PCCP Emerging Investigator Lectureship
Recognising early career researchers who have made incredible contributions to physical chemistry, chemical physics or biophysical chemistry.
Details
| Status | Closed |
|---|---|
| Nominator eligibility | Anyone |
| Nominee location | Global |
| Career stage | Early career |
About this lectureship
This Lectureship was established to recognise early career scientists in physical chemistry, chemical physics, and biophysical chemistry, and to act as a platform for early career physical chemists to showcase their research to the wider scientific community.
Lectureship details:
- Runs annually
- Nominees will be shortlisted and winners selected by the PCCP Editorial Board
- The winner receives a £1000 contribution towards travel and accommodation costs to attend and present a lecture based on their research at a leading international meeting
- Shortlisted nominees will be invited to contribute to an Emerging Investigators-themed collection.
Winners
Dongshuang Wu, Nanyang Technological University
For outstanding contributions to physical chemistry, chemical physics, or biophysical chemistry in their early career.
Previous winners
- 2023 – Li-Chiang Lin, National Taiwan University, PRC
- 2022 – Basile Curchod, University of Bristol, UK
- 2021 – Stella Stopkowicz, University of Mainz, Germany and Stefania Impellizzeri, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
- 2019 – Federico Calle-Vallejo, University of Barcelona, Spain
- 2018 – Debashree Ghosh, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, India
- 2017 – Ryan Steele, University of Utah, USA
Guidelines for nominators and candidates
Find out who is eligible for this lectureship, about the nomination process and see who is on the selection panel.
The PCCP lectureship is open to all researchers throughout the world. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the Royal Society of Chemistry and researchers in academia or industry.
We encourage nominations from people at all career levels.
We believe we have a responsibility to promote inclusivity and accessibility in order to improve diversity. Where possible, we encourage each nominator to consider nominating candidates of all genders, races, and backgrounds. Please see our approach to Inclusion and Diversity.
Please note, that current PCCP Editorial Board members and previous recipients of this lectureship will not be eligible for the current lectureship.
To be eligible for the PCCP Lectureship, the candidate must:
- Have completed their PhD
- Be actively pursuing an independent research career within physical chemistry, chemical physics or biophysical chemistry
- Be at an early stage of their independent career (typically this will be within 10 years of completing their PhD, but appropriate consideration will be given to those who have taken a career break or followed a different study path)
- Nominations must be made via email. Please fill in and attach the PCCP Emerging Investigator nomination form and a letter of recommendation and provide us with your details
- Nominators may only nominate one candidate for consideration per year
- Individuals cannot nominate themselves for consideration
- The Lectureship winner will be selected based on their nomination, with due consideration given to the letter of recommendation, candidate biography, research achievements, previous PCCP publications, and overall publication history
- Selected shortlisted nominees, as chosen by the PCCP Editorial Board, will be invited to submit to the 2025 PCCP Emerging Investigator Themed Collection following the Lectureship winner selection
All eligible nominated candidates will be assessed by a judging panel made up of the PCCP Editorial Board. Any Editorial Board members with a conflict of interest will be ineligible for the judging panel.
The judging panel will consider the following core criteria:
- excellence in research, as evidenced in reference to originality and impact
- quality of publications, patents, or software
- innovation
- professional standing
- independence
- collaborations and teamwork
- evidence of promising potential
- other indicators of esteem indicated by the nominator