The Gibson-Fawcett Award is awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry[1] every two years to recognise outstanding work in the field of materials chemistry.[2] In particular, the emphasis is on the originality and independence of the work carried out.[3] The prize was established in 2008 and is awarded by the Materials Chemistry Division Awards Committee. It can only be given to researchers under age 40.[4] The award was discontinued in 2020.[5]

History

The award is named after Reginald Gibson and Eric Fawcett,[6] eminent chemists who worked together with Anton Michels on the study of the role of high pressure in chemical reactions. This led to the discovery of polyethylene.[6]

Winners

Year Winner Institution Reason
2010 Simon Clarke University of Oxford Chemistry of non-oxide and mixed anion solids as new functional materials[7]
2012 Andrew Fogg University of Liverpool Time resolved X-ray diffraction to study the synthesis of new materials[4]
2014 Andrew Dove University of Warwick New biodegradable materials for drug delivery and regenerative surgery[8][9]
2016 Rachel O'Reilly University of Warwick Polymer synthesis, nanostructures and enzyme mimetic constructs[10]
2018 Silvia Vignolini University of Cambridge Bio-materials and bio-mimetic photonic nanostructures[2]
2020 Cinzia Casiraghi University of Manchester For the development of practical biocompatible inks made of 2D materials and their applications in the biomedical field and in printed electronics[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Atterberry, Tara (2009). Awards, Honors & Prizes: International. Gale. ISBN 9781414438955.
  2. 1 2 "Royal Society of Chemistry honours three researchers". Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Holloway, Melissa. "University of Warwick chemist wins prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Award". Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Success for Liverpool Chemists". Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Gibson-Fawcett Award".
  6. 1 2 "Gibson-Fawcett Award".
  7. ↑ "Gibson_Fawcett Award 2010 Winner". www.rsc.org. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Elliott, David (8 May 2018). "Scunthorpe-born scientist wins prestigious award for his pioneering work". Scunthorpetelegraph. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Williams, Rebecca J.; Dove, Andrew P.; O'Reilly, Rachel K. (2015). "Self-assembly of cyclic polymers". Polymer Chemistry. 6 (16): 2998–3008. doi:10.1039/C5PY00081E.
  10. ↑ "RSC Gibson-Fawcett Award 2016 Winner". www.rsc.org. Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Professor Cinzia Casiraghi | Gibson-Fawcett Award winner 2020".
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