Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
2025 Education Prize winners Yearly celebrations
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We are Chemistry (WaC)
2025 Inclusion and Diversity Prize awarded for the development of an impactful integrated engagement programme transforming student success through...
Wendy Winnard
Priestley College
For innovation and leadership in chemistry teaching that inspires and supports students from a range of backgrounds and enthuses teachers and stude...
Winners 2010 to 2023
Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship winners prior to 2024: Recognising early career researchers who have made outstanding contributions to m...
Winners 2010 to 2023
Polymer Chemistry Lectureship winners prior to 2024: recognising exceptional early career researchers who have significantly contributed to polymer...
Winners 2012 to 2022
EES Lectureship winners prior to 2023: for outstanding emerging investigators working in an energy research topic within the scope of the journal E...
Winners 2015 to 2023
JAAS Emerging Investigator Lectureship winners prior to 2024: For making a significant contribution in the area of atomic spectrometry in their ind...
Winners 2017 to 2023
PCCP Emerging Investigator Lectureship winners prior to 2024: for outstanding contributions to physical chemistry, chemical physics, or biophysical...
Winners 2017 to 2023
Soft Matter lectureship winners prior to 2024: recognising early career researchers who have made major contributions to soft matter research
Winners 2017 to 2023
Analyst Emerging Investigator Lectureship winners prior to 2024: for a significant contribution to analytical chemistry in their independent academ...
Winners 2017 to 2023
Biomaterials Science Lectureship winners prior to 2024: for significant contributions to the field of biomaterials in their early career
Winners 2017 to 2023
ChemComm Emerging Investigator Lectureship earlier winners: for outstanding work in ChemComm in the early stages of their careers
Winners 2018 to 2023
ChemSocRev Pioneering Investigator Lectureship earlier winners: recognising innovative mid-career researchers who are pioneers in their respective...
Xiao Shen
Wuhan University, China
The 番茄社区 Fluorine Prize is awarded to a young researcher who has made a significant contribution to the area of fluorine chemistry and is chosen by...
Xiaogang Liu
National University of Singapore, Singapore
For outstanding contributions to the understanding and optical manipulation of photon conversion in nanocrystals and their applications in X-ray an...
Yi Lu
University of Texas at Austin, USA
For elucidating design principles of artificial metalloproteins to gain novel and deeper insights into the structure and function of natural systems.
Yu-Hsuan How, Emily Min-Yan Lim, Ianne Kong, Phei-Er Kee...
Paper: Development of carboxymethyl cellulose–chitosan based antibacterial films incorporating a Persicaria minor Huds. essential oil nanoemulsion
Zhen Gu
University of California Los Angeles, USA
For pioneering “programmed medications” that apply physiological signals-responsive materials/systems for precisely delivering therapeutics, especi...