Call for entries: Kathleen Lonsdale Chemistry Prize 2025
Applications for the Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize 2025 are now invited. The closing date for submissions will be 17.00 on Wednesday, 8 January 2025.
The prize will be given for the most outstanding Irish PhD thesis in the general area of the chemical sciences as described in a 1,000-word essay. The prize, kindly sponsored by Henkel, includes an award of €2,000.
The winner will also be nominated by the Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences Committee to go forward for the IUPAC-SOLVAY International Award for Young Chemists.
Eligibility:
- One must have received their PhD degree or completed all PhD requirements from a University or Technological University in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland, including a successful defence of the doctoral thesis during the calendar year 2023.
- The research described in the entrant’s thesis must be in the field of the chemical sciences, defined as “chemistry and those disciplines and technologies that make significant use of chemistry.”
How to apply:
- Submit a 1,000-word essay (maximum, but figures are permitted) describing the thesis work and placing it in perspective relative to current research in the chemical sciencesSupply a listing of all published material arising from the PhD research performed
- Provide two supporting letters, one from the thesis adviser and one from an additional faculty member who is familiar with the applicant’s thesis work. These letters should comment on the applicant’s qualifications, accomplishments, contribution to publications, outreach and communication of research, and the significance of the thesis work.
All documentation (in PDF format) should be emailed to chemistryprize@ria.ie with the subject line: Kathleen Lonsdale Chemistry Prize by 17.00 on Wednesday, 8 January 2025.
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Before submitting your application please read the Kathleen Lonsdale Prize Transparency Statement.
Watch last year’s prize ceremony
In 2024, the Kathleen Lonsdale Prize was awarded to Dr Billy McCarthy, for his research into ‘Understanding the Entry, Partition, and Fate of Chlorates in Dairy Processes’. Watch here.
