2023 Award for Exceptional Service Winner
Dr Jane Roberts
Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through our member communities and governance groups.
Dr Jane Roberts served as treasurer of the East Anglia Local Section committee for eight years. While volunteering with the local section, she helped organise events such as the Top of the Bench competition for schools, local tours of chemistry-related venues (e.g. breweries!) with associated speakers and retired members lunches. She also represented the local section at the committee meetings of the Eastern Regional Steering Group.
Jane’s volunteering also included serving on the Admissions Committee for seven years. Her role on the committee included the assessment of Chartered Chemist application portfolios, quarterly reviews and assessment of applicants for membership to AMRSC/MRSC/FRSC, and visits to organisations to assess accreditation schemes and candidate interviews.
2023 Award for Exceptional Service Winner
Stanley Langer, RSC Chilterns & Middlesex Local Section and RSC Historical Group
Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry Chilterns & Middlesex Local Section, South East Regional Steering Group and Historical Group.
Stanley has held many different positions at the RSC, culminating with responsibility for international affairs and awards. He has visited many countries, especially in Africa and Asia. His achievements include helping to establish several chemical societies in Africa, and the Federation of African Societies of Chemistry. He was instrumental in persuading UNESCO to designate 2011 as the International Year of Chemistry. And he has served as secretary of the UK delegation to IUPAC's General Assembly on many occasions.
Since retiring, Stanley has served on the RSC's Chilterns and Middlesex Committee, primarily responsible for the Humphry Davy lectures. He is also treasurer of the RSC Historical Group. In his spare time, Stanley is a qualified cricket umpire in the Middlesex League, sing tenor in the North Camden Chorus, and is a keen table tennis player. He also helps his wife, Jennifer, as treasurer of her charity, Exiled Writers Ink.
Year | Name | Institution | Citation |
2022 | Professor Johannes Awudza CChem FRSC | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology | Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry in Ghana and through the Pan-African Chemistry Network. |
2022 | Professor Alison Hulme CChem FRSC | The University of Edinburgh | Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry and the organic chemistry community through our member communities and governance groups. |
2022 | Dr Erica Roberts MRSC | RSC North Wales Local Section | Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through our member communities and governance groups in Wales. |
2021 | Professor Michael Ashfold | University of Bristol | Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through our member communities and governance groups. |
2021 | Professor John Dean | Northumbria University | Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through the development and support for the analytical science community and the School's Analyst Competition. |
2021 | Professor Geoffrey Maitland | Imperial College London | Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through our Historical Group and for advising on activities celebrating the history of the chemical sciences |
2021 | Dr Terry Page | Consultant | Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through our member communities. |
2021 | Dr Helen Ryder | University of Manchester | Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through our member communities and governance groups. |
2021 | Mr Chris Williamson | RSC Downland Local Section | Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through our member communities and governance groups. |
2020 | Dr James Barker | Kingston University and RSC Registration Committee | Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through supporting and developing professional development activities for our community, and taking an active role in our governance committees. |
2020 | Professor David Evans | John Innes Centre, Norwich and RSC Inorganic Biochemistry Discussion Group | Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through the activities of our inorganic and biochemical member-led communities. |
2020 | Professor William Griffith | Imperial College London and RSC Historical Group | Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through our Historical Group and for advising on activities celebrating the history of the chemical sciences. |
2020 | Professor John Hepworth | University of Central Lancashire and RSC Lancaster and District Local Section | Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through our Local Sections, governance committees and Board of Trustees. |
2020 | Dr Jackie Morton | HSE Science and Research Centre, RSC Sheffield and District Local Section and RSC Atomic Spectroscopy Group | Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through the activities of the Sheffield and District Local Section and the Atomic Spectroscopy Group. |
2019 | Mrs Gill E Berkeley | Inverness College UHI | Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry and the chemical education community in Scotland. |
2019 | Dr Steve Byard | Arcinova | Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through his commitment to the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Discussion Group. |
2019 | Dr Diarmaid Hanna | d5 Consulting | Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through his dedication to supporting a diverse range of activities in Northern Ireland and representing their chemistry community through his involvement with a number of Boards and committees. |
2019 | Dr Hilary Jeffreys | Technical and Skills Manager - Consultant | Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through her dedication to the development of opportunities for diverse groups to gain qualifications and join the chemical profession. |
2019 | Dr D Neville Jones | University of Sheffield | Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through his commitment to the South Wales West Local Section. |
2019 | Mr Alan Middleton | Awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through his commitment to the Chemists' Community Fund and the Downland Local Section. He is recognised for his dedication to bringing chemistry to those who can no longer engage with other activities directly. | |
2018 | Ingeborg Buschmann, Pam Day, Suzanne Finney, Stephen Robinson, Christine Willis | ||
2017 | Helen H Fielding, Julie Hyde, Philip S Jones, Raymond C F Jones, Venkateswarlu Peesapati | ||
2016 |
Susan E Gibson, Michael J Green, Diana M Leitch | ||
2015 |
Sengottuvelan Balasubramanian, John H F Beckett, William Byers, Robin N Perutz | ||
2014 |
Alan G Osborne, Parasuraman Selvam, Peter A Tasker | ||
2013 |
Ian Michael Bratt, Monty Frey, Julia D I Hatto, Derry Wynn Jones | ||
2012 |
David Alker, Anne Cecile Bennett, Ronald Edward Buxton, Russell James Nunn, Kenneth Utting | ||
2011 |
Asish De, Noel Charles Grabham, David Harwood Grayson, David Alexander Whan | ||
2010 |
Stanley Richard Challand, Colin Richard Chapman, Ramaswamy Gopalan, Rita Woodward | ||
2009 |
Duncan Thorburn Burns, Trevor Geoffrey Jolley, John David Ronald Thomas, Janet White | ||
2008 |
Frank Ellis, Ann Patricia Gowar, Alan John Handley, Graham Victor Hutson, Richard Malcolm King, David Phillips, Anthony John Wickham | ||
2007 |
Edward William Abel, Derrick George Porter | ||
2006 |
Bill Geary, Jon McCleverty, Geoffrey Phillips | ||
2005 |
Jim Ballantine, J Alistair R Maclean | ||
2004 |
Not awarded this year | ||
2003 |
Not awarded this year | ||
2002 |
John H Holloway | ||
2001 |
Kenneth Allen | ||
2000 |
Not awarded this year | ||
1999 |
Doug C M Squirrell, A J S (Bill) Williams | ||
1998 |
Not awarded this year | ||
1997 |
Walter T Cuthbert | ||
1996 |
Not awarded this year | ||
1995 |
Peter G W Cobb, Stuart G Luxon | ||
1994 |
Jack Hoppe, W Ford-Kirkpatrick, Diana Simpson | ||
1993 |
Not awarded this year | ||
1992 |
Cedric B F Rice, Dr D Woodcock | ||
1991 |
Not awarded this year | ||
1990 |
R F Phillips, A F H Ward | ||
1989 |
Not awarded this year | ||
1988 |
J F Harding, L M Miall | ||
1987 |
Not awarded this year |
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1986 |
C Kemball, C N Thompson | ||
1985 |
Not awarded this year |
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1984 |
F A Robinson | ||
1983 |
Not awarded this year | ||
1982 |
T F McCombie | ||
1981 |
D A Arnold |
Re-thinking recognition: Science prizes for the modern world
This report is the result of an independent review of our recognition programmes. Our aim in commissioning this review was to ensure that our recognition portfolio continues to deliver the maximum impact for chemical scientists, chemistry and society.