Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.


Monash Ammonia Team
For the development of a highly selective electrochemical process for sustainable production of ammonia from nitrogen and renewable energy at close...

Natural Product Reports Lectureship winners prior to 2024
Natural Product Reports Emerging Investigator Lectureship 2013 to 2024

Neslihan Tas
Hacettepe University, Turkey
For her research into the Maillard reaction and the novel approaches to understanding the chemistry of this complex reaction.

Niall Begley
Our Lady and St Patrick's College, Knock
For his enthusiasm and use of innovative, engaging teaching methods in chemistry and encouraging the development of his colleagues

Nicholas Kotov
University of Michigan, USA
For innovative studies and applications of complex self-assembling nanosystems, and for excellence in communication.

Nicky Waller
Centre for Industry Education Collaboration, University of York
For sustained contributions to the professional development of primary teachers in the teaching of science.

Nonheme iron-oxo oxidants
2025 Dalton Horizon Prize: awarded for the discovery and characterization of reactive ligands for high-valent iron-oxo oxidants.

NPL Air Quality Networks Team
For outstanding application of knowledge and teamwork to produce 20 years of robust, high-quality air pollutant data for three of the UK’s air qual...

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.

Orbitrap Astral Team
2025 Analytical Science Horizon Prize: awarded for the development of a mass analyser, enabling faster and more sensitive analysis from single cell...

Paolo Melchiorre
University of Bologna, Italy
For the development of asymmetric photocatalytic methodologies based on excited state intermediates.

Paolo Samorì
Université de Strasbourg, France
For pioneering work on the use of supramolecular and nano-chemistry to manufacture multifunctional nanomaterials and devices.

Particle Characterisation Group
2025 Inspirational Committee Award: awarded for proactively engaging technicians through an inclusive programme at their FORGE 2024 conference.

Paul Dyson
EPFL, Switzerland
For major advances in the catalytic transformations of renewable substrates leading to industrial processes and products.

Paul Jones
Bitrez Ltd.
For the creation of UK businesses that are globally recognised for innovating speciality polymers employing green chemistry principles.

Paul Wender
Stanford University, USA
For extraordinary contributions encompassing groundbreaking advancements in synthesis, photochemistry, organometallic chemistry, medicinal chemistr...

PERIODically: the podcast that covers all things periods...
For sparking discussion around the challenges menstrual periods create for people working in higher education, acting as advocates to help remove s...

Pilgrim School Science Department
For planning and facilitating a move from theoretical to hands-on practical science, for a broad age range of students with special educational med...

Pioneers in Hybrid Glass Research
2025 Dalton Horizon Prize: awarded for the discovery and development of hybrid glasses, a new family of glasses separate to known inorganic, organi...

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...