Prize winners

Hanna Breunig and Dongliang Chao

For outstanding emerging investigators working in an energy research topic within the scope of the journal Energy and Environmental Science.

Haritz Sardon

University of the Basque Country, Spain

For making significant contributions to the field of polymer chemistry in their early career.

Harm Reduction

2025 Analytical Science Horizon Prize: awarded for the application of portable technologies to identify synthetic drugs with positive impact on pol...

Harriet Bean

BASF, USA

For major contributions towards the future sustainability of production plants through improvements to process safety, asset effectiveness, through...

Hayley Simon

University College London, UK

For outstanding and innovative research on the conservation of Mary Rose iron cannonballs, which has produced unique insights to the field of conse...

High-Performance Nanozyme Designer

For the development of rational design strategies for high performance nanozymes and exploration of their biomedical applications.

Holger Braunschweig

University of Wuerzburg, Germany

For contributions to the chemistry of reactive low-oxidation-state main-group molecules, including their applications in catalysis.

House of Science New Zealand

For the development of a vast library of hands-on, bilingual science resource kits that enable thousands of primary school teachers across New Zeal...

Iain McCulloch

Princeton University, USA

For advances in the design, synthesis and innovative application of functional materials in optics, electronics, and energy.

In-cell Organometallic Redox Catalysis

For pioneering work on catalysis of redox reactions in cancer cells by synthetic organometallic complexes.

Inorganic Amorphous Nanomaterials

For innovative methods for controllable synthesis of materials combining high strength and high toughness.

Iseult Lynch

University of Birmingham, UK

For enhanced understanding of the role of biomolecule-nanomaterials interactions and the ecological corona in environmental fate and toxicity of na...

Jenny Nelson

Imperial College London, UK

For contributions to the understanding and development of novel electronic materials for solar energy conversion.

Jessie Stow

Astex Pharmaceuticals

For outstanding contributions to drug discovery through the introduction of a viable biocatalytic workflow able to generate useful quantities of sy...

Jonathan Steed

Durham University, UK

For work in the understanding, control and application of the assembly of molecular materials in the crystal and gel state.

Joshua Piggott

St Nicholas' C of E First School

For dedication, enthusiasm and effectiveness in the delivery of quality-first science pedagogy for children aged 4–9, while breaking down the stere...

Junwang Tang

Tsinghua University, China

For the discovery of efficient photocatalysts for clean and renewable fuel synthesis.

Karen Faulds

University of Strathclyde, UK

For contributions to the field of surface enhanced spatially offset Raman scattering (SESORRS).

Katie Bell

Sellafield Ltd

For validating complex methods for the analysis of special nuclear materials.

Katty O'Brien-Quilty

Thames Water

For proficiency in a variety of analytical techniques and serving as a fantastic advocate and brand ambassador for apprenticeships, chemistry and T...