Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
Dr Jamie Gould
Newcastle University and RSC Porous Materials Group
For dedication to supporting the global porous materials community through the development of the successful regular webinar series in response to...
Dr Jane Roberts
For outstanding service to the 海角社区 through our member communities and governance groups.
Dr Jennifer Garden
University of Edinburgh, UK
For contributions to the advancements in homo- and hetero-metallic catalysis for sustainable polymerisation chemistry.
Dr Jennifer Kingston
AstraZeneca, UK
2025 Technical Excellence Prize: awarded for leading the delivery of a cutting-edge purification laboratory, championing sustainable automated puri...
Dr Jiangnan Li
University of Manchester, UK
For the development of stable porous materials for the capture and conversion of NOx and SOx.
Dr Jo Montgomery
Dr Jo Science Solutions, Babraham Institute
For a significant contribution to STEM education in the last 20+ years, inspiring children and supporting teachers in the UK and around the world.
Dr Jon Major
University of Liverpool, UK
2025 Environment, Sustainability and Energy mid-career Prize: awarded for pioneering work into the development, characterisation, and optimisation...
Dr Jordi Bures
University of Manchester, UK
For the development of novel kinetic analyses to streamline the elucidation of reaction mechanisms.
Dr Josef Boronski
University of Oxford, UK
For groundbreaking investigations into actinide-cyclobutadienyl chemistry, leading to the preparation of a σ-aromatic cluster featuring direct acti...
Dr Joshua Makepeace
University of Birmingham, UK
For advancing ammonia-based fuels and hydrogen storage through the use of metal amide and imide materials, ammonia synthesis and decomposition cata...
Dr Julia Sarju
University of York, UK
For making a difference to the lives of students through outstanding and innovative teaching, direct interventions and best practice around disabil...
Dr Julie Hyde
University of Sheffield, UK
For her support of graduate teaching assistants, development of a new undergraduate teaching laboratory programme within the UK/China degree progra...
Dr Katherine Wheelhouse
GlaxoSmithKline
For contributions to the application and industrialisation of chemical catalysis in the pharmaceutical industry in the pursuit of more sustainable...
Dr Lauren Hatcher
Cardiff University, UK
2025 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for 海角社区: awarded for innovative developments in real-time photocrystallography, including the study...
Dr Louis Morrill
Cardiff University, UK
For the development of sustainable methodologies for synthesis which employ catalysts that are metal-free or based on earth-abundant first row tran...
Dr Lucy Clark
University of Birmingham, UK
For outstanding contributions to the discovery, characterisation and understanding of quantum magnets.
Dr Manuel M眉ller
King's College London, UK
For contributions to the field of posttranslational modifications, especially the use of protein chemistry to gain insight into molecular mechanism...
Dr Maria Chiara Arno
University of Birmingham, UK
For her outstanding contributions in advancing the understanding of material-cell interactions.
Marina Freitag
Newcastle University, UK
For outstanding work to develop, elaborate, and understand novel energy materials.
Mario Moustras
For dedication to the Management Group community through the diversification of the committee and activities.