Analyst Emerging Investigator Lectureship Award

Nominations for this lectureship are now closed

This Lectureship recognises early career researchers within ten years of their PhD who have contributed significantly to analytical chemistry in their independent academic careers and:

is presented annually
nominations are shortlisted and the Analyst Editorial Board selects the winner
the recipient of this lectureship receives the opportunity to present a lecture at a leading international meeting and a contribution of up to £2,000 to cover associated travel and accommodation costs

Our latest winner 2024

Professor Ashley Ross

Ashley is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of Cincinnati and faculty in the Neuroscience Graduate Program and Center for Pediatric Neuroscience. She earned her PhD in 2014 and completed her post-doctoral training at the University of Virginia where she was an American Association of Immunology Careers in Immunology Fellow.

She began her independent career in 2017. Her diverse research interests include fundamental investigations into how neurochemicals interact at electrode surfaces, investigating neuroprotection during ischemia, and studying neuro-immune signaling along the gut-brain-immune axis.

Ashley Ross

Professor Ross was featured in the Analytical Scientist’s 2022 “Top 40 under 40”, was named an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow in 2022, and has been recognized as an emerging investigator in several journals including Analyst, Lab on a Chip, and Chemical Communications.

Her lab has received funding from the NSF CAREER, the NIH, and from the RCSA. She currently serves on the Advisory Boards of Analyst, Chemical Society Reviews and ACS Electrochemistry, and is on the Board of Directors for the Society of Electroanalytical Chemistry.

Read some of Professor Ross' most recent Analyst papers:

Plasma-treated gold microelectrodes for subsecond detection of Zn(II) with fast-scan cyclic voltammetry

Plasma-treated carbon-fiber microelectrodes for improved purine detection with fast-scan cyclic voltammetry

Subsecond detection of guanosine using fast-scan cyclic voltammetry

See all previous winners

Guidelines for nominators and candidates

Find out who is eligible for this lectureship, about the nomination process and see who is on the selection panel.

Nomination deadline

Spring 2025

Lectureship announcement

Summer 2025

Since 2016, the Analyst Lectureship has been chosen through a process whereby nominations of candidates are invited from our community. As part of the Royal Society of Chemistry, we believe we have a responsibility to promote inclusivity and accessibility to improve diversity. Where possible, we encourage each nominator to consider nominating candidates of all genders, races, and backgrounds.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Analyst Lectureship, the candidate must:

Have completed their PhD
Have published in Analyst in the past 3 years
Be working in a research area within the scope of Analyst
Be at an early stage of their independent career (typically this will be within 10 years of completing their PhD, but appropriate consideration will be given to those who have taken a career break or followed a different study path). Please contact the Editorial Office if you have any queries

Nominations can be made by anyone and must be sent via email. Self-nominations are not permitted. All nominators will be asked to confirm that, to the best of their knowledge, their nominee’s professional standing is such that there is no confirmed or potential impediment to them receiving the Lectureship.

To nominate a candidate, please provide:

A recommendation letter, including the name, contact details and website URL of the nominee
A one-page CV for the nominee, including their date of birth, summary of education and career, a list of up to five of their top independent publications, total numbers of publications
A one-page statement of achievement with a lay summary, written by the nominee describing their best accomplishments
A supporting letter of recommendation from an independent referee. Ideally this could be for example the nominee’s post doc or PhD supervisor.

Consideration is given to all information provided in the letters of recommendation, candidate CV and nomination form. The winner of the Lectureship is selected by a panel of Editorial Board members.