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.
Johannes Broichhagen, Kilian Roßmann, Ramona Birke, Joshu...
Paper: Red and far-red cleavable fluorescent dyes for self-labelling enzyme protein tagging and interrogation of GPCR co-internalization
2025 RSC Chemical Biology Outstanding Early Career Research Award
Kai S Exner
University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Winner: 2025 PCCP Emerging Investigator Lectureship - for outstanding contributions to physical chemistry, chemical physics, or biophysical chemist...
2025 PCCP Emerging Investigator Lectureship
Keary Engle and Garret Miyake
Joint winners 2025: For pioneering contributions in their respective research areas
2025 ChemSocRev Pioneering Investigator Lectureship
Kevin Morgan
For sustained contributions to innovation in chemistry pedagogy, commitment to inclusive education, and leadership and advocacy within the wider ch...
2025 Excellence in Higher Education Prize
Li Tang
EPFL, Switzerland
Winner 2025: For significant contributions to the field of biomaterials in their early career.
2025 Biomaterials Science Lectureship
Liam Johnson
For facilitating inclusive, inspiring educational opportunities, raising chemistry's profile and connecting schools across the Humber region with i...
2025 Excellence in Primary Education Prize
Martina Letizia Contente
University of Milan, Italy
For her internationally groundbreaking contributions to chemical biotechnology with a particular focus on biocatalysis for the sustainable producti...
2025 Felix Franks Biotechnology Medal
Matthew Gundry
For exceptional leadership, curriculum development and student engagement, which has benefitted teachers and learners across the country.
2025 Excellence in Secondary and Further Education Prize
Mia Outram
No7 Beauty Company , UK
For undertaking the key formulation work in developing a new high SPF skincare product, and representing apprentices and STEM nationwide.
2025 RSC Apprentice Prizes
Nonheme iron-oxo oxidants
For the discovery and characterization of reactive ligands for high-valent iron-oxo oxidants.
2025 Dalton Horizon Prizes
Orbitrap Astral Team
For the development of a mass analyser, enabling faster and more sensitive analysis from single cells to large clinical cohorts.
2025 Analytical Science Horizon Prizes
Particle Characterisation Group
For proactively engaging technicians through an inclusive programme at their FORGE 2024 conference.
2025 Inspirational Committee Award
Pioneers in Hybrid Glass Research
For the discovery and development of hybrid glasses, a new family of glasses separate to known inorganic, organic and metallic families.
2025 Dalton Horizon Prizes
PISCO Team
For the development of new photochromic dyes for use in semi-transparent solar cells with light transmittance that adapts to illumination conditions.
2025 Materials Chemistry Horizon Prizes
Professor Ali Tavassoli
University of Southampton, UK
For the high-throughput intracellular production and screening of cyclic peptide libraries, and their application in the identification of inhibito...
2025 Interdisciplinary Prizes
Professor Anita Maguire
University College Cork, Ireland
For the development of a diverse range of synthetic organic methodologies and protocols, and their applications to medicinal chemistry.
2025 Bader Prize for Organic Chemistry
Professor Anna Peacock
ÂÜÀòÉç, UK
Winner 2025 CBBG Lectureship Award: for her outstanding contributions to the chemical biology and bioinorganic chemistry communities, as well as he...
2025 CBBG Lectureship
Professor Cameron Alexander
University of Nottingham, UK
For interdisciplinary research at the boundaries of chemistry, bio-responsive materials, and medicine.
2025 Interdisciplinary Prizes
Professor Damion Corrigan
University of Strathclyde, UK
For innovative contributions to the field of electrochemical sensors for biomedical applications.
2025 Analytical Science mid-career Prize
Professor Dave Adams
University of Glasgow, UK
For the chemical control of reactivity and functionality in soft materials.
2025 Tilden Prizes for Chemistry