Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
Professor Andrew Baldwin
University of Oxford, UK
For the development and application of chemical methods for understanding the biology of membraneless organelles.
Professor Andrew Beale
University College London, UK
For the development of novel methodologies using bright light sources to identify active species in catalysis and energy storage.
Andrew Dove
University of Birmingham, UK
For seminal contributions to controlling and understanding stereochemistry and degradation in polymeric materials.
Professor Andrew Goodwin
University of Oxford, UK
For studies of structural complexity in framework materials.
Professor Angela Russell
University of Oxford, UK
For innovation in medicinal chemistry leading to the identification of first in class utrophin modulators for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dy...
Professor Angelos Michaelides
University College London, UK
For outstanding contributions towards the understanding of complex aqueous interfaces and the formation of ice at such interfaces.
Professor Anita Maguire
University College Cork, Ireland
2025 Bader Prize: awarded for the development of a diverse range of synthetic organic methodologies and protocols, and their applications to medici...
Anna Slater
University of Liverpool, UK
For the development of innovative tools, particularly flow chemistry processes, to control the formation of supramolecular materials.
Anthony Davis
University of Bristol, UK
For outstanding contributions to the design and synthesis of selective carbohydrate receptors with potential to improve the well-being of those wit...
Antonio Echavarren
Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, Spain
For pioneering contributions to the field of organic chemistry employing gold catalysis.
Professor Arthur Ragauskas
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and University of Tennessee, Knoxville
For pioneering several widely used tools and approaches in biorefining, including the mechanistic understanding of lignin conversion chemistry.
Professor Barry Trost
Stanford University, USA
For continued wide ranging contributions to the development of new synthetic methods employing transition metal catalysts, and the application of t...
Professor Bhavik Patel
University of Brighton
For the development of innovative electrochemical sensors for advancing the understanding of biological signalling processes.
Professor Bhavik Patel
University of Brighton
For the design of innovative and effective analytical chemistry curriculums.
Bin Liu
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
For the innovative design and synthesis of organic molecules and nanomaterials to advance biomedical research and applications, and for excellence...
Professor Bonnie Ann Wallace
Birkbeck, University of London
For the pioneering development of biophysical methods and bioinformatics tools to enable the characterisation of ion channel-drug molecule complexes.
Professor Bruce Turnbull
University of Leeds, UK
For the development and application of bioorthogonal approaches in engineering functional protein and carbohydrate based systems.
Professor Cameron Alexander
University of Nottingham, UK
2025 Interdisciplinary Prize: awarded for interdisciplinary research at the boundaries of chemistry, bio-responsive materials, and medicine.
Carmen Domene
University of Bath, UK
For the use of computational techniques to enhance understanding of fundamental biological processes at the molecular level.
Carmen Galan
University of Bristol, UK
For the development of bioinspired and transformative synthetic probes and their application to the targeting and regulation of cellular processes...