Prize winners

Dr Ruchi Gupta

University of Birmingham, UK

For contributions to leaky waveguides for chemical and biological sensing.

Dr Ruth Webster

University of Bath, UK

For outstanding research including mechanistic elucidation of iron-catalysed, atom-efficient transformations of main group elements.

Dr Sam Staniland

AstraZeneca, UK

For impact on the progression of multiple pharmaceutical projects by the application of bio- and chemocatalysis and high-throughput experimentation.

Dr Sarah Lovelock

University of Manchester, UK

For the development of innovative biocatalytic approaches to produce therapeutic oligonucleotides.

Dr Sarah Skerratt

MSD

For innovation in aspects of medicinal chemistry and strategic leadership in drug discovery method development.

Dr Sebastian Pike

University of Warwick, UK

For studies on the synthesis and photochemistry of metal-oxo cluster molecules and for their use as precursors to functional materials.

Dr Selena Lockyer

University of Manchester, UK

For synthetic and spectroscopic studies of molecular magnets, particularly supramolecular assemblies that could be used in quantum information proc...

Dr Stephen Dalby

Merck & Co.

For process innovation in novel drug development, transforming manufacturing route designs with improved sustainability.

Dr Stephen Hodge

Versarien plc

For strategic leadership in developing greener solutions and advocating for global regulations related to the physical and toxicological testing of...

Dr Stephen Wallace

University of Edinburgh, UK

For the development of chemical tools and microbial biocatalysts for sustainable synthesis.

Dr Steve Lancaster

Domino Printing Sciences and RSC Pan Africa Chemistry Network

For dedication to the development of an analytical chemistry training programme in Africa.

Dr Susannah Coote

Lancaster University and RSC Heterocyclic and Synthesis Group

For dedication to supporting the early career heterocyclic chemistry community through the development of a programme of online activities in respo...

Dr Tatiana Besset

Université Rouen Normandie, France

For her use of metal catalysed C-H activation and the development of new strategies for the synthesis of fluorinated building blocks.

Dr Terry Page

Consultant

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

Dr Thomas Bennett

University of Cambridge, UK

For contributions to the non-crystalline metal-organic framework domain, including synthesis and characterization of the first liquid and glass MOF...

Dr Waner He

Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan

Winner One for Barrer (same date as Two)

Dr Wesleigh Dawsmith

Jewish Community Secondary School

For going above and beyond to support the delivery of high-quality practical work, and championing ways to make practical work inclusive to all stu...

Dr Yuval Elani

Imperial College London, UK

For innovative contributions in synthetic cell engineering and biohybrid systems.

Dr Yuval Elani

Imperial College London, UK

For his development of a series of technologies that allow synthetic cells to be constructed from scratch using biomolecular building blocks.

E-TAC water splitting

For the development of an innovative membraneless water splitting technology for low-cost production of green hydrogen at scale.