2020 Joseph Black Award Winner
Dr Anna Regoutz, University College London
Awarded for outstanding contributions to the development and application of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy in the area of electronic materials and devices.
Understanding materials is an essential step in the discovery and development of new technologies. It is crucial to gain an in-depth knowledge of the structure and chemistry of a material in order to understand how and why it behaves in certain ways.
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is an important analytical technique that can be used to study solids, liquids and gases and their chemistry and electronic structure. Discoveries made using this technique have enabled Dr Regoutz and her team to uncover new material properties and have informed material choices for many applications. The group continue to work on developing and applying spectroscopic techniques to further their understanding of electronic materials and devices, which are crucial for many aspects of daily life.
| Year | Name | Institution | Citation |
| 2019 |
Dr Philippe Wilson | De Montfort University | Awarded for the development and application of novel and engaging pedagogical techniques and ideas to the research-led teaching of analytical chemistry. |
| 2018 | Not awarded | ||
| 2017 | Dr Nicholle Bell | University of Edinburgh | Awarded for innovative developments in the teaching and practice of spectroscopy. |
| 2016 | Dr Kirsty Penkman | University of York | Awarded for rigorous and ground-breaking work in the field of amino acid racemisation dating and its application to earth and archaeological sciences. |
| 2015 | Not awarded | ||
| 2014 | Dr Shabaz Mohammed | University of Oxford | Awarded for his seminal contributions to the teaching and practice of analytical chemistry and his inventive developments in chromatographic separations and proteomic characterisation. |
| 2013 |
Dr Karen Faulds | University of Strathclyde | Awarded for her outstanding contributions focused on the quantitative analysis of biomolecules using surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). |
| 2012 |
Professor Aaron Wheeler | University of Toronto | Awarded for his pioneering work developing microfluidic techniques for clinical sample analysis. |
| 2011 |
Christy Haynes | University of Minnesota | Awarded for her work on leveraging the core principles of analytical chemistry to gain insight into pressing toxicological, immunological, and ecological questions. |
| 2010 |
André Simpson | University of Toronto | Awarded for his original research in the area of NMR spectrometry and especially its direct application to multiphase mixtures. |
| 2009 |
Perdita Barran | University of Edinburgh | Awarded for her developments in the field of mass spectrometry, especially ion-mobility techniques, and the application of these techniques to biological macromolecules and their gas phase interactions. |
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