Professor Dan McKenzieFRS for his seminal contributions to the understanding of geological and geophysical phenomena including tectonic plates.
Royal Medals
Professor Steven Ley CBE FRS for his pioneering research in organic chemistry and outstanding contributions to the methodology of synthesis.
Dr Robin Holliday FRS for his highly influential discoveries of the 'Holliday junction' structure in meiotic recombination and the function of DNA methylation at CG base pairs.
Sir Gregory Winter CBE FRS for his pioneering work in protein engineering and therapeutic monoclonal antibodies, and his contributions as an inventor and entrepreneur.
Medals
Davy Medal
Professor Ahmed Zewail ForMemRS for his seminal contributions to the study of ultrafast reactions and the understanding of transition states in chemistry, and to dynamic electron microscopy.
Buchanan Medal
Professor Stephen Jackson FRS for his outstanding contributions to understanding, DNA repair and DNA damage response signalling pathways.
Hughes Medal
Professor Matthew Rosseinsky FRS for his highly influential discoveries in the synthetic chemistry of solid state electronic materials and novel microporous structures.
Gabor Medal
Professor Angela McLean FRS for her pivotal work on the mathematical population biology of immunity.
Awards
Michael Faraday Prize and Lecture
Professor Colin Pillinger FRS for his excellent work in science communication.
Kohn Award
Dr Chris Lintott for his excellent engagement with society in matters of science and its societal dimension.
Rosalind Franklin Award
Professor Francesca Happé for her scientific achievements, suitability as a role model and her proposal to promote women in STEM.
Prize lectures
Kavli Medal and Lecture 2011 Professor Clare Grey FRS for her pioneering work in the use of solid state NMR in the development of lithium-ion batteries.
Francis Crick Lecture 2011 Dr Simon Boulton for his exceptional achievements in the field of DNA repair and genome instability.
Five prize lectures for 2012 have also been chosen and are as follows:
Bakerian Lecture 2012 Professor Peter Edwards FRS for his decisive contributions to the physics, chemistry and materials science of condensed matter including his work on the metal-to-insulator transition.
Croonian Lecture 2012 Professor Tim Bliss FRS for his seminal contributions to the discovery of long-term potentiation in the brain, which has revolutionised our understanding of the basis of memory.
Leeuwenhoek Lecture 2012
Dr Brad Amos FRS for his exceptional impact on the field of cell biology through his co-development of the laser scanning confocal microscope.
Clifford Paterson Lecture 2012 Professor Molly Stevens for her significant contributions to the biomedical applications of materials science.
Francis Crick Lecture 2012 Dr Sarah Teichmann for her exceptional achievements in structural bioinformatics relating to decoding the principles of protein interactions.
