Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
Explore all prize winners Yearly celebrations
Explore all prize winners
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Dr Felice Torrisi
Imperial College London, UK
For innovative contributions to the understanding of charge transport in networks of two-dimensional materials for the development of printed elect...
Dr Florence Huynh
Polymateria Ltd, UK
2025 Rising Star in Industry Prize: awarded for delivering solutions to global plastic pollution, progressing technical understanding of plastic bi...
Dr G. Marius
National Institutes of Health, USA
For the development of NMR-based methods to characterize protein assembly, aggregation and amyloidosis.
Dr Gemma Scotney
Pfizer Ltd and RSC Kent Local Section
For dedication to expanding the public engagement activities of the Kent Local Section.
Dr Glenn Hurst
University of York, UK
For impactful work in green chemistry teaching resulting in national and international renown, and particularly for innovative use of social media...
Dr Graeme Turnbull
Northumbria University, UK
2025 Award for Exceptional Service: awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through our member communities and governance...
Dr Guanjie He
University College London, UK
2025 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry: awarded for developing critical components of sustainable and safe energy storage and conve...
Dr Harry Destecroix
Science Creates
For co-founding Ziylo and Carbometrics, and building the Science Creates ecosystem which provides facilities and funding for multiple chemistry-bas...
Dr Helen Ryder
University of Manchester, UK
For outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through our member communities and governance groups.
Dr Holly Reeve
HydRegen Ltd, UK
For her outstanding work in establishing a highly innovative approach – now patented – to decarbonising biocatalysis that addresses many of the req...
Dr Jack Woolley
University of Warwick, UK
2025 Technical Excellence Prize: awarded for providing outstanding technical and scientific support to users of the Warwick Centre for Ultrafast Sp...
Dr Jacqueline Morton
HSE Science and Research Centre, RSC Sheffield and District Local Section and RSC Atomic Spectroscopy Group
For outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through the activities of the Sheffield and District Local Section and the Atomic Spectro...
Dr James Barker
Kingston University and RSC Registration Committee
For outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through supporting and developing professional development activities for our community,...
Dr James Dawson
Newcastle University, UK
For outstanding contributions to the understanding and modelling of ion transport and interfaces in energy materials.
Dr James Paterson
bp
For contributions in developing a new catalyst and reactor system for bp’s Fischer-Tropsch technology and low carbon fuels platform.
Dr James Redman
Cardiff University, UK
2025 Award for Exceptional Service: awarded for outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through the Chemical Biology and Bioorganic G...
Dr James Wilton-Ely
Imperial College London, UK
For contributions to the application of metals in biological sensing and medical imaging.
Dr Jamie Gould
Newcastle University and RSC Porous Materials Group
For dedication to supporting the global porous materials community through the development of the successful regular webinar series in response to...
Dr Jane Roberts
For outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through our member communities and governance groups.
Dr Jennifer Garden
University of Edinburgh, UK
For contributions to the advancements in homo- and hetero-metallic catalysis for sustainable polymerisation chemistry.
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.
