Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
2026 winners announcement Yearly celebrations
Celebrating our 2026 Prize winners
Thank you to everybody who took the time to make a nomination this year, and to all of our volunteers on our judging panels. Explore our prize winners to find profiles, see photo galleries, get insights into their work, and read a question and answer session with the prize winner.
Research & Innovation Prize winners
Celebrating exceptional people advancing the chemical sciences across industry and academia.
Horizon Prize winners
Celebrating groups, teams and collaborations making discoveries and innovations that push the boundaries of science.
Inclusion and Diversity Prize winner
Recognising individuals or teams that have improved the accessibility, inclusivity and diversity of the chemical science community.
Volunteer Recognition Prize winners
Celebrating our members who support and inspire others within the community.
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Dr Adrian Chaplin
University of Warwick, UK
For contributions to organometallic chemistry involving the imaginative use of pincer ligands.
2023 Dalton mid-career prize: Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson Prize
Dr James Wilton-Ely
Imperial College London, UK
For contributions to the application of metals in biological sensing and medical imaging.
2021 Dalton mid-career prize: Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson Prize
Dr Michael Cowley
University of Edinburgh, UK
For advances in reactivity of and catalysis of aluminium compounds.
2022 Dalton mid-career prize: Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson Prize
Professor Alan Goldman
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
For deep and scholarly insight into the mechanisms of organometallic reactions and the design of organometallic catalysts.
2020 Dalton mid-career prize: Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson Prize
Professor Graham Newton
University of Nottingham, UK
For the development of hybrid molecular metal-oxide redox materials and their applications in energy storage.
2026 Dalton mid-career prize: Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson Prize
Professor Michael Ingleson
University of Edinburgh, UK
For new approaches to C–H borylation using zinc catalysts and bis-borane electrophiles.
2024 Dalton mid-career prize: Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson Prize
Professor Rebecca Melen
For insights into the reactivity of frustrated Lewis pairs by single- and two-electron pathways.
2025 Dalton mid-career prize: Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson Prize
Yearly celebrations
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