Prize winners

AI for Materials

2025 Materials Chemistry Horizon Prize: awarded for the development of chemistry-aware artificial intelligence software, its application to data-dr...

E-TAC water splitting

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

Electrocatalytic Urea Synthesis Team

For the development of efficient electrocatalysts to support conversion of nitrogen towards a more sustainable and economical method of producing u...

Mark Thompson

University of Southern California, USA

For the discovery and development of inorganic molecular materials for flat panel displays and lighting, combining insights into the photophysical...

Microporous Membranes Team

For the development of ion-conducting polymers of intrinsic microporosity and applications as next-generation membranes in redox flow batteries for...

NSF Center for Molecularly Optimized Networks

For demonstrating the potential and impact of embedded mechanochemical reactivity on the mechanical limits of cross-linked polymer networks.

PISCO Team

2025 Materials Chemistry Horizon Prize: awarded for the development of new photochromic dyes for use in semi-transparent solar cells with light tra...

The Chiral Materials Team

For the discovery of chiral organic materials that allow high control of photon and electron spin.

Van der Waals Thin Films

For the development of van der Waals thin films with high electronic performance, mechanical stretchability, and permeability for highly flexible,...