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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Filter in a variety of ways including year to find our latest winners along with those from previous years.
Jenny Nelson
Imperial College London, UK
For contributions to the understanding and development of novel electronic materials for solar energy conversion.
2024 Faraday open prize: Faraday Lectureship Prize
Laura Gagliardi
University of Chicago, USA
For contributions to the development of multireference quantum chemical approaches to describe catalysis and excited state phenomena.
2021 Faraday open prize: Faraday Lectureship Prize
Michael Wasielewski
Northwestern University, USA
For contributions toward understanding electron spin dynamics in molecular systems for applications in quantum information science.
2022 Faraday open prize: Faraday Lectureship Prize
Professor Andrew Orr-Ewing
University of Bristol, UK
For pioneering mechanistic studies of chemical and photochemical reactions with direct application in photocatalysis and atmospheric chemistry.
2026 Faraday open prize: Faraday Lectureship Prize
Professor Enrique Iglesia
University of California Berkeley, USA
For outstanding contributions to the mechanistic understanding of catalysis, leading scientific innovation for environmental protection and the pro...
2023 Faraday open prize: Faraday Lectureship Prize
Professor John Plane
University of Leeds, UK
For the development of experimental and theoretical physical chemistry, as applied to the investigation of the impact of cosmic dust in planetary a...
2025 Faraday open prize: Faraday Lectureship Prize
Professor Richard Catlow
University College London and Cardiff University
For the development and application of computational methods in conjunction with experiment as powerful and predictive tools in the physical chemis...
2020 Faraday open prize: Faraday Lectureship Prize
Yearly celebrations
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