Awards and Sponsorship
The CCDC sponsors international crystallography awards for scientists through the auspices of appropriate professional organisations, who are responsible for seeking nominations, judging poster presentations and making arrangements for award presentations.
Current CCDC-Sponsored Awards
Poster Prizes at National, Regional, and International Crystallographic Associations Congresses
CCDC supports a number of poster and short presentation prizes for early career scientists that are awarded at national, regional, and international Crystallographic Associations congresses. Examples include the IUCr Congress and the European Crystallography Meeting (ECM).
CCDC poster prizes are awarded for original research in the following subject areas:
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Chemical crystallography, including advances in instrumental, experimental or computational techniques.
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Applications of small-molecule crystallographic information in, e.g., structural chemistry, molecular modelling, materials design, structural biology or chemical informatics.
If you are organising a conference and would like to request CCDC to sponsor an early career prize, please apply via the form found in this page.
Previous Prize Winners
2023 (Melbourne)
- Yassin Hjiej Andaloussi, University of Limerick, Ireland
- Kohei Sambe, Tohoku University, Japan
- Mateusz Gołdyn, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
- Haruka Kubo, Osaka University, Japan
2017 (Hyderabad)
- K. Nath, IIT Kharagpur, India
- F. Kleemiss, University of Bremen, Germany
- Gowtham, G.K., University of Mysore, India
2014 (Montreal)
- C. Tsuboi, University of Kyoto, Japan
- D. E. Braun, University of Innsbruck, Austria
- F. A. Paz, University of Aveiro, Portugal
2011 (Madrid)
- K. Davies, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- K. A. Solanko, Odense University, Denmark
- A. G. Dikundwar, Bangalore Uiversity, India
2008 (Osaka)
- C. M. L. Vande Velde, University Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
- A. E. Platero-Prats, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Spain
- L. J. McCormick, University of Melbourne, Australia
2005 (Florence)
- A. R. Choudhury, University of Liverpool, UK
- B. Dittrich, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
- A. Budzianowski, AMU, Poznan, Poland
2002 (Geneva)
- M. Hostettler, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
- K.M. Heslop, University of Bristol, UK
- B. Dittrich, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
1999 (Glasgow)
- P. Muller, University of Gottingen, Germany
- Alicia Beatty, Kansas State University, USA
- C. Baehtz, University of Darmstadt, Germany
- S. Leoni, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
European Crystallographic Meeting (ECM)
2024 (Padova)
- Thamer F. Alotaibi, University of Southampton, UK
- Xu Jia, KU Leuven, Belgium
2022 (Versailles)
- Beatriz Barata, IFPEN, France
2018 (Oviedo)
- Filip Topic, McGill University, Canada
2016 (Basel)
- Aniko Udvarhelyi, Novartis, Switzerland
- Joost van den Ende, Radboud University, Netherlands
- Avishek Maity, University of Montpellier, France
2015 (Rovinj)
- Natalie Johnson, Newcastle University, UK
- Prem Lama, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Jens Luebben, Georg-August-University Goettingen, Germany
2013 (Warwick)
- Joe Ridout, University of Durham, UK
- Kate Wittering, University of Bath, UK
- Eliška Skořepová, Vysoká Škola Chemicko-Technologická, Czech Republic
2012 (Bergen)
- Natalia Snejko, ICMM-CSIC, Spain
- Anna Kupka, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
- Günes Demirtas, Ondokuz Mayis University, Turkey
2010 (Darmstadt)
- J. Brüning, Goethe-University, Frankfurt & Av-garde Mat. Sim., Freiburg, Germany
- A. Brink, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
- V. André, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon & Univ. Porto, Oporto, Portugal
2009 (Istanbul)
- A. Karaoglu, University of Balikesir, Turkey
- F. Gandara, Institute of Science & Materials, Madrid, Spain
- M. Andrejaié, Jozef Stephan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2007 (Marrakech)
- Laura Roces, Universidad de Oviedo, Spain
- Tia Jacobs, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Dejan-Kresimir Bucar, University of Iowa, USA
2006 (Leuven)
- Emiliana D’Oria, Universitat de Barcelona and CeRQT Barcelona, Spain
- Sara Wishkerman, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
- Samuel M. Hawxwell, University of Sheffield, UK
2004 (Budapest)
- A. Jacobs, Cape Technikon, Cape Town, South Africa
- T. Aree, University of Berne, Switzerland
- Z. Stefanic, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
2003 (Durban)
- T. Aree, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
- C. Esterhuysen, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
- A. Docherty, University of Strathclyde, Scotland
2001 (Krakow)
- L. Dobrzycki, University of Warsaw, Poland
- G. Paliwoda, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- M.U. Schmidt, Clariant GmbH, Germany
2000 (Nancy)
- R.S. Bogadi, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Dr H. Birkedal, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
- Petra Simoncic, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Latin American Crystallographic Association (LACA) Meeting
2024 (Montevideo, Uruguay)
- Juan Manuel Rey, Universidad the Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Ely Valeria Sepulveda Baron, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia
2022 (San Pedro, Costa Rica)
- Julián Ticona Chambi, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
Asian Crystallographic Association (AsCA) Meeting
2024 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
- Chiranjib Gogoi, University of Cape Town, South Africa
2022 (Jeju-si, South Korea)
- Asong Byun, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology, Korea
- Cengan Wang, HKUST, Hong Kong
Biennial Conference of the Society of Crystallographers in Australia and New Zealand (SCANZ)
2024 (Fremantle, Western Australia)
- Maria Nicholas, University of Sydney, Australia
2024
- CSCM30 (Veli Lošinj, Croatia): Žan Zakošek (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
- Biannual Meeting of the French Crystallographic Association (Montpellier, France): Belkis Selsabil Yeddiou (Université Frères Mentouri – Constantine 1, Algeria)
2023
- NCS50 (Chandigarh, India): Argha Barman (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India)
- ABCr (Ribeirão Preto, Brazil): Lucas Olímpio Michel Machado (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil)
- BCS12 (Brussels, Belgium): Matthias Quintelier (University of Antwerp, Belgium), Marek Belis (University of Gent, Belgium)
- AIC (Bologna, Italy): Alice Pancaldi (Universita’ degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy), Daniela Mauro (Universita’ di Pisa, Italy) and Andrea Sala (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, italy)
- SCCM29 (Topolšica, Slovenia): Klemen Motaln (Institut Jožef Stefan, Slovenia)
2022
- AIC (Trieste, Italy): Francesca Menescardi (Universita’ di Genova, Italy), Davide Salusso (Universita’ di Torino, Italy)
- CSCM28 (Poreč, Croatia): Ivana Brekalo (Institut Rudjer Boskovic, Croatia)
- 2024 (Leeds) – Dr Patrick W. Doheny, University of Birmingham
- 2023 (Sheffield) – Dr Lucy Saunders, Diamond Light Source
- 2022 (Leeds) – Dr Hamish Yeung, University of Birmingham
- 2021 (Online) – Dr Charlie McMonagle, ESRF, The European Synchrotron
- 2020 (Online**) – Dr Karen Robertson, University of Nottingham
- 2019 (Stevenage*) – Dr Sihai Yang, University of Manchester
- 2018 (Warwick) – Dr Claire L. Hobday, University of Bath
- 2017 (Lancaster) – Dr Lauren E. Hatcher, University of Bath
- 2016 (Nottingham) – Dr Mark R. Warren, Diamond Light Source
- 2015 (York) – Dr Nick P. Funnell, University of Oxford
- 2014 (Loughborough) – Dr Lynne H. Thomas, University of Bath
- 2013 – No BCA Spring Meeting & no prize awarded
- 2012 (Warwick) – Dr Gareth O. Lloyd, University of Cambridge
- 2011 (Keele) – Dr Peter A. Wood, CCDC
- 2010 (Warwick) – Dr Stephen A. Moggach, University of Edinburgh
- 2009 (Loughborough) – Dr Hazel A. Sparkes, University of Durham
- 2008 (York) – Dr Kirsty M. Anderson, University of Durham
- 2007 (Canterbury) – Dr Andrew Parkin, University of Glasgow
- 2006 (Lancaster) – Dr Graeme M. Day, University of Cambridge
- 2005 (Loughborough) – Dr Anders J. Markvardsen, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
- 2004 (Manchester) – Dr Maryjane Tremayne, University of Birmingham
- 2003 (York) – Dr Ivana Radosavljevic Evans, University of Durham
- 2002 (Nottingham) – Dr David R. Allan, University of Edinburgh
- 2001 (Reading) – Dr Claire Wilson, University of Nottingham
- 2000 (Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh) – Dr Jacqueline M. Cole, University of Cambridge
*The 2019 CCDC prize was awarded at the BCA CCG/IG Autumn Meeting instead of the BCA Spring Meeting.
**The 2020 Prize talk was given online at the CCG Autumn meeting on the 18th November 2020.
- 2008 – Professor Paul Raithby, University of Bath
- 2004 – Professor A. Guy Orpen, University of Bristol
- 2001 – Professor Kenneth D. M. Harris, University of Birmingham
- 1998 – Professor Judith A. K. Howard, University of Durham
European Crystallography School poster prize winners
2024 (Nancy)
- Marcelo D. Magalhaes, Université de Lyon, France
2023 (Berlin)
- Erica Scarel, Universita’ degli Studi di Trieste, Italy
2022 (Lisbon)
- Nea Baus Topić, University of Zagreb, Croatia
2021 (Online)
- Ekaterina Radiush, N.N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russia
Hot Topics in Contemporary Crystallography
2024 (Dubrovnik)
- Kinga Pokrywka, Institute of Biorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
- Colin Wren, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Galway, Ireland
International Symposium on Halogen Bonding
2024 (Dubrovnik)
- Marc Engelhardt, University of Tuebingen, Germany