Applied Catalysis Award
The Applied Catalysis Award is awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry to individuals for "creativity and excellence in novel approaches or use of catalysis in industry." The award was established in 2008. The winner of the award is chosen by the Industry & Technology Division Awards Committee, and receives £2000, a medal and a certificate.
Previous winners
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| 2024 | Steve Wisniewski | Bristol Myers Squibb | For his innovation and creativity in Earth Abundant Metal Catalysis and their application in organometallic chemistry for pharmaceuticals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | Peter Johnston | Johnson Matthey | For his contributions in gold catalysis chemistry, including the replacement of mercury catalysts in the commercial production of vinyl chloride from acetylene hydrochlorination and the vinyl acetate monomer process. | 2020 | Carin Johansson Seechurn | Johnson Matthey | For diligent and passionate work to develop and commercialize precious metal complexes to promote homogeneous catalysis for real world industrial applications. | 2018 | University of Edinburgh | for the development and application of recyclable, heterogeneous nanocatalyst | 2016 | Lucite International | for the development of the Lucite Alpha process | 2014 | Douglas Stephan | University of Toronto | For the development of new commercially viable, transition-metal based and metal-free catalyst technologies for polymerization, hydrogenation and metathesis. | 2012 | Johnson Matthey | for exceptional contributions to the development and availability of ligands and catalysts crucial for the advancement of metal-catalysed synthetic organic chemistry. | 2010 | Johnson Matthey | for his pivotal and innovative role in creating new catalysts and catalytic processes for use in the automotive industry. |