Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
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Dr Katherine Wheelhouse
GlaxoSmithKline
For contributions to the application and industrialisation of chemical catalysis in the pharmaceutical industry in the pursuit of more sustainable...
Professor Matthew Powner
University College London, UK
For pioneering work on the prebiotic synthesis of essential biomolecules including amino acids, peptides and co-factors.
Professor Stephen Fletcher
University of Oxford, UK
For the development of asymmetric Suzuki-Miyaura-type and other catalytic cross-coupling reactions with racemic starting materials.
Professor Stephen Thomas
University of Edinburgh, UK
For the development and creative applications of novel methods to enable catalysis, using organometallic-free activation of first-row transition me...
Vy Dong
University of California, USA
For creative applications of metal hydride catalysis to address diverse challenges in organic synthesis, including carbon-carbon activation and cyc...
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.