Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
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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Anna Slater
University of Liverpool, UK
For the development of innovative tools, particularly flow chemistry processes, to control the formation of supramolecular materials.
2023 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Dr Alexandra Gibbs
University of St Andrews, UK
For unravelling how structure drives functionality to aid the discovery and understanding of quantum and functional materials.
2023 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Dr Amit Kumar
For the development of green processes based on catalytic (de)hydrogenation for the synthesis of renewable polymers and their recycling.
2025 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Dr Anthony Green
University of Manchester, UK
For the design and evolution of enzymes using an expanded genetic code.
2020 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Dr Briony Yorke
University of Leeds, UK
For the development of time-resolved crystallography methods that have reshaped how molecular processes and protein dynamics can be observed.
2026 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Dr Ceri Hammond
Imperial College London, UK
For the development of traditional and sustainable catalytic processes using heterogeneous catalysts.
2021 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Dr Claudia Bonfio
University of Cambridge, UK
For developing biophysical and supramolecular approaches to understand the origins and evolution of primitive cells.
2026 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Dr Conrad Goodwin
The University of Manchester, UK
For the development of innovative methods in synthetic rare earth and actinide chemistry, including low oxidation state arene compounds and transur...
2026 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Dr Felice Torrisi
Imperial College London, UK
For innovative contributions to the understanding of charge transport in networks of two-dimensional materials for the development of printed elect...
2024 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Dr James Dawson
Newcastle University, UK
For outstanding contributions to the understanding and modelling of ion transport and interfaces in energy materials.
2023 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Dr Lauren Hatcher
Cardiff University, UK
For innovative developments in real-time photocrystallography, including the study of three-dimensional chemical switches.
2025 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Dr Nicholas Chilton
University of Manchester, UK
For contributions in applying experimental and advanced computational methods to understand the magnetic and electronic properties of molecules.
2021 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Dr Paul McGonigal
Durham University, UK
For innovative studies of dynamic processes in organic functional materials.
2022 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Dr Sarah Lovelock
University of Manchester, UK
For the development of innovative biocatalytic approaches to produce therapeutic oligonucleotides.
2024 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Dr Thomas Bennett
University of Cambridge, UK
For contributions to the non-crystalline metal-organic framework domain, including synthesis and characterization of the first liquid and glass MOF...
2020 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Dr Yuval Elani
Imperial College London, UK
For innovative contributions in synthetic cell engineering and biohybrid systems.
2024 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Guanjie He
University College London, UK
For developing critical components of sustainable and safe energy storage and conversion technologies.
2025 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Marina Freitag
Newcastle University, UK
For outstanding work to develop, elaborate, and understand novel energy materials.
2022 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Professor Fernanda Duarte
University of Oxford, UK
For introducing multidisciplinary approaches to rationalise complex (bio)chemical reaction mechanisms, guiding rational molecular design.
2021 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Professor Volker Deringer
University of Oxford, UK
For innovative contributions to the modelling and understanding of amorphous materials.
2022 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
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