Our 2022 Research & Innovation Prize winners

For the development and application of single-molecule and super-resolution microscopy approaches to understand how proteins aggregate in neurodegenerative diseases.

For the development of transmission electron microscopy methods for advancing understanding of the dynamic behaviour of 2D- and nanomaterials.

For the development of native ambient mass spectrometry as an analytical technique to enable direct analysis and imaging of intact proteins and protein assemblies from tissue.

For the development of novel synthesis methods and catalysts based on organophosphorus and organosilicon chemistry, and their application in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and natural products.

For seminal contributions in biosynthesis and biocatalysis to advance energy and environmental science and biomedical research, and for excellence in communication.

For pioneering and creative applications of computational chemistry to the field of atmospheric chemistry, and for excellence in communication.

For pioneering work on the growth, size and shape control, biological applications and environmental implications of gold nanocrystals, and for excellence in communication.

For outstanding contributions to medicinal chemistry programmes and to inclusion and diversity at GSK.

For the elucidation of molecular mechanisms of oxygen-sensing enzymes in plants and animals, in particular revealing the structural and kinetic properties of plant cysteine oxidases.

For the development and application of novel mass spectrometry-based analytical strategies to discover, identify and quantify dynamic biomolecular post-translational modifications.

For translating fundamental chemical understanding of collagen into the life sciences and towards the clinic.

For seminal contributions to controlling and understanding stereochemistry and degradation in polymeric materials.

For pioneering the use of enzymatic halogenation/cross-coupling in C‒H activation.

For outstanding research including mechanistic elucidation of iron-catalysed, atom-efficient transformations of main group elements.

For advances in reactivity of and catalysis of aluminium compounds.

For pioneering work on f-element complexes of expanded porphyrins.

For the development of and mechanistic insight into novel bond breaking and bond making methods using main-group reagents.

For innovative research on heterogeneous photocatalysis, pushing boundaries towards less expensive, light-responsive, reusable catalytic processes for sustainable chemistry.

For pioneering work advancing the development of solar cells through fundamental understanding of electronic, structural and chemical properties of next-generation light-harvesting materials.

For pioneering several widely used tools and approaches in biorefining, including the mechanistic understanding of lignin conversion chemistry.

For the development of theoretical and computational methods to unravel new mechanisms in photochemistry.

For contributions to gas, solution, and condensed-phase spectroscopy spanning both fundamental and applied aspects.

For contributions toward understanding electron spin dynamics in molecular systems for applications in quantum information science.

For innovative contributions to the modelling and understanding of amorphous materials.

For outstanding work to develop, elaborate, and understand novel energy materials.

For innovative studies of dynamic processes in organic functional materials.

For the creation of a successful partnership that has led to the development and commercialisation of heat-storage technology using novel formulations of phase-change materials.

For pioneering innovations in flow chemistry, reactor engineering and reaction monitoring for continuous chemical processing.

For innovative research spanning organic chemistry to molecular genetics, leading to the discovery, characterisation, and engineering of many novel enzymes.

For outstanding contributions to interdisciplinary research on fundamental understanding of chemical syntheses, physical studies of plasmonic and magnetic nanomaterials for biomedical applications.

For pioneering research on the chemistry of materials with applications in renewable energy, leading to fundamental changes in our understanding of solid-state electrochemistry.

For the promotion and application of the chemical sciences to support development of evidence-based policy and regulation in the fields of air pollution and climate change.

For outstanding contributions to the discovery, characterisation and understanding of quantum magnets.

For the development of novel methodologies using bright light sources to identify active species in catalysis and energy storage.

For transformative discoveries of new materials from high pressure synthesis and of novel electronic phenomena in solids.

For the development of sustainable methodologies for synthesis which employ catalysts that are metal-free or based on earth-abundant first row transition metals.

For contributions to the application and industrialisation of chemical catalysis in the pharmaceutical industry in the pursuit of more sustainable synthesis of medicines.

For a large body of pioneering work spanning the fields of natural product synthesis, peptide chemistry, and medicinal chemistry.

For strategic leadership in developing greener solutions and advocating for global regulations related to the physical and toxicological testing of graphene.

For the development of new research areas in molecular magnetism and contributions to the study of magnetic materials.

For the development of the concept of ‘click’ chemistry, the invention of chemical reactions underpinning this field and the impact this continues to make in chemical biology, drug development and materials science.

For innovative development of catalytic methods that activate organic molecules by redox processes.

For outstanding contributions to the areas of liquid and gas phase heterogeneous catalysis.

For pioneering an understanding of molecular materials based on supramolecular gels.