This Lectureship recognises an outstanding emerging investigator working in an energy research topic within the scope of Energy & Environmental Science, providing a platform to showcase their research to the wider scientific community. The EES Lectureship is awarded annually through a process whereby nominations of candidates are invited from our fantastic community.
The winner receives a £1,000 honorarium and is given the opportunity to attend and present their research at a leading international conference. In the event this is not possible, for example due to travel restrictions, the presentation will be online. The recipient will also be invited to contribute a Review-type article to EES.
Our latest award winner 2021
Dr Samuel Stranks
Sam Stranks is an Assistant Professor in Energy in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge. He leads a research group focusing on emerging semiconductors for low-cost electronics applications including solar cells, lighting, and detectors.
He obtained his DPhil (PhD) from the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 2012 and was a Marie Curie Fellow at MIT 2014-2016 before starting his group in Cambridge in 2017 as a Royal Society University Research Fellow.
Sam is particularly renowned for his pioneering contributions to the field of halide perovskite optoelectronics, including understanding carrier recombination, complex structure-function relationships and device performance.
Sam received the 2018 Henry Moseley Award and Medal from the Institute of Physics, the 2019 Marlow Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry, the 2021 IEEE Stuart Wenham Award and the 2021 Philip Leverhulme Prize in Physics.
He is also a co-founder of Swift Solar, a start-up developing lightweight perovskite PV panels, and the non-profit Sustain/Ed, developing climate-focused teaching modules for primary school children. He was listed by the MIT Technology Review as one of the 35 under 35 innovators in Europe.
Read Sam’s recent work in the journal:
See all previous winners
Guidelines for nominators and candidates
Find out who is eligible for this award, about the nomination process and see who is on the selection panel.
Nomination deadline
30 November 2022
Lectureship announcement deadline
Early 2023
Since 2019, the EES Lectureship has been awarded through a process whereby nominations of candidates are invited from our community. As part of the Royal Society of Chemistry, 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 EES Lectureship, the candidate must:
- Have completed their PhD
- Have published in EES in the past 3 years
- Be working in a research area within the scope of Energy & Environmental Science
- Be at an early stage of their independent career (typically this will be within 10 years of completing their PhD, but appropriate consideration will be given to those who have taken a career break or followed a different study path)
Nominations are now open until 30 November for the 2022 EES Lectureship
Nominations can be made by anyone (with the exception of serving EES Editorial Board Members) and must be sent via email. Self-nominations are not permitted.
To nominate a candidate, please provide:
- A completed EES Lectureship nomination form
- A brief letter of recommendation
- A supporting letter of recommendation from a referee, with detailed comments on the specific contributions, achievements, or potential of the nominee
- A nominee curriculum vitae, including a complete list of publications and invited or plenary talks given
Consideration is given to all information provided in the letters of recommendation, candidate CV and nomination form. The winner of the Lectureship is selected by a panel of Editorial Board members, including the Editorial Board Chair and Executive Editor.
Selection panel
- Neil Scriven, Executive Editor
- Energy & Environmental Science journal Editorial Board
Previous winners
2021: Samuel Stranks, University of Cambridge, UK
2020: Yana Vaynzof, Technical University of Dresden, Germany and Wooyul Kim, Sookmyung Women’s University, South Korea
2019: Maria Lukatskaya, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
2018: Guo-liang Chai, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter (FJIRSM) & Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China
2017: David X. W. Lou, National University of Singapore, Singapore
2016: Wolfgang Tress, EPFL, Switzerland
2015: Miguel Modestino, EPFL, Switzerland
2013: Tom Jaramillo, Stanford University, USA
2012: Kisuk Kang, Seoul National University, South Korea
Contact the editorial office
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- the team