Johnians receive awards from the Royal Society of Chemistry

Three Johnians are among those awarded prizes by the Royal Society of Chemistry this year, each showing particular excellence in their field.

Former Fellow, Professor Sir David King (1988) was awarded the Lord Lewis Prize for 'his seminal contribution to physical chemistry and his outstanding record as UK Chief Scientific Advisor to UK Government and Head of the Government Office for Science, 2000-2007.'

Dr Tuomas Knowles (2004), current teaching Fellow, was awarded the Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize for ‘his development and application of an ensemble of methods by which to break down complex assembly pathways into their underlying molecular steps, thereby allowing such processes to be understood and controlled on a molecular level.'

Professor John Murphy (1976) was awarded the Bader Award for 'his many highly creative and original contributions to reactivity in organic synthesis, including free radical chemistry, the concept of the radical-polar crossover reaction and electron transfer in the invention of organic super electron reducing agents.'