Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
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Professor David Evans
John Innes Centre, Norwich and RSC Inorganic Biochemistry Discussion Group
For outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through the activities of our inorganic and biochemical member-led communities.
2020 Award for Exceptional Service
Professor David Procter
University of Manchester, UK
For the development of new methods in the synthesis and use of heterocycles in the areas of radical and organosulfur chemistry.
2020 Bader Prize for Organic Chemistry
Professor Edward Anderson
University of Oxford, UK
For creative contributions to organic synthesis and synthetic methodology.
Professor Edward Tate
Imperial College London and the Francis Crick Institute
For contributions to discovery of novel chemical probes, and their application in opening up new understanding of protein modification in living sy...
2020 Corday-Morgan Mid-Career Prizes for Chemistry
Professor Emma Raven
University of Bristol, UK
For seminal contributions to understanding the roles of heme in biology.
2020 Interdisciplinary Prize
Professor Eric Anslyn
University of Texas at Austin, USA
For exploiting supramolecular interactions and dynamic covalent bonding to generate assays of practical utility, and for communicating the exciteme...
2020 Centenary Prizes for Chemistry and Communication
Professor James McCusker
Michigan State University, USA
For the combined application of synthesis and ultrafast spectroscopy to advance our understanding of the excited-state dynamics of transition metal...
2020 Chemical Dynamics Award
Professor James Tour
Rice University, USA
For innovations in materials chemistry, with applications in medicine and nanotechnology.
2020 Centenary Prizes for Chemistry and Communication
Professor Jeffrey Long
University of California Berkeley, USA
For pioneering work in the synthesis and characterization of inorganic molecules and materials exhibiting new physical phenomena.
2020 Ludwig Mond Award
Professor Jianliang Xiao
University of Liverpool, UK
For outstanding contributions to catalysis, both in fundamental studies and commercial application.
2020 Tilden Prize for Chemistry
Professor John Dean
Northumbria University and RSC Analytical Division North East Region
For outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through the development and support for the analytical science community and the School's...
2021 Award for Exceptional Service
Professor John Hepworth
University of Central Lancashire and RSC Lancaster and District Local Section
For outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through our Local Sections, governance committees and Board of Trustees.
2020 Award for Exceptional Service
Professor Klaus Müllen
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany
For developing novel nanomaterials for single-molecule applications, organic electronics, sensing, catalysis, bio-labelling and energy conversion.
2020 Spiers Memorial Award
Professor Leigh Canham
University of Birmingham, UK
For pioneering work in silicon quantum dots and contributions to practical applications of silicon nanostructures in the electronics, photonics and...
2020 Spiers Memorial Award
Professor Madhavi Krishnan
University of Oxford, UK
For the invention of a ‘field free’ trap for confining and manipulating a single colloidal particle or molecule, enabling accurate and precise meas...
2020 Corday-Morgan Mid-Career Prizes for Chemistry
Professor Martin Schröder
University of Manchester, UK
For seminal work on the design, synthesis and characterization of porous metal-organic framework materials for substrate binding and selectivity.
2020 Nyholm Prize for Inorganic Chemistry
Professor Melanie Sanford
University of Michigan, USA
For the development of catalytic C–H functionalization reactions and their applications in organic synthesis.
2020 Catalysis in Organic Chemistry Award
Professor Nicholas Long
Imperial College London, UK
For innovative synthetic chemistry applied to the fields of functional materials and biomedical imaging.
2023 Interdisciplinary Prize
Professor Norberto Lopes
University of São Paulo, Brazil
For pioneering analytical and polyomic studies that inform chemical ecology and natural product modes of action.
2020 Chemistry Biology Interface mid-career Prize: Jeremy Knowles Award
Professor Omar Yaghi
University of California Berkeley, USA
For the impactful development of water harvesting from desert air using metal–organic frameworks.
2020 Sustainable Water 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.
