to innovate and dedicated techs keep the wheels greased. ❤

  • @ssj3gohan456
    @ssj3gohan456 Před rokem +3

    Very much deserved, although it should be said that Neil has already had more than average valorisation through being featured in so many videos. Many other experimentalists and lab support staff go insufficiently recognized!
    But to be clear, very much deserved and best wishes to the chemistry department of Nottingham university and Neil in particular!

  • @fourutubez7294
    @fourutubez7294 Před rokem +3

    It's great to see the techs getting some love

  • @heaslyben
    @heaslyben Před rokem +2

    Congratulations Neil! I think the phrase "shoulders of giants" was meant to refer to famous names from history, but I'd like to apply it to "behind the scenes" work as well.

  • @AkiSan0
    @AkiSan0 Před rokem +13

    Awesome award and well deserved! Thank you for being there for us and giving us so much knowledge!

  • @prshntkmr173
    @prshntkmr173 Před rokem +4

    Thank you sir for your contribution and helping students of chemistry

  • @timelordtardis
    @timelordtardis Před rokem +14

    Excellent news and well deserved.

  • @ledoynier3694
    @ledoynier3694 Před rokem +1

    This award is so important. Engineers and Doctors wouldn't be able to work efficiently, or at all, without the work of technicians. The recognition of that collective effort is a real milestone, and who else but Neil could have been chosen as first recipient of the award :)

  • @hydrogenbond7303
    @hydrogenbond7303 Před rokem +2

    Congratulations Neil! ⚗️🧪

  • @Paulhenrycahill
    @Paulhenrycahill Před rokem +1

    Congratulations Neil. I remember our chief technician at welcome research back in the eighties. He was a fount of knowledge and very kind. I'm so glad your work is being recognised.