Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
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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).
2021 Analytical Science mid-career Prize
Katie Bell
Sellafield Ltd
For validating complex methods for the analysis of special nuclear materials.
2020 Industry Technician of the Year
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...
2020 RSC Apprentice Prizes
Keele Team-Based Learning Group
For pioneering the integration of the active learning strategy Team-Based Learning in the curriculum of UK higher education chemistry programmes, t...
2021 Team Prize for Excellence in Higher Education
Kent Local Section
For a proactive and effective approach to supporting diversity both within the committee and across their events and activities.
2023 Inspirational Committee Award
Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh
University of Sydney, Australia
For the development of commercialised ingestible sensors for gut disorders, gas sensors for pollutants and point-of-care biosensors.
2020 Analytical Science Horizon Prize: Robert Boyle Prize
Laboratory Scientist Degree Apprenticeship Team
For delivering outstanding outcomes for apprentices through an innovative curriculum and high-quality teaching and assessment.
2023 Team Prize for Excellence in Higher Education
Laura Gagliardi
University of Minnesota, USA
For contributions to the development of multireference quantum chemical approaches to describe catalysis and excited state phenomena.
2021 Faraday open Prize: Faraday Lectureship Prize
Laura Herz
University of Oxford, UK
For pioneering work advancing the development of solar cells through fundamental understanding of electronic, structural and chemical properties of...
2022 Environment, Sustainability and Energy mid-career Prize
Leeds Lab Educators
For the creation of experiments and activities that improve students’ preparation for research in organic synthesis
2022 Horizon Prize for Education
Lighting up RNA team
For the development of two bright multi-colour fluorogenic aptamer tags, and for demystifying the fluorescence activation mechanism, enabling effic...
2024 Faraday Division Horizon Prize
Louise Walport
The Francis Crick Institute, UK
Winner for Alan Tetlow award - same date as winner One
2025 Alan Tetlow Memorial Award
Luisa De Cola
University of Strasbourg, France
For innovative studies on how photophysically active materials and nanostructures may be fabricated for deployment within active biological systems...
2024 Centenary Prizes for Chemistry and Communication
Lynn Kidwell
Birches Head Academy
For significant and sustained contributions to safe chemistry practical education.
2022 Excellence in Secondary and Further Education Prize
Manfred Scheer
University of Regensburg, Germany
For pioneering research on main group and organometallic chemistry.
2021 RSC/GDCh Alexander Todd-Hans Krebs Lectureship in Chemical Sciences
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Same date as Beilby Medal Two
2024 Beilby Medal and Prize
Marcello Fabbro Scarpa
Different date (earlier) than One and Two
2023 Beilby Medal and Prize
Marcello Fabbro Scarpa
Winner for Alan Tetlow award.
2025 Alan Tetlow Memorial Award
Maria Lucana, Roberta Lucchi, Fabien Gosselet, Cristina D...
BrainBike peptidomimetic enables efficient transport of proteins across brain endothelium
2023 RSC Chemical Biology Outstanding Early Career Research Award
Yearly celebrations
Each year we recognise individuals and teams from a wide range of career stages, sectors and backgrounds – highlighting the breadth of talent and the variety of ways people contribute to progress in our field.