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ews & Achievements

A selection of recent highlights.
More news can be found at www.chem.ox.ac.uk

Two distinguished Professors Andrew
Oxford chemists, Goodwin and
Professor Tim Philipp Kukura
Softley and were honoured in the
Professor Graham inaugural Blavatnik
Richards CBE were Awards for young
among the exceptional scientists elected as new Fellows of scientists in the UK.
the Royal Society. Graham also received the 2018 Richard J. Philipp, named as a Chemistry Finalist, is recognised for
Bolte Sr. Award from the US Science History Institute. his pioneering efforts in single-molecule scale microscopy
and spectroscopy. Andrew, named as the 2018 Chemistry
Dr Nicky Farrer was awarded a Laureate, is a world leader in the study of the chemistry
L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science and physics of functional materials. Andrew has also been
Fellowship for her research on the awarded an Advanced Grant of £3.4M by the European
targeted delivery of anti-cancer drugs to Research Council to fund a comprehensive multidisciplinary
improve the quality and length of life for study of complex order in functional materials.
cancer patients.
Professor Dame Carol Robinson
Five Oxford chemists were among the winners of began her Presidency of the Royal
the RSC’s 2018 prizes and awards, which celebrate Society of Chemistry on 11th July.
outstanding work and recognise achievements in advancing
the chemical sciences. Professor Simon Aldridge won The ‘Burton Boys’ Sam Chan,
the Frankland Award for his research in the area of Kilian Garrec and Joe Mason of
organometallic chemistry. Professor Sir David Clary received the SBM CDT won the 1st prize at
the Spiers Memorial Prize, Professor Richard Compton won the final of the 5th National RSC/
the Robert Boyle Prize for Analytical Science. Professor Jose SCI Retrosynthesis Competition.
Goicoechea received the Main Group Chemistry Award and Oxford Chemistry teams were
Konrad Ngamchuea the Ronald Belcher Award. on the podium for all five of the
competitions.

Anthony Bradley has been awarded an EPSRC-UKRI
Innovation Fellowship, which
aims to support scientists
whose research can help
Professor Charlotte Williams is the to achieve the aims of the
recipient of the 2018 Otto Roelen Medal, Industrial Strategy and will
awarded by DECHEMA and the German lead to either short or long-
Catalysis society for outstanding scientific term economic benefit for
work in the field of catalysis. the UK.

Tim Barendt, Sarah
Drs Mohammadali Foroozandeh, Michael Booth and Morrow (SBM CDT),
Matthew Langton were successful in their applications for Michal Hedjuk and Jutta
Royal Society University Research Fellowships, awarded to Toscano represented Oxford
outstanding early-career scientists who have the potential to Chemistry in spring at
become leaders in their field. Dr Michael Booth represented STEM for Britain, a poster
the Royal Society of Chemistry at the Voice of the Future competition at Westminster
event in Parliament, and he is also the recipient of the for early career researchers.
Biochemical Society’s 2019 Early Career Researcher Award
for young scientists who have produced international quality
research.

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