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 |
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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] |
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