The Lord Lewis Prize is awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry 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 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