Nominations for the 2025 Award are open until 31 March 2025.

About the award

This award, which is sponsored by Dextra Laboratories, was founded in 1970. It is presented to a scientist in the early/mid stage of their career for meritorious work in carbohydrate chemistry that has largely been conducted in the UK.

Administrative responsibility for this award lies with the RSC Carbohydrate Group. Decisions will be made by an independent award selection committee appointed by the RSC Carbohydrate Group Chair. The award selection committee will be drawn from past Chairs of the RSC Carbohydrate Group, past award recipients, and other scientists of international standing in the field.   

Nominations for this award, which is presented every second year, may be submitted to the Group Secretary. The deadline for nominations is usually in the early months of the award year. 

The Awardee will be expected to give a lecture at the Autumn RSC Carbohydrate Group conference. This lecture may deal with any area of carbohydrate chemistry including analytical, biological, organic, physical or technological aspects.

Nominations

Nominations are now open for the 2025 Award. The closing date is 31 March 2025

To make a nomination for this award you will need to supply:

  • Your name and contact details (you must be an RSC member to submit a nomination)
  • The candidate's name and contact details
  • A supporting statement of no longer than one A4 side of 11 pt text
  • A one-page CV for the candidate, which should include their date of birth, website URL, summary of education and career, a list of five relevant publications and total numbers of publications and patents

Please submit these documents by email to Joseph Byrne, Acting Secretary, with "Dextra Award" in the subject line.

Carbohydrate Chemistry Award Winners

  • 2022 - B Schumann
  • 2021 - G Miller
  • 2019 - T Gloser
  • 2017 - M C Galan 
  • 2015 - M I Gibson
  • 2013 – W B Turnbull
  • 2011 – D van Aalten and S M Haslam 
  • 2007 - 2010 - No award
  • 2006 - A Nikolaev  
  • 2004 - A J Fairbanks  
  • 2002 - G S Besra  
  • 2001 - B J Davis  
  • 2000 - J H Naismith  
  • 1998 - G J Davies  
  • 1996 - R A Field  
  • 1994 - D Crich  
  • 1992 - N J Turner  
  • 1991 - T C Gallagher  
  • 1990 - no award  
  • 1988 - M J Gidley  
  • 1986 - A Dell  
  • 1984 - E F Hounsell  
  • 1982 - R H Wightman  
  • 1980 - E R Morris  
  • 1978 - M L Sinnott  
  • 1976 - J F Stoddart  
  • 1974 - J F Kennedy  
  • 1972 - L D Hall  
  • 1970 - D A Rees   

Find out more

For more information about awards offered by the Carbohydrate Group, please contact the secretary.

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