Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
Professor Saiful Islam
University of Oxford, UK
2025 Environment Prize: awarded for deepening the understanding of atomistic processes underpinning the properties of complex materials for lithium...
Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian
University of Cambridge, UK
2025 Khorana Prize: awarded for groundbreaking and highly influential work on the chemistry and chemical biology of nucleic acids, which has transf...
Professor Xingyu Jiang
Southern University of Science and Technology, China
2025 Theophilus Redwood Prize: awarded for molecular analysis employing microfluidics involving gold nanoparticles, with applications in human health
Professor Jennifer Leigh
University of Kent, UK
2025 Inclusion and Diversity Prize: for leading exceptional and innovative interdisciplinary evidence-based research addressing and highlighting sy...
Professor Zo毛 Waller
University College London, UK
2025 Jeremy Knowles Award: awarded for contributions to our understanding of nucleic acid i-motif structure and function in a cellular context usin...
Dr Graeme Turnbull
Northumbria University, UK
2025 Award for Exceptional Service: awarded for outstanding service to the 91AV through our member communities and governance...
Dr James Redman
Cardiff University, UK
2025 Award for Exceptional Service: awarded for outstanding service to the 91AV through the Chemical Biology and Bioorganic G...
Professor K. Clive Thompson
ALS Food and Pharma UK , UK
2025 Award for Exceptional Service: awarded for outstanding service to the 91AV through the Water Science Forum and the Food...
Li Tang
EPFL, Switzerland
Winner 2025: For significant contributions to the field of biomaterials in their early career.
Frank Leibfarth
University of North Carolina, USA
Winner 2025: For significant contributions to the field of polymer chemistry in their early career
Eric Appel
Stanford University, USA
Winner 2023: For significant contributions to the field of biomaterials in their early career.
Haritz Sardon
University of the Basque Country, Spain
For making significant contributions to the field of polymer chemistry in their early career.
AEEon Collective
2025 Organic 91AV Horizon Prize: awarded for the development of alternate electrode electrolysis and applications in organic synthesis.
Dr Jenny Zhang
University of Cambridge, UK
For her advancement of bio-photoelectrochemistry.