Three Royal Medals are awarded every year for the most important contributions in the physical, biological and applied sciences. Since 1826, they have recognised some of the most eminent scientists including Francis Crick FRS, Frederick Sanger FRS and Max Perutz FRS.
This year, Professor Matt Rosseinsky OBE FRS has been recognised for pioneering contribution to the design and discovery of materials, changing our understanding of synthesis to create function with digital tools. On receiving his award, Professor Rosseinsky said:
“I am deeply honoured and humbled to receive the Royal Medal for Physical Sciences from the Royal Society. This award reflects the huge role materials chemistry – and condensed matter science more broadly – plays in our everyday lives. I want to take the opportunity to highlight the support and contribution of numerous people and organisations to my work over the past 25 years. These include the multidisciplinary team of colleagues that I work with in the Department of Chemistry and at the University of Liverpool. I’d also like to highlight the support of academic collaborators and industrial partners, in particular Unilever, Johnson Matthey, Ceres Power and NSG Pilkington, as well as the funders of our research including EPSRC and the Leverhulme Trust. This support has been indispensable for the development of work on artificial intelligence for materials design and discovery at the University’s Materials Innovation Factory.”
Prof Rosseinsky will receive the medal from His Majesty King Charles III at a special ceremony later this year.
The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world’s most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. Further information about the 2025 Royal Society Awards can be found here.
Republished from the University of Liverpool.
