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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Dr Lucia Burgio
Victoria and Albert Museum, UK
For the application of analytical chemistry to cultural heritage research, including the discovery of new historic pigments and the development of...
2026 Analytical Science open prize: Theophilus Redwood Prize
Professor Frank Vanhaecke
Ghent University, Belgium
For the development of inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) based methodologies for elemental, isotopic and single-event analysis.
2023 Analytical Science open prize: Theophilus Redwood Prize
Professor Helen Cooper
University of Birmingham, UK
For the development of native ambient mass spectrometry as an analytical technique to enable direct analysis and imaging of intact proteins and pro...
2022 Analytical Science open prize: Theophilus Redwood Prize
Professor Kenneth Suslick
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
For the invention and development of the optoelectronic nose and important contributions to artificial olfaction as an analytical technique.
2021 Analytical Science open prize: Theophilus Redwood Prize
Professor Steven Bell
Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland
For pioneering work in developing Raman and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) for quantitative chemical analysis.
2024 Analytical Science open prize: Theophilus Redwood Prize
Professor Xingyu Jiang
Southern University of Science and Technology, China
For molecular analysis employing microfluidics involving gold nanoparticles, with applications in human health
2025 Analytical Science open prize: Theophilus Redwood Prize
Richard Brown
National Physical Laboratory, UK
For excellence in theoretical and practical aspects of chemical measurement leading to the recent redefinition of the mole, and communication of th...
2020 Analytical Science open prize: Theophilus Redwood Prize
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