2020 RSC/SCF Joint Lectureship in Chemical Sciences Winner
Professor Paolo Samorì, Chemical Sciences
University of Strasbourg & CNRS
Awarded for pioneering work on the use of supramolecular and nano-chemistry to manufacture multifunctional nanomaterials and devices.
Professor Paolo Samor쀒s research strives to address technologically relevant questions with perspectives of applications in everyday life, ultimately contributing to the well-being of citizens and the advent of a true knowledge-based society. This includes the development of wearable, faster and better performing electronics and sensing devices, as well as more efficient energy storage and conversion. He combines chemically programmed low-dimensional nanostructures (including metallic nanoparticles, graphene and related 2D materials) in hybrid multicomponent materials, with each component providing a distinct property, thereby fabricating multifunctional coatings, composites and devices.
| Year | Name | Institution | Citation |
| 2019 |
Jonathan Clayden | University of Bristol (selected by SCF) | |
| 2018 |
Professor Laurent Maron | Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier (selected by RSC) | Awarded for the application of computational methods to the study of bonding and reaction pathways in inorganic chemistry, particularly for the f-elements |
| 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 (selected by RSC) | Awarded for her distinguished contributions to the synthesis of natural products and to organic synthetic methodology. |
| 2009 |
Robin Perutz | University of York (selected by SCF) | |
| 2007 |
Malcolm Green | University of Oxford (selected by SCF) | |
| 2006 |
Yves Chauvin | l'Institut Française du Pétrole (selected by RSC) |
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