Prize winners

Carmen Domene

University of Bath, UK

For the use of computational techniques to enhance understanding of fundamental biological processes at the molecular level.

Carmen Galan

University of Bristol, UK

For the development of bioinspired and transformative synthetic probes and their application to the targeting and regulation of cellular processes...

Caroline Skerry

St Joseph's School

For outstanding contributions to delivering primary science teaching and supporting others to provide excellent teaching through establishing and l...

Catherine Murphy

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA

For pioneering work on the growth, size and shape control, biological applications and environmental implications of gold nanocrystals, and for exc...

Chad Mirkin

Northwestern University, USA

For contributions to supramolecular chemistry and nanoscience, in particular the invention and development of methods for nanolithography, high-are...

Charlotte Williams

University of Oxford, UK

For contributions to sustainable polymer chemistry.

ChemBAM

For pioneering chemistry experiments and activities that are accessible to people with vision impairment, and training the next generation of teach...

ChemBAM

For inspiring the next generation of chemists through activities that link classroom teaching to real world chemistry research.

Chemistry Lab-In-a-Box Team

For working collaboratively to ensure that undergraduate students could continue to engage with hands-on practical chemistry learning while working...

Chiral Vicinal Diamines

For the development of asymmetric reductive coupling of imines to form chiral vicinal diamines through the discovery of diboron-enabled [3,3]-sigma...

Chiroptical Harmony

For the discovery of chiroptical harmonic scattering, theoretically predicted in 1979 and demonstrated experimentally 40 years later.

Chris Williamson

RSC Downland Local Section

For outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through our member communities and governance groups.

Christina Dumitriu Jackson

AstraZeneca, UK

2025 RSC Apprentice Prize: awarded for excellence in peptide chemistry, and championing sustainability and STEM advocacy.

Christopher Chang

Princeton University, USA

For making significant contributions to the chemical sciences community and beyond.

Chunying Chen

National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), China

For pioneering contributions in exploration of the nano–bio interface, providing fundamental insights into the fate of nanomaterials in biota and t...

Cinzia Casiraghi

University of Manchester, UK

For the development of practical biocompatible inks made of 2D materials and their applications in the biomedical field and in printed electronics.

Claire Carmalt

University College London, UK

For contributions to the development of functional thin films as transparent conducting oxides, photocatalysts and heterojunction photoanodes for p...

Claire Eyers

University of Liverpool, UK

For the development and application of novel mass spectrometry-based analytical strategies to discover, identify and quantify dynamic biomolecular...

Craig Banks

Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

For outstanding contributions to electrochemistry through pioneering additive manufacturing.

Cumbernauld Academy STEM Club

For the development of creative STEM activities for learners of all ages and abilities, and the development of staff to support learners in a varie...