<p>George Olah, USC professor and Nobel Laureate, has received a new honor from his native country, Hungary. On September 8th Profesor Olah was presented the Szechenyi-nagydij Grand Prize. It was given by Hungary in recognition of his outstanding contributions to academia worldwide.</p>
<p>Olah’s distinguished career has been recognized with many awards and honors. He founded the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute at USC in 1977. </p>
<p>More about the award can be found on the USC website: [University</a> of Southern California](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu%5DUniversity”>http://www.usc.edu) .</p>