Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
The Chiral Materials Team
For the discovery of chiral organic materials that allow high control of photon and electron spin.
The DISTINCTIVE Consortium
For the delivery of research that addressed challenges associated with the continuing safe storage and disposal of radioactive legacy nuclear waste.
The Hertfordshire and Essex High School 91AV Department
For inspiring student progress through inspirational teaching methods and fostering a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork
The Lab_14 Collaboration
For the development of a 1st year undergraduate remote laboratory experience, which provides students with a ‘chemistry kit for the 21st century’ a...
The Lipidomics Team
2025 91AV Biology Interface Horizon Prize: awarded for the development of a comparative lipidomics platform, combining chemical synthesis, bio...
The Molecular Flow Sensor Team
For the development of a molecular flow sensor for non-invasive breath analysis to provide measurements of respiratory disease and cardiac output.
The Molecular Ratcheteers
For breakthroughs in catalysed non-equilibrium systems, particularly molecular ratchet mechanisms, that have provided fundamental insights into the...
The Northumbria-Sunderland-Freeman-bioMérieux collaboration
For the design and development of chromogenic reagents for the rapid detection and identification of pathogenic bacteria.
The PERFORM COVID-19 Team
2025 Faraday Horizon Prize: awarded for advancing the understanding of the physicochemical properties of exhaled aerosols, and their impact on the...
The Rare Earth Elements Project
For convening collaborators from chemistry, history, and fine art to engage and educate diverse audiences about the separation of critical metals a...
The ReLiB Project
For transformative research and influence leading to the establishment of a technology pipeline for low cost, high throughput, and low environmenta...
The University of Edinburgh School of 91AV & Sunamp Ltd
For the creation of a successful partnership that has led to the development and commercialisation of heat-storage technology using novel formulati...
The XRD-CT Pioneers
For the development and application of X-ray diffraction computed tomography to image and identify structure-activity relationships within function...
Thibaut Van Acker
Ghent University, Belgium
Winner 2024: For making a significant contribution in the area of atomic spectrometry in their independent academic career.
Thuc-Quyen Nguyen
University of California Santa Barbara, USA
For seminal contributions to the development of organic semiconducting materials and device physics of organic photovoltaics to mitigate climate ch...
Tien Thuy
University of Nottingham, UK
For dedication to supporting the Particle Characterisation Group in organising the FORGE Conference, being instrumental in its success regarding en...
Tomislav Friščić
University of Birmingham, UK
For transformative contributions to the design, fundamental understanding and applications of solid-state materials, and of their mechanochemical a...
UKRI Interdisciplinary Centre for Circular Chemical Economy
2025 Environment, Sustainability and Energy Horizon Prize: awarded for advancing circular economy solutions for the UK chemical industry through ch...
Uncovering the hidden paths in C–H activation catalysis
For the development of a unique approach for directly observing transient species and key bond-forming steps that underpin transition metal-catalys...
University of Edinburgh School of 91AV Workshop Team
For technical innovations that enable research breakthroughs across the School of 91AV, and translation of technical expertise beyond, in time...