Sophie Benjamin

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Senior lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry at Nottingham Trent University, UK. Likes the periodic table, especially towards the bottom of group 15. www.benjaminresearchgroup.com #ChemSky

Andrea Laybourn, smiling, standing in front of her presentation entitled Microwave and Flow Technologies: Driving the Future of Sustainable Materials Manufacture

The RSC Main Group PhD Lectureship Prize is awarded to an individual for the advancement of Main Group Chemistry during their PhD research. The lectureship recognizes a piece of peer-reviewed published work that provides a distinctive, creative, and impactful contribution to main group chemistry. An invited lectureship including registration and a contribution of up to £300 in travel costs at the Main Group Annual Meeting taking place at the University of Edinburgh 8-9th April 2026. Nominees must expect to be able to attend the Main Group Annual Meeting and to cover any additional costs from other sources.
To make a nomination please provide the following by 17.00 20th February 2026:
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A 1-page CV of the candidate with their graduation date or expected graduation date clearly identified.
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A 500-word summary on why the nominated article represents a significant advancement in main group chemistry and the contribution of the candidate.
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A citation of the work.
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If the nominated work has received previous recognition, please identify which awards. In the case of multiple submissions of similar quality, work that has not yet been recognized will be given priority.
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Both self-nominations and external nominations are welcome.
Eligibility: The candidate must be due to graduate within the next year or have defended their thesis within 12 months of the nomination deadline. The nominated article can be published in any peer-reviewed journal and should represent the candidates PhD work.
Nominations can be directly emailed as a single PDF file to the interest group secretary (catherine.weetman@strath.ac.uk).
Please name the file with the format lastname_firstname_MGprize.pdf. e.g. Smith_John_MGprize.pdf.
Call for Nominations: RSC Main Group PhD Lectureship Prize

Call for Nominations: RSC Main Group PhD Lectureship Prize.
The RSC Main Group PhD Lectureship Prize is awarded to an individual for the advancement of Main Group Chemistry during their PhD research. The lectureship recognizes a piece of peer-reviewed published work that provides a distinctive, creative and impactful contribution to main group chemistry. The winner will recieve an invited lectureship including registration costs at Dalton 2025
To make a nomination please provide the following by 17.00 1st March 2025:
A 1 page CV of the candidate with their graduation date or expected graduation date clearly identified.
A 500-word summary on why the nominated article represents a significant advancement in main group chemistry and the contribution of the candidate.
A citation of the work.
If the nominated work has recieved previous recognition, please identify which awards. In the case of multiple submissions of similar quality, work that has not yet been recognized will be given priority.
Both self-nominations and external nominations welcome.
Eligibility: the candidate must be due to graduate within the next year or have defended their thesis within 12 months of the nomination deadline. The nominated article can be published in any peer-reviewed journal and shoudl represent the candidate's PhD work.
Nominations can be directly emailed as a single PDF file to the interest group secretary (catherine.weetman@strath.ac.uk). Please name the file with the format lastname_firstname_MGprize.pdf. e.g Smith_John_MGprize.pdf.