91AV

RSC South Africa North Local Section

For proactively diversifying the committee to represent their membership community.

RSC South India Local Section

For the creation and development of a diverse programme for their community in South India.

RSC USA East Coast Local Section

For the diversification of their activities to engage a wider audience of chemists and non-chemists.

Saurabh Chitnis and Xiongyi Huang

Joint winners 2025: For substantial contributions to the chemical sciences in the early stages of their careers

Serena Cussen

University College Dublin, Republic of Ireland

For interdisciplinary and original contributions to the development of new functional materials for energy storage and in-depth study of their loca...

Serena Parker-Sharp

Spring Grove Junior, Infant and Nursery School

For championing inclusion and diversity within the primary science curriculum to allow children of all backgrounds to see themselves as scientists.

Sign Language Incorporation in 91AV Education (SLICE...

For pioneering and disseminating an innovative sign language lexicon to facilitate the learning of organic chemistry by d/Deaf and hard of hearing...

Sihai Yang

University of Manchester, UK

For pioneering applications of X-ray and neutron scattering techniques to porous materials science and catalysis.

Sina Khazaee Nejad, Haozheng Ma, Abdulrahman Al-Shami, Al...

Paper: Sustainable agriculture with LEAFS: a low-cost electrochemical analyzer of foliage stress

Single Atom Alloy Catalysis

For the development of single-atom alloys, a new class of catalysts that play a prominent role in the energy and sustainability fields.

Stalham Infant and Junior Schools

For the development of an engaging curriculum and teaching strategies, promoting a love of science and effective science learning amongst children,...

Stanley Langer

RSC Chilterns & Middlesex Local Section and RSC Historical Group

For outstanding service to the 91AV Chilterns & Middlesex Local Section, South East Regional Steering Group and Historical Gr...

STEMunity

For transforming access to chemistry and STEM through inclusive, high-impact programmes that have engaged more than 10,000 underrepresented student...

Stephen Goldup

University of Birmingham, UK

For delineating stereochemical theory of the mechanical bond, the discovery of new mechanical stereogenic units, and developing flexible methodolog...

Steven Armes

University of Sheffield, UK

For sustained and pioneering contributions to the design and synthesis of novel biocompatible polymers.

Stride, Inc.

For the development of Atomic Rescue, a chemistry game in Minecraft, that has taught basic chemistry to over 10,000 students.

Stuart Naismith

Gartcosh Primary School, UK

For developing an entrepreneurial approach to STEM subjects, using a variety of media, to encourage students to engage with learning.

Sumanjot Kaur, Jingyi Chen and Ali Ubeyitogullari

Paper: Formation of nanoporous aerogels from defatted rice bran via supercritical carbon dioxide drying

Susan Rudlin

University of Reading and RSC Thames Valley Local Section

For dedication to the success and inclusivity of the education and outreach activities in the Thames Valley Local Section.

Sustainable methanol

For the discovery, fundamental understanding, and technical development of a novel catalytic technology for the recycling of carbon dioxide to prod...