Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
Dr Michael Cowley
University of Edinburgh, UK
For advances in reactivity of and catalysis of aluminium compounds.
Professor Jonathan Sessler
The University of Texas at Austin, USA
For pioneering work on f-element complexes of expanded porphyrins.
Dr Richard Kong
Cornell University, USA
For the development of and mechanistic insight into novel bond breaking and bond making methods using main-group reagents.
Dr Anabel Lanterna
University of Nottingham, UK
For innovative research on heterogeneous photocatalysis, pushing boundaries towards less expensive, light-responsive, reusable catalytic processes...
Laura Herz
University of Oxford, UK
For pioneering work advancing the development of solar cells through fundamental understanding of electronic, structural and chemical properties of...
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.
Dr Basile Curchod
University of Bristol, UK
For the development of theoretical and computational methods to unravel new mechanisms in photochemistry.
Professor Vasilios Stavros
University of Warwick, UK
For contributions to gas, solution, and condensed-phase spectroscopy spanning both fundamental and applied aspects.
Michael Wasielewski
Northwestern University, USA
For contributions toward understanding electron spin dynamics in molecular systems for applications in quantum information science.
Professor Volker Deringer
University of Oxford, UK
For innovative contributions to the modelling and understanding of amorphous materials.
Marina Freitag
Newcastle University, UK
For outstanding work to develop, elaborate, and understand novel energy materials.
Dr Paul McGonigal
Durham University, UK
For innovative studies of dynamic processes in organic functional materials.
Professor Michael George
University of Nottingham, UK
For pioneering innovations in flow chemistry, reactor engineering and reaction monitoring for continuous chemical processing.
Professor Jason Micklefield
University of Manchester, UK
For innovative research spanning organic chemistry to molecular genetics, leading to the discovery, characterisation, and engineering of many novel...
Professor Nguy峄卬 T K Thanh
University College London, UK
For outstanding contributions to interdisciplinary research on fundamental understanding of chemical syntheses, physical studies of plasmonic and m...
Professor Peter Bruce
University of Oxford, UK
For pioneering research on the chemistry of materials with applications in renewable energy, leading to fundamental changes in our understanding of...
Professor Alastair Lewis
University of York and National Centre for Atmospheric Science
For the promotion and application of the chemical sciences to support development of evidence-based policy and regulation in the fields of air poll...
Dr Lucy Clark
University of Birmingham, UK
For outstanding contributions to the discovery, characterisation and understanding of quantum magnets.
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.
Professor J. Paul
University of Edinburgh, UK
For transformative discoveries of new materials from high pressure synthesis and of novel electronic phenomena in solids.