2022 RSC/SCF Joint Lectureship in Chemical Sciences Winner
Professor Rodolphe Clérac, CNRS - Université de Bordeaux
Awarded for the development of new research areas in molecular magnetism and contributions to the study of magnetic materials.
Professor Clérac’s team build matter from the atomic level using metals and organic molecules in order to organise them to promote one or several targeted physical properties. This requires a strong synergy between the chemistry and physics of these systems. It is this duality that fascinates Professor Clérac and inspires his research work on molecule-based magnetic materials and molecular magnets. His group’s work offers broad prospects for the preparation of a new generation of lightweight magnetic materials that could be applied within aeronautics, space or mobile technologies and the electronics of tomorrow.
| Year | Name | Institution | Citation |
| 2021 | Professor Natalie Stingelin | Imperial College London | (selected by SCF) |
| 2020 | Professor Paolo Samorì | University of Strasbourg & CNRS | For pioneering work on the use of supramolecular and nano-chemistry to manufacture multifunctional nanomaterials and devices. (selected by RSC) |
| 2019 |
Jonathan Clayden | University of Bristol | (selected by SCF) |
| 2018 |
Professor Laurent Maron | Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier | Awarded for the application of computational methods to the study of bonding and reaction pathways in inorganic chemistry, particularly for the f-elements. (selected by RSC) |
| 2017 | Clare Grey | University of Cambridge | (selected by SCF) |
| 2015 | William Motherwell | University College London | (selected by SCF) |
| 2013 | Steven Ley | University of Cambridge | (selected by SCF) |
| 2011 | Stephen Mann | University of Bristol | (selected by SCF) |
| 2011 | Graham Hutchings | Cardiff University | (selected by SCF) |
| 2010 | Janine Cossy | École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles | Awarded for her distinguished contributions to the synthesis of natural products and to organic synthetic methodology. (selected by RSC) |
| 2009 |
Robin Perutz | University of York | (selected by SCF) |
| 2007 |
Malcolm Green | University of Oxford | (selected by SCF) |
| 2006 |
Yves Chauvin | L'Institut Français du Pétrole | (selected by RSC) |
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