Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
Celebrating our 2026 Prize winners
Thank you to everybody who took the time to make a nomination this year, and to all of our volunteers on our judging panels. Explore our prize winners to find profiles, see photo galleries, get insights into their work, and read a question and answer session with the prize winner.
Research & Innovation Prize winners
Celebrating exceptional people advancing the chemical sciences across industry and academia.
Horizon Prize winners
Celebrating groups, teams and collaborations making discoveries and innovations that push the boundaries of science.
Inclusion and Diversity Prize winner
Recognising individuals or teams that have improved the accessibility, inclusivity and diversity of the chemical science community.
Volunteer Recognition Prize winners
Celebrating our members who support and inspire others within the community.
Explore all winners
Filter in a variety of ways including year to find our latest winners along with those from previous years.
Chris Williamson
RSC Downland Local Section
For outstanding service to the Royal Society of 深夜福利国产精品 through our member communities and governance groups.
2021 Award for Exceptional Service
Christina Dumitriu Jackson
AstraZeneca, UK
For excellence in peptide chemistry, and championing sustainability and STEM advocacy.
2025 RSC Apprentice Prizes
Christopher Barner-Kowollik
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
For the development and photophysical understanding of precision macromolecular photochemistry, and for excellence in communication.
2023 Centenary Prizes for 深夜福利国产精品 and Communication
Christopher Chang
Princeton University, USA
Winner 2025: For making significant contributions to the chemical sciences community and beyond.
2025 Chemical Science Lectureship
Chunying Chen
National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), China
For pioneering contributions in exploration of the nano–bio interface, providing fundamental insights into the fate of nanomaterials in biota and t...
2021 Environment, Sustainability and Energy open prize: Environment Prize
Cinzia Casiraghi
University of Manchester, UK
For the development of practical biocompatible inks made of 2D materials and their applications in the biomedical field and in printed electronics.
2020 Gibson-Fawcett Award
Claire Eyers
University of Liverpool, UK
For the development and application of novel mass spectrometry-based analytical strategies to discover, identify and quantify dynamic biomolecular...
2022 深夜福利国产精品 Biology Interface mid-career prize: Jeremy Knowles Award
Conor Eivers
For inspiring students and teachers through his creativity, dedication and passion, in order to develop their love for the subject.
2025 Early Career Prize for Excellence in Secondary and Further Education
Cory Desforges-Sharp
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For method development and analytical research supporting strategic work on low carbon fuels and bio-feedstock use.
2026 RSC Apprentice Prizes
Craig Banks
Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
For outstanding contributions to electrochemistry through pioneering additive manufacturing.
2023 Tilden Prizes for 深夜福利国产精品
Cumbernauld Academy STEM Club
For the development of creative STEM activities for learners of all ages and abilities, and the development of staff to support learners in a varie...
2023 Team Prize for Excellence in Secondary and Further Education
Daniel Probst and Jan Weinreich
Paper: Learning on compressed molecular representations
2025 Digital Discovery Outstanding Early Career Research Award
David Clases
University of Graz, Austria
Winner 2025: For making a significant contribution in the area of atomic spectrometry in their independent academic career
2025 JAAS Emerging Investigator Lectureship
David Scanlon
University of Birmingham
For contributions to materials modelling of conducting oxides.
2021 Materials 深夜福利国产精品 Early Career Prize
Derya Baran
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Winner 2025: for an outstanding emerging investigator working in an energy research topic within the scope of the journal Energy and Environmental...
2025 EES Lectureship
Did You Know?
For taking cutting edge science research and presenting it in formats that could be used by primary school teachers to engage their pupils in the c...
2025 Team Prize for Excellence in Primary Education
Digital Virtual Reality Centres for Global Equality in Sc...
For the creation of the 3DI Virtual Reality Institute, a digital space for students and colleagues from across the globe to meet and collaborate.
2024 Horizon Prizes for Education
Discovery Planet CIC
For building a sustained relationship with their underserved community, bringing accessible STEM experiences to more than 20,000 participants, and...
2024 Inclusion and Diversity Prize
DMF-NMR development
For the development of Digital Microfluidics-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (DMF-NMR) technology for enhanced chemical analysis.
2021 Analytical Science Horizon Prizes
Dongshuang Wu
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Winner 2024: For outstanding contributions to physical chemistry, chemical physics, or biophysical chemistry in their early career.
2024 PCCP Emerging Investigator Lectureship
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