Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.


Professor Euan Brechin
University of Edinburgh, UK
For outstanding contributions to synthetic coordination chemistry and molecular magnetism.

Dr Selena Lockyer
University of Manchester, UK
For synthetic and spectroscopic studies of molecular magnets, particularly supramolecular assemblies that could be used in quantum information proc...

Dr Nicholle Bell
University of Edinburgh, UK
For innovations in high-resolution NMR spectroscopy and mass-spectrometry methods applied to the understanding of global carbon embedded in complex...

Professor Matthew Rigby
University of Bristol, England
For research on the abundances and fluxes of environmentally harmful gases in the atmosphere, which has contributed to a measurable reduction in em...

Professor Jason Hallett
Imperial College London, England
For pioneering work on the development of ionic liquids as commercially relevant solvents in biorefining and the circular economy.

Professor Reinhard Maurer
University of Warwick, UK
For contributions to the fundamental understanding of molecular structure and chemical dynamics at hybrid organic-inorganic interfaces through the...

Professor Scott Habershon
University of Warwick, UK
For the development of innovative computational simulation methods to predict molecular dynamics across the timescales of chemistry.

Jenny Nelson
Imperial College London, UK
For contributions to the understanding and development of novel electronic materials for solar energy conversion.

Dr Yuval Elani
Imperial College London, England
For innovative contributions in synthetic cell engineering and biohybrid systems.

Dr Sarah Lovelock
University of Manchester, UK
For the development of innovative biocatalytic approaches to produce therapeutic oligonucleotides.

Dr Felice Torrisi
Imperial College London, England
For innovative contributions to the understanding of charge transport in networks of two-dimensional materials for the development of printed elect...

Professor Tim Bugg
University of Warwick, UK
For the discovery of bacterial enzymes for the degradation of lignin, and their application to the conversion of lignin to renewable chemicals.

Professor Judith Driscoll
University of Cambridge, UK
For interdisciplinary work to realise unprecedented properties in a broad variety of functional oxide devices.

Sébastien Perrier
University of Warwick, UK
For interdisciplinary research in the synthesis and applications of therapeutic materials.

Dr Nicola Gasparini
Imperial College London, England
For understanding charge recombination processes in organic and perovskite semiconductors for high performance photovoltaic and photodetector devices.

Ross Forgan
University of Glasgow, UK
For contributions to the development and application of metal-organic frameworks as functional energy materials.

Professor Dermot O'Hare
University of Oxford, UK
For pioneering new concepts in materials chemistry, catalysis, and nanomaterials and promoting their application and commercialisation in sustainab...

Professor Liam Ball
University of Nottingham, UK
For the development and mechanistic study of new organic synthesis methods based on pnictogen elements.

Professor Matthew Powner
University College London, England
For pioneering work on the prebiotic synthesis of essential biomolecules including amino acids, peptides and co-factors.

Professor Harry Anderson
University of Oxford, UK
For work on the synthesis and investigation of pi-conjugated macrocycles and new carbon allotropes.