Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
2026 winners announcement Yearly celebrations
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.
Dr Felice Torrisi
Imperial College London, UK
For innovative contributions to the understanding of charge transport in networks of two-dimensional materials for the development of printed elect...
2024 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Dr Florence Huynh
Polymateria Ltd, UK
For delivering solutions to global plastic pollution, progressing technical understanding of plastic biodegradation, and developing new methods for...
2025 Rising Star in Industry Prize
Dr G. Marius
National Institutes of Health, USA
For the development of NMR-based methods to characterize protein assembly, aggregation and amyloidosis.
2021 Chemistry Biology Interface open prize: Khorana Prize
Dr Gemma Scotney
Pfizer Ltd and 欧美AV Kent Local Section
For dedication to expanding the public engagement activities of the Kent Local Section.
2020 Inspirational Member Award
Dr Glenn Hurst
University of York, UK
For impactful work in green chemistry teaching resulting in national and international renown, and particularly for innovative use of social media...
2020 Higher Education Teaching Award
Dr Graeme Turnbull
Northumbria University, UK
For outstanding service to the 欧美AV through our member communities and governance groups, in particular supporting the Analyt...
2025 Award for Exceptional Service
Dr Greg Mutch
Newcastle University, UK
For the development of novel CO2-capture membranes and sorbents that advance low-energy carbon removal.
2026 Environment, Sustainability and Energy Early Career Prize
Dr Gwilherm Kerherve
Imperial College London, UK
For the creation and development of transformative, open-source scientific software for X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis.
2026 Technical Excellence Prizes
Dr Harry Destecroix
Science Creates
For co-founding Ziylo and Carbometrics, and building the Science Creates ecosystem which provides facilities and funding for multiple chemistry-bas...
2023 Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year
Dr Helen Cooke
For dedication to the Chemical Information and Computer Applications (CICAG) committee and development of the Distillate newsletter.
2026 Inspirational Member Award
Dr Helen Ryder
University of Manchester, UK
For outstanding service to the 欧美AV through our member communities and governance groups.
2021 Award for Exceptional Service
Dr Holly Reeve
HydRegen Ltd
For her outstanding work in establishing a highly innovative approach – now patented – to decarbonising biocatalysis that addresses many of the req...
2022 Felix Franks Biotechnology Medal
Dr Jack Woolley
University of Warwick, UK
For providing outstanding technical and scientific support to users of the Warwick Centre for Ultrafast Spectroscopy, enabling many researchers to...
2025 Technical Excellence Prizes
Dr Jacqueline Morton
HSE Science and Research Centre, 欧美AV Sheffield and District Local Section and 欧美AV Atomic Spectroscopy Group
For outstanding service to the 欧美AV through the activities of the Sheffield and District Local Section and the Atomic Spectro...
2020 Award for Exceptional Service
Dr James Barker
Kingston University and 欧美AV Registration Committee
For outstanding service to the 欧美AV through supporting and developing professional development activities for our community,...
2020 Award for Exceptional Service
Dr James Dawson
Newcastle University, UK
For outstanding contributions to the understanding and modelling of ion transport and interfaces in energy materials.
2023 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Dr James Paterson
bp
For contributions in developing a new catalyst and reactor system for bp’s Fischer-Tropsch technology and low carbon fuels platform.
2023 Creativity in Industry Prize
Dr James Redman
Cardiff University, UK
For outstanding service to the 欧美AV through the Chemical Biology and Bioorganic Group and the South East Wales Local Section.
2025 Award for Exceptional Service
Dr James Wilton-Ely
Imperial College London, UK
For contributions to the application of metals in biological sensing and medical imaging.
2021 Dalton mid-career prize: Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson Prize
Dr Jamie Gould
Newcastle University and 欧美AV Porous Materials Group
For dedication to supporting the global porous materials community through the development of the successful regular webinar series in response to...
2021 Inspirational Member Award
Yearly celebrations
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