Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
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Dr Basile Curchod
University of Bristol, UK
For the development of theoretical and computational methods to unravel new mechanisms in photochemistry.
2022 Faraday early career Prize: Marlow Prize
Dr Ben Pilgrim
University of Nottingham, UK
For inspirational teaching contributions at the school-university interface, most notably through significant contributions to the UK Chemistry Oly...
2022 Early Career Prize for Excellence in Higher Education
Dr Benjamin Schumann
Imperial College London and the Francis Crick Institute
For the creative use of chemistry-centred tools to provide valuable insights into glycan biology.
2024 Chemistry Biology Interface early career Prize: Norman Heatley Award
Dr Brianna Heazlewood
University of Liverpool, UK
For the development of novel experimental techniques and computational modelling to study reactive collisions at extremely low temperatures.
2021 Faraday early career Prize: Marlow Prize
Dr Bryan Bzdek
University of Bristol, UK
For pioneering contributions to aerosol physical chemistry, including the surface composition of microscopic droplets, new particle formation in th...
2023 Faraday early career Prize: Marlow Prize
Dr Cameron Carpenter-Warren
Beauchamp City Sixth Form
For demonstrating passion and enthusiasm for chemistry, as well as inspiration in communicating these to students, and supporting them to explore t...
2023 Early Career Prize for Excellence in Secondary and Further Education
Dr Camille Petit
Imperial College London, UK
For innovative work on porous nanostructures for applications in the energy and sustainability sectors.
2020 Barrer Award
Dr Carin Seechurn
Johnson Matthey
For diligent and passionate work to develop and commercialize precious metal complexes to promote homogeneous catalysis for real world industrial a...
2020 Applied Catalysis Award
Dr Ceri Hammond
Imperial College London, UK
For the development of traditional and sustainable catalytic processes using heterogeneous catalysts.
2021 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Dr Chiara Giorio
University of Cambridge, UK
For research on the environmental fate of systemic pesticides, influencing global pesticide regulation for sustainable agriculture.
2021 Environment, Sustainability and Energy Early Career Prize
Dr Chris Swain
Cambridge Med Chem Consulting, RSC Chemical Information and Computer Applications Group, and Biological and Medicinal Chemistry Sector
For outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through the Chemical Information and Computer Applications Group and the Biological and M...
2024 Award for Exceptional Service
Dr Chris Wedge
RSC ESR Spectroscopy Group and Huddersfield Local Section
For outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through our member communities in Huddersfield and the ESR Spectroscopy community.
2024 Award for Exceptional Service
Dr Chun Ann Huang
Imperial College London, UK
2025 Marlow Prize: awarded for pioneering the combination of imaging with X-ray Compton scattering and computed tomography (XCS-CT), and novel proc...
2025 Faraday early career Prize: Marlow Prize
Dr Clare Bakewell
King's College London, UK
2025 Sir Edward Frankland Prize: awarded for advances in the chemistry of organo-Al(III) and Mg(II) compounds, and their applications in small-mole...
2025 Dalton early career Prize: Sir Edward Frankland Prize
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Dr Clare Bakewell
King's College London, UK
Winner Two for Barrer (same date as One)
2024 Barrer Award
Dr David Paterson
Aldenham School
For developing innovative and accessible ways of ensuring that chemistry in schools remains a rigorous practical subject.
2020 Schools Education Award
Dr Edris Joonaki
TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory
For significant technical leadership and contributions to the delivery of UK-government funded hydrogen and carbon capture and storage projects for...
2024 Rising Star in Industry Prize
Dr Emily Flashman
University of Oxford, UK
For the elucidation of molecular mechanisms of oxygen-sensing enzymes in plants and animals, in particular revealing the structural and kinetic pro...
2022 Chemistry Biology Interface early career Prize: Norman Heatley Award
Dr Emma Owens
Horizon Community College, UK
For demonstrating outstanding skills and knowledge in curriculum design, practical chemistry and contextualisation.
2021 Early Career Prize for Excellence in Secondary and Further Education
Dr Emrys Evans
Swansea University, UK
2025 Materials Chemistry Early Career Prize: awarded for pioneering contributions in the development, characterisation and exploitation of luminesc...
2025 Materials Chemistry Early Career Prize
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.
