This lectureship recognises early career researchers, typically within ten years of attaining their PhD or equivalent degree OR within the first five years of their independent career, who have made significant contributions to the field of materials chemistry.
This lectureship is presented annually. Nominations open in the spring, and the winner is announced in the autumn.
The recipient will:
- receive £1,000 to cover travel and accommodation costs to attend and present at a leading international meeting
- be offered free RSC membership for one year
- be invited to contribute an article to one of the Journal of Materials Chemistry journals
- receive a complimentary cover for the issue in which the article appears
Our latest lectureship winners 2024
Lectureship winner
Dr Raphaële Clément
Raphaële is an Associate Professor in the Materials Department at UC Santa Barbara. The Clément group at UC Santa Barbara is interested in establishing materials design rules, and in optimizing materials processing approaches to advance electrochemical energy storage.
Discover Raphaële’s research:
→ Find out more about Raphaële and see all of her RSC Journal articles
Lectureship runners-up
Each year we have a large number of excellent researchers nominated for the lectureship across the Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B and C. To recognise the diversity of the three journals, the overall community, and the candidates nominated each year, we have decided to additionally recognise two runners-up for this Lectureship:
Dr Maxx Arguilla
University of California, Irvine, United States
Dr Phillip Milner
Cornell University, United States
→ Discover the research of the runners-up in this themed collection
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.
Established in 2010, this international lectureship honours early-career scientists. The Journal of Materials Chemistry lectureship is open to researchers worldwide who have made significant contributions to the field of materials chemistry. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the Royal Society of Chemistry and researchers in academia or industry.
- Nominators can be, for example, colleagues, collaborators, and mentors
- The reputation, seniority, or prominence of nominators is not considered by the judging panel
- Self-nomination is not permitted
- All documents must be submitted by the nominator
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 Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship, the candidate must:
- not have been a previous recipient of this lectureship
- have completed their PhD
- be actively pursuing an independent research career within materials chemistry
- be at an early stage of their independent career (typically this will be within 10 years of completing their PhD OR within the first five years of their independent career, but appropriate consideration will be given to those who have taken a career break, for example for childcare leave, or followed a different study path). The Editorial Office will respond rapidly to any eligibility queries
- have made significant contributions to the field of materials chemistry
Previous winners:
2024: Raphaële Clément, University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
2023: Jovana Milić, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
2022: Sahika Inal, KAUST, Saudi Arabia
2021: Maria Escudero Escribano, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2020: Giulia Grancini, University of Pavia, Italy
2019: Qiang Zhang, Tsinghua University, China
2018: Shaojun Guo, Peking University, China
2017: Serena Cussen (née Corr), University of Sheffield, UK
2016: Christopher Bettinger, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
2015: Chengtie Wu, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, CAS, China
2014: Henry Snaith, University of Oxford, UK
2013: Xinliang Feng, Technische Universitat Dresden, Germany
2012: Xiangfeng Duan, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
2011: Liberato Manna, Instituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy
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Visit related journal pages:
→ Journal of Materials Chemistry A
→ Journal of Materials Chemistry B
→ Journal of Materials Chemistry C
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