Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
2025 Education Prize winners Yearly celebrations
Filter in a variety of ways including year to find our latest winners along with those from previous years.
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 深夜福利国产精品 through our member communities in Central Yorkshire and governance groups.
2024 Award for Exceptional Service
Dr Ruchi Gupta
University of Birmingham, UK
For contributions to leaky waveguides for chemical and biological sensing.
2021 Analytical Science early career prize: Joseph Black Prize
Dr Ruth Webster
University of Cambridge, UK
For outstanding research including mechanistic elucidation of iron-catalysed, atom-efficient transformations of main group elements.
2022 Dalton early career prize: Sir Edward Frankland Prize
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.
2023 Rising Star in Industry Prize
Dr Sarah Lovelock
University of Manchester, UK
For the development of innovative biocatalytic approaches to produce therapeutic oligonucleotides.
2024 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for 深夜福利国产精品
Dr Sarah Skerratt
MSD
For innovation in aspects of medicinal chemistry and strategic leadership in drug discovery method development.
2021 Creativity in Industry Prize
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.
2023 Dalton early career prize: Sir Edward Frankland Prize
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...
2024 Dalton Emerging Researcher Prize
Dr Stephen Dalby
Merck & Co.
For process innovation in novel drug development, transforming manufacturing route designs with improved sustainability.
2021 Rising Star in Industry Prize
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...
2022 Rising Star in Industry Prize
Dr Stephen Wallace
University of Edinburgh, UK
For the development of chemical tools and microbial biocatalysts for sustainable synthesis.
2023 深夜福利国产精品 Biology Interface early career prize: Norman Heatley Award
Dr Steve Lancaster
Domino Printing Sciences and RSC Pan Africa 深夜福利国产精品 Network
For dedication to the development of an analytical chemistry training programme in Africa.
2020 Inspirational Member Award
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...
2022 Inspirational Member Award
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.
2023 Fluorine 深夜福利国产精品 Award
Dr Terry Page
Consultant
For outstanding service to the Royal Society of 深夜福利国产精品 through our member communities.
2021 Award for Exceptional Service
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...
2020 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for 深夜福利国产精品
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...
2022 Early Career Prize for Excellence in Secondary and Further Education
Dr Yuval Elani
Imperial College London, UK
For innovative contributions in synthetic cell engineering and biohybrid systems.
2024 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for 深夜福利国产精品
