Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
Dr Alexandra Gibbs
University of St Andrews, UK
For unravelling how structure drives functionality to aid the discovery and understanding of quantum and functional materials.
Dr Amit Kumar
University of St Andrews, UK
2025 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry: awarded for the development of green processes based on catalytic (de)hydrogenation for the...
Dr Anthony Green
University of Manchester, UK
For the design and evolution of enzymes using an expanded genetic code.
Dr Ceri Hammond
Imperial College London, UK
For the development of traditional and sustainable catalytic processes using heterogeneous catalysts.
Dr Felice Torrisi
Imperial College London, UK
For innovative contributions to the understanding of charge transport in networks of two-dimensional materials for the development of printed elect...
Dr Guanjie He
University College London, UK
2025 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry: awarded for developing critical components of sustainable and safe energy storage and conve...
Dr James Dawson
Newcastle University, UK
For outstanding contributions to the understanding and modelling of ion transport and interfaces in energy materials.
Dr Lauren Hatcher
Cardiff University, UK
2025 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry: awarded for innovative developments in real-time photocrystallography, including the study...
Marina Freitag
Newcastle University, UK
For outstanding work to develop, elaborate, and understand novel energy materials.
Dr Nicholas Chilton
University of Manchester, UK
For contributions in applying experimental and advanced computational methods to understand the magnetic and electronic properties of molecules.
Dr Paul McGonigal
Durham University, UK
For innovative studies of dynamic processes in organic functional materials.
Dr Sarah Lovelock
University of Manchester, UK
For the development of innovative biocatalytic approaches to produce therapeutic oligonucleotides.
Sihai Yang
University of Manchester, UK
For pioneering applications of X-ray and neutron scattering techniques to porous materials science and catalysis.
Dr Thomas Bennett
University of Cambridge, UK
For contributions to the non-crystalline metal-organic framework domain, including synthesis and characterization of the first liquid and glass MOF...
Dr Yuval Elani
Imperial College London, UK
For innovative contributions in synthetic cell engineering and biohybrid systems.
Anna Slater
University of Liverpool, UK
For the development of innovative tools, particularly flow chemistry processes, to control the formation of supramolecular materials.
Professor Fernanda Duarte
University of Oxford, UK
For introducing multidisciplinary approaches to rationalise complex (bio)chemical reaction mechanisms, guiding rational molecular design.
Professor Volker Deringer
University of Oxford, UK
For innovative contributions to the modelling and understanding of amorphous materials.