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Not to be confused with Rosalind Franklin Medal and Prize.
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Rosalind Franklin Award
Date 2003 (2003)
Location London
Country United Kingdom
Reward £30,000

The Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award is a special prize given out every year. The Royal Society gives this award to a person who has done amazing work. This work can be in any area of science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM). The award also helps to support and encourage women in STEM fields.

The award is named after Rosalind Franklin. She was a very important biophysicist. She helped us understand the structure of DNA. The award was first started in 2003. It was funded by government departments in the United Kingdom. This was part of their effort to help more women get into STEM.

Women have often been a smaller group in STEM. For example, less than 9% of full-time and part-time professors in science in the UK are women. This award helps to change that. The winner gets a medal and £30,000. They also give a special talk. Some of these talks can be found on YouTube.

Award Winners

The people who win this award are called "laureates." Each year, a new scientist is chosen. They are recognized for their great work. They also help to inspire and support other women in science.

  • 2003: Susan Gibson gave a talk called Make me a molecule.
  • 2004: Carol V. Robinson spoke about Finding the right balance.
  • 2005: Christine Davies explored The quandary of the quark.
  • 2006: Andrea Brand discussed Constructing a nervous system.
  • 2007: Ottoline Leyser talked about Thinking like a vegetable.
  • 2008: Eleanor Maguire explained Mapping memory.
  • 2009: Sunetra Gupta spoke about Surviving pandemics.
  • 2010: Katherine Blundell discussed Black holes and spin offs.
  • 2011: Francesca Happé explored When will we understand Autism Spectrum Disorders?.
  • 2012: Polly Arnold talked about Extracting value from waste.
  • 2013: Sarah-Jayne Blakemore was recognized for her science achievements.
  • 2014: Rachel McKendry was honored for her science achievements.
  • 2015: Lucy Carpenter was recognized for her science and as a role model.
  • 2016: Jo Dunkley was awarded for her research on the cosmic microwave background. She also helped girls studying physics.
  • 2017: Essi Viding was honored for her work in experimental psychology.
  • 2018: Tamsin Mather was recognized for her work in volcanology.
  • 2019: Nguyen TK Thanh was awarded for her work in nanotechnology.
  • 2020: Julia Gog was honored for her math achievements. She also had a great project idea.
  • 2021: Suzanne Imber was recognized for her work in planetary science. She also had a good project idea.
  • 2022: Diane Saunders was awarded for her project. It helps and supports young female researchers in plant sciences.
  • 2023: Karen Johnson was honored for her work in environmental engineering. She also had a project explaining soil health.

About the Award Committee

A special group of scientists decides who wins the Rosalind Franklin Award each year. This group is called the Rosalind Franklin Award Committee.

As of As of 2018, some members of this committee included:

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