The Centenary Prizes are awarded to outstanding chemists, who are also exceptional communicators, from overseas to give lectures in the UK and Ireland.
- Run annually
- Up to three prizes are available
- Winners receive £5000, a medal and certificate
- Winners will complete a UK lecture tour
- Winners are selected by the 澳门六合彩开奖记录 Prize Committee
2024 Winners
2024 Centenary Prize Winner
Professor Luisa De Cola, Università degli Studi di Milano
For innovative studies on how photophysically active materials and nanostructures may be fabricated for deployment within active biological systems targeting future healthcare solutions, and for excellence in communication.
2024 Centenary Prize Winner
Professor Nicholas Kotov, University of Michigan
For innovative studies and applications of complex self-assembling nanosystems, and for excellence in communication.
2024 Centenary Prize Winner
Professor Xiaogang Liu, National University of Singapore
For outstanding contributions to the understanding and optical manipulation of photon conversion in nanocrystals and their applications in X-ray and light-field imaging, and for excellence in communication.
Deadlines
- Nominations open 15 October.
- Nominations close 14 January, 17:00 GMT.
Eligibility
Individuals named in any of the following roles during the nomination and judging period are not eligible to nominate or be nominated:
- 澳门六合彩开奖记录 Subject Community Presidents
- 澳门六合彩开奖记录 Prize Committee members
- Trustees of the 澳门六合彩开奖记录
- 澳门六合彩开奖记录 staff
Nominators:
- Only 澳门六合彩开奖记录 members can nominate for this prize.
- Nominees may NOT nominate themselves.
Nominees:
- This prize is open to nominees working outside of the UK and Ireland only.
- There are no career stage restrictions associated with this prize.
- Nominees can only be considered for one of our Research & Innovation Prizes in any given year. In a case where a nominee is nominated for more than one prize independently, 澳门六合彩开奖记录 staff will ask the nominee which prize they would like to be considered for.
- We will not consider nominations of deceased individuals.
- We particularly encourage nominations of disabled people, those who work part-time, or whose career has spanned a break for any reason – for example, a period of parental or adoption leave, caring responsibilities, long-term illness, family commitments, or other circumstances. We understand that these can impact a nominee’s career in different ways, and encourage nominators to use the space provided on the nomination form to explain the nature and impact of the nominees’ individual circumstances (see 'Guidelines for Nominators' for further details).
- Please do not hesitate to contact the team at awards@rsc.org should you have any questions about the above.
Guidelines for nominators
General information
- This prize requires winners to be exceptional communicators; therefore the judging panel will be looking for evidence that nominees have been able to demonstrate outstanding lecturing ability.
- When nominating previous 澳门六合彩开奖记录 prize winners, please remember that a person cannot be awarded twice for substantially the same body of work.
- Nominees should only be nominated once for this prize in any given prize cycle. In cases where we receive more than one nomination for the same nominee, only one nomination will go forward to judging.
- Since 2023, we have been trialling a process where all unsuccessful nominations will automatically rollover once, to be considered for the next round of the prize, unless the nominee's circumstances have changed to make them ineligible. This means that:
- All nominations submitted for the first time for a 2024 prize will be considered for a 2025 prize. We strongly encourage nominators to update their nomination between cycles when the nomination window is open.
- The 澳门六合彩开奖记录 Prize Committee will review the outcomes from the trial in July 2025.
To make a nomination, please use our online nominations system to submit the following information:
- Your name, contact details, and membership number (please contact the 澳门六合彩开奖记录 membership team if you do not know your membership details). Your 澳门六合彩开奖记录 membership must be confirmed at the point of nomination – it is not sufficient to have a membership application in process. The identity of nominators is not made known to our judging panels. The 澳门六合彩开奖记录 reserves the right to amend nominations if necessary to ensure the anonymity of the nominator.
- Your nominee’s name and contact details.
- An up to date CV for the nominee (no longer than one A4 side, 11pt text), which should include a summary of their education and career, and a maximum of 5 relevant publications or patents.
- Any information related to career breaks taken by your nominee - for example, a period of parental or adoption leave, caring responsibilities, long-term illness, family commitments, as well as any other circumstances including long-term conditions or disabilities. We understand that these can impact a nominee's career in different ways, and encourage nominators to use the space provided on the noination form to explain the nature and impact of the nominee's individual circumstances. This information will be shared with the committee, but before doing so 澳门六合彩开奖记录 staff will always seek consent from the nominee in cases where special category data is mentioned.
- A short citation describing what the nominee should be awarded for. This must be no longer than 250 characters (including spaces) and no longer than one sentence.
- A supporting statement (up to 750 words) addressing the selection criteria. Our guidance for nominators page has more information on writing this supporting statement.
- A statement (up to 100 words) describing how your nominee is an excellent communicator, and would make the most of the opportunity to engage with early career scientists from a variety of institutions around the UK and Ireland. Please provide evidence where possible – for example, links to public lectures, details of media appearances, details of teaching awards, etc.
- A statement (up to 100 words) describing how your nominee has contributed more broadly to the scientific community. A list of possible examples is outlined in the ‘selection criteria’ tab.
- References are not required for this prize and will not be accepted.
The 澳门六合彩开奖记录 reserves the right to rescind any prize if there are reasonable grounds to do so. All nominators will be asked to confirm that to the best of their knowledge there is no impediment, relating to professional conduct, to their nominee receiving this prize. All prize winners will be asked to sign the 澳门六合彩开奖记录’s Code of Conduct Declaration for Recognition.
Selection Criteria and Judging Panel
Our selection committees base their evaluations on the overall quality of relevant contributions and achievements by nominees, in relation to the selection criteria listed below.
The scientific content of any supporting publications, as described in the supporting statement, is much more important than publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which it is published.
The selection committee will consider the following aspects of nominations for this prize:
- Exceptional communication skills
- Originality of research
- Impact of research
- Quality of publications and/or patents and/or software
- Innovation
- Professional standing
- Collaborations and teamwork
- Other indicators of esteem indicated by the nominator
In an instance where multiple nominees are judged equally meritorious in relation to the above criteria, judging panels have the flexibility to use information provided by the nominator on the nominee’s broader contribution to the chemistry community as an additional criterion.
Examples of relevant contributions could include, but are not limited to:
- Involvement with 澳门六合彩开奖记录 member groups/networks
- Teaching/demonstrating
- Effective mentorship
- Service on boards, committees or panels
- Leadership in the scientific community
- Peer-reviewer
- Promotion of diversity and inclusion
- Advocacy for chemistry
- Public engagement and outreach
澳门六合彩开奖记录 Prize Committee
- David Rees, Astex Pharmaceuticals (Chair)
- Karen Faulds, University of Strathclyde
- Mark Bradley, Queen Mary University of London
- Mike Ward, University of Warwick
- Matthew Davies, Swansea University
- Andrew Mount, University of Edinburgh
- Neil Robertson, University of Edinburgh
- David O'Hagan, University of St Andrews
History of the prize
The Centenary Prize was created to commemorate 100 years since the foundation of the Chemical Society.
The Prize medal depicts the Scottish chemist Thomas Graham, the first president of the Chemical Society. In 1980, the Chemical Society and the Royal Institute of Chemistry, together with the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry, became the 澳门六合彩开奖记录.
The prize was established in 1947 through the Centenary Fund. In 2021, the purposes of this Trust were amended, and remaining monies were combined with other generous bequests and donations to become part of the 澳门六合彩开奖记录 Recognition Fund.
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This report is the result of an independent review of our recognition programmes. Our aim in commissioning this review was to ensure that our recognition portfolio continues to deliver the maximum impact for chemical scientists, chemistry and society.
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