2022 Lord Lewis Prize Winner
Professor Alastair Lewis, University of York and National Centre for Atmospheric Science
For the promotion and application of the chemical sciences to support development of evidence-based policy and regulation in the fields of air pollution and climate change.
Professor Lewis’s research aims to understand where pollution comes from, the impacts it has on health and the environment and how it can be reduced. This involves measurements made in the field and directly from sources such as vehicles, and the use of that data in models. A major part of his career has been spent assessing the impacts of different policies and interventions that have been introduced to address poor air quality and climate change.
| Year | Name | Institution | Citation |
| 2020 | Vernon Gibson | University of Manchester, University of Oxford and Imperial College London | Awarded for seminal contributions to fundamental and applied inorganic chemistry, and for critical work in policy setting at the interface of academia with industry and government. |
| 2018 | Professor Luis Oro | University of Zaragoza-CSIC | Awarded for extensive contributions to organometallic chemistry and influence towards the development of science and funding policy Europe-wide. |
| 2016 | Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff | University of Nottingham | Awarded for his original studies of the chemical applications of supercritical fluids and for work in the development of science policy, nationally, within the EU and globally. |
| 2014 | Professor Sir John Holman | University of York | Awarded for recognition of his extensive influence over chemistry education policy. |
| 2012 | Professor Sir David King | Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment | Awarded for his seminal contribution to physical chemistry and his outstanding record as UK Chief Scientific Advisor to UK Government and Head of the Government Office for Science, 2000-2007. |
| 2010 | Sir John Cadogan CBE | Fusion Antibodies Ltd | Awarded in recognition of his distinguished research in organic chemistry and his wide-ranging, distinctive and significant contributions in industry and public service. |
| 2008 | Lord Robert May | University of Oxford | Awarded for recognition of distinctive and distinguished chemical or scientific achievements, together with significant contributions to the development of science policy. |
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