Dr Anya Gryn’ova is the recipient of this year’s RACI Cornforth Medal which is awarded to the person “who is judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in a branch of chemistry, chemical science or chemical technology”. Anya completed her PhD earlier this year under the supervision of Prof. Michelle Coote and is now in Switzerland undertaking a post-doctoral fellowship.

Prof. Martin Banwell was awarded the H.G. Smith Memorial Medal for his contribution to “the development of some branch of chemical science; this contribution will be judged by research work published or accepted for publication during the ten years, or equivalent relative to opportunity, immediately preceding the award.”