Prize winners

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...

Sébastien Perrier

University of Warwick, UK

For interdisciplinary research in the synthesis and applications of therapeutic materials.

Tao Yu, Aditi Dey Poonam, Amy Halbing, Shengwei Zhang, Yi...

Paper: A digital nonenzymatic nucleic acid amplification assay for ultrasensitive detection of cell-free microRNA in human serum

Team Ice

For the development, application and translation of chemical tools for cryobiology.

Team Nanobodies

For the development of tools for the fight against Covid-19.

Team P(V)

For the discovery of a sustainable and scalable platform of P(V) reagents for the synthesis of stereodefined and variable phosphate chimeric oligon...

Team SMOM

For the development of solid-state molecular organometallic chemistry as a new way of controlling, analysing, and using highly reactive transition...

Technical Support Team in the Department of Chemistry at...

For the team's pivotal role in operating the laboratory courses, supporting research and developing a highly successful and creative outreach progr...

Teri Odom

Northwestern University, USA

For seminal work on multi-scale materials that enable new ways to achieve ultrafast, coherent, and directional light emission at the nanoscale.

The BoostCrop team

For the development of a library of biocompatible molecules that can on application harness solar UV energy and enhance crop growth.

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 Green Chemistry Commitment

For fostering a green chemistry community of practice that empowers educators across the world to integrate green chemistry into the science curric...

The Hertfordshire and Essex High School Chemistry Department

For inspiring student progress through inspirational teaching methods and fostering a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork

The Kaner Group at UCLA and SILQ Technologies

For the development of a zwitterion polymer surface treatment for medical devices that prevents infections in patients.

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

For the development of a comparative lipidomics platform, combining chemical synthesis, bioinformatics, and human immunology with the aim to fight...