Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
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Dr Mathew Horrocks
University of Edinburgh, UK
For the development and application of single-molecule and super-resolution microscopy approaches to understand how proteins aggregate in neurodege...
2022 Analytical Science early career Prize: Joseph Black Prize
Dr Matthew Grayson
University of Bath, UK
For enabling rational organic reactivity design through the use and development of computational methods.
2023 Organic Chemistry early career Prize: Hickinbottom Prize
Dr Matthew Jenner
University of Warwick, UK
For his internationally leading research into the discovery and biosynthesis of natural products through application of innovative mass spectrometr...
2024 Felix Franks Biotechnology Medal
Dr Mattia Silvi
University of Nottingham, UK
2025 Hickinbottom Prize: awarded for the development of creative synthetic strategies through the design of novel radical acceptors.
2025 Organic Chemistry early career Prize: Hickinbottom Prize
Dr Maxie Roessler
Imperial College London, UK
For the development of advanced electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy to investigate, structurally define and exploit catalysis by che...
2024 Analytical Science early career Prize: Joseph Black Prize
Dr Michael Cowley
University of Edinburgh, UK
For advances in reactivity of and catalysis of aluminium compounds.
2022 Dalton mid-career Prize: Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson Prize
Dr Mike Foulkes
University of Plymouth, UK
For long-standing service to the RSC Analytical Division and the sustained promotion of analytical chemistry, particularly atomic spectroscopy.
2020 Anne Bennett Memorial Award for Distinguished Service
Dr Nathan Davison
University of Birmingham, UK
2025 Dalton Emerging Researcher Prize: awarded for significant advances in organolithium and organosodium chemistry, including the first solvent-fr...
2025 Dalton Emerging Researcher Prize
Dr Nicholas Chilton
University of Manchester, UK
For contributions in applying experimental and advanced computational methods to understand the magnetic and electronic properties of molecules.
2021 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Dr Nicholle Bell
University of Edinburgh, UK
For innovations in high-resolution NMR spectroscopy and mass-spectrometry methods applied to the understanding of global carbon embedded in complex...
2024 Environment, Sustainability and Energy Early Career Prize
Dr Nicola Gasparini
Imperial College London, UK
For understanding charge recombination processes in organic and perovskite semiconductors for high performance photovoltaic and photodetector devices.
2024 Materials Chemistry Early Career Prize
Dr Niloufar Raeis-Hosseini
Cranfield University
For providing an inspirational chemistry education and using teaching technology to ignite students’ interest in chemistry beyond the classroom.
2023 Early Career Prize for Excellence in Higher Education
Dr Paul McGonigal
Durham University, UK
For innovative studies of dynamic processes in organic functional materials.
2022 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Dr Pietro Sormanni
University of Cambridge, UK
2025 Norman Heatley Award: awarded for pioneering the development of computational methods for antibody design and optimisation, enabling transform...
2025 Chemistry Biology Interface early career Prize: Norman Heatley Award
Dr Pola Goldberg
University of Birmingham and Institute of Healthcare Technologies
For unconventional lithographic structuring of applied materials and advanced nanoplatforms for optical spectroscopy.
2021 Beilby Medal and Prize
Dr Radha Boya
University of Manchester, UK
For publishing innovative work and pioneering in their respective research areas.
2024 ChemSocRev Pioneering Investigator Lectureship
Dr Radha Boya
University of Manchester, UK
For contributions to creating Angstrom-scale atomically smooth capillaries from two-dimensional materials and unravelling the properties of fluids...
2020 Faraday early career Prize: Marlow Prize
Dr Rebecca Beveridge
University of Strathclyde, UK
2025 Joseph Black Prize: awarded for the application of mass spectrometry methods to the structural characterisation of dynamic protein conformatio...
2025 Analytical Science early career Prize: Joseph Black Prize
Dr Richard Kong
Cornell University, USA
For the development of and mechanistic insight into novel bond breaking and bond making methods using main-group reagents.
2022 Dalton Emerging Researcher Prize
Dr Richard Whewell
RSC Central Yorkshire Local Section
For outstanding service to the Royal Society of Chemistry through our member communities in Central Yorkshire and governance groups.
2024 Award for Exceptional Service
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.
