The Lord Lewis Prize is awarded by the
Royal Society of Chemistry
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a learned society and professional association in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemistry, chemical sciences". It was formed in 1980 from the amalgamation of the Chemical Society, the ...
for distinctive and distinguished chemical or scientific achievements together with significant contributions to the development of science policy. The recipient receives a medal, a certificate and a prize of £5,000.
The Lord Lewis Prize is awarded every two years to mark the substantial contributions that Professor
Lord Lewis made to chemistry and science policy. The inaugural Lord Lewis Prize was awarded to
Lord May of Oxford, former president of the
Royal Society
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and
chief scientific advisor to the UK Government, in 2008.
Recipients
Source
Royal Society of Chemistry
* 2008 –
Lord Robert May
* 2010 – Sir
John Cadogan
* 2012 – Sir
David King
* 2014 – Sir
John Holman
* 2016 – Sir
Martyn Poliakoff
* 2018 –
Luis Oro University of Zaragoza, CSIC
* 2020 –
Vernon C. Gibson
* 2022 –
Alastair Charles Lewis
See also
*
List of chemistry awards
References
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Awards of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Awards established in 2008