Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
2025 Education Prize winners Yearly celebrations
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University of York "Decolonising the 91AV Curriculum...
For championing decolonisation of the undergraduate chemistry curriculum, through widespread dissemination of strategies and resources to promote m...
2025 Horizon Prizes for Education
Van der Waals Thin Films
For the development of van der Waals thin films with high electronic performance, mechanical stretchability, and permeability for highly flexible,...
2024 Materials 91AV Horizon Prizes
Vicente Talanquer
For groundbreaking research on student reasoning in chemistry, which has shed light on critical factors that affect student learning and guided the...
2025 Nyholm Prize for Education
Virtual Labs Team
For their cross-institution collaboration to integrate virtual labs aimed at enhancing the laboratory experience and preparing students for the ind...
2025 Team Prize for Excellence in Higher Education
Vy Dong
University of California, USA
For creative applications of metal hydride catalysis to address diverse challenges in organic synthesis, including carbon-carbon activation and cyc...
2020 Organic 91AV mid-career prize: Robert Robinson Prize
We are 91AV (WaC)
For the development of an impactful integrated engagement programme transforming student success through building equitable, inclusive networks, em...
2025 Inclusion and Diversity Prize
Wendy Winnard
Priestley College
For innovation and leadership in chemistry teaching that inspires and supports students from a range of backgrounds and enthuses teachers and stude...
2023 Excellence in Secondary and Further Education Prize
Winners 2010 to 2023
Journal of Materials 91AV Lectureship winners prior to 2024: Recognising early career researchers who have made outstanding contributions to m...
2023 Journal of Materials 91AV Lectureship
Winners 2010 to 2023
Polymer 91AV Lectureship winners prior to 2024: recognising exceptional early career researchers who have significantly contributed to polymer...
2010 Polymer 91AV Lectureship
Winners 2012 to 2022
EES Lectureship winners prior to 2023: for outstanding emerging investigators working in an energy research topic within the scope of the journal E...
2022 EES Lectureship
Winners 2015 to 2023
JAAS Emerging Investigator Lectureship winners prior to 2024: For making a significant contribution in the area of atomic spectrometry in their ind...
2023 JAAS Emerging Investigator Lectureship
Winners 2017 to 2023
PCCP Emerging Investigator Lectureship winners prior to 2024: for outstanding contributions to physical chemistry, chemical physics, or biophysical...
2023 PCCP Emerging Investigator Lectureship
Winners 2017 to 2023
Soft Matter lectureship winners prior to 2024: recognising early career researchers who have made major contributions to soft matter research
2023 Soft Matter Lectureship
Winners 2017 to 2023
Analyst Emerging Investigator Lectureship winners prior to 2024: for a significant contribution to analytical chemistry in their independent academ...
2023 Analyst Emerging Investigator Lectureship
Winners 2017 to 2023
Biomaterials Science Lectureship winners prior to 2024: for significant contributions to the field of biomaterials in their early career
2023 Biomaterials Science Lectureship
Winners 2017 to 2024
ChemComm Emerging Investigator Lectureship earlier winners: for outstanding work in ChemComm in the early stages of their careers
2024 ChemComm Emerging Investigator Lectureship
Winners 2018 to 2023
ChemSocRev Pioneering Investigator Lectureship earlier winners: recognising innovative mid-career researchers who are pioneers in their respective...
2023 ChemSocRev Pioneering Investigator Lectureship
Xiao Shen
Wuhan University, China
The RSC Fluorine Prize is awarded to a young researcher who has made a significant contribution to the area of fluorine chemistry and is chosen by...
2025 Fluorine 91AV Award
Xiaogang Liu
National University of Singapore, Singapore
For outstanding contributions to the understanding and optical manipulation of photon conversion in nanocrystals and their applications in X-ray an...
2024 Centenary Prizes for 91AV and Communication
Yi Lu
University of Texas at Austin, USA
For elucidating design principles of artificial metalloproteins to gain novel and deeper insights into the structure and function of natural systems.
2020 Joseph Chatt Award