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]
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]
| 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] |
- ^ Atterberry, Tara (2009). Awards, Honors & Prizes: International. Gale. ISBN 9781414438955.
- ^ a b "Royal Society of Chemistry honours three researchers". Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ Holloway, Melissa. "University of Warwick chemist wins prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Award". Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Success for Liverpool Chemists". Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Gibson-Fawcett Award".
- ^ a b "Gibson-Fawcett Award".
- ^ "Gibson_Fawcett Award 2010 Winner". www.rsc.org. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ Elliott, David (8 May 2018). "Scunthorpe-born scientist wins prestigious award for his pioneering work". Scunthorpetelegraph. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "RSC Gibson-Fawcett Award 2016 Winner". www.rsc.org. Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Professor Cinzia Casiraghi | Gibson-Fawcett Award winner 2020".
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]
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]
| 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] |
- ^ Atterberry, Tara (2009). Awards, Honors & Prizes: International. Gale. ISBN 9781414438955.
- ^ a b "Royal Society of Chemistry honours three researchers". Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ Holloway, Melissa. "University of Warwick chemist wins prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Award". Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Success for Liverpool Chemists". Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Gibson-Fawcett Award".
- ^ a b "Gibson-Fawcett Award".
- ^ "Gibson_Fawcett Award 2010 Winner". www.rsc.org. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ Elliott, David (8 May 2018). "Scunthorpe-born scientist wins prestigious award for his pioneering work". Scunthorpetelegraph. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "RSC Gibson-Fawcett Award 2016 Winner". www.rsc.org. Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Professor Cinzia Casiraghi | Gibson-Fawcett Award winner 2020".