Prize winners of the 17th annual NMRDG postgraduate meeting 2025
16-17 June 2025
Presentation prize winner
Ella-May Hards
Presentation runners up
Katherine Bonham, Darshil Kapadia
Poster prize winner
Jack Bertovic
Poster runners up
Anupama Acharya, Meshezabeel Narciso, James Williamson
The 2024 BRSG-NMRDG Annual Prize
13 Dec 2024
The 2024 BRSG-NMRDG Annual Prize for Excellent Contribution to Magnetic Resonance was awarded to Dr Matthew Wallace, University of East Anglia for development of nuclear magnetic resonance methods to study reaction mechanisms and mixtures.
Prize winner of the 16th annual NMRDG postgraduate meeting 2024
3 Jul 2024
Presentation prize winner
Annabel Flock, University of Edinburgh
Presentation runners up
Izzy Hehir, University of York and Ben Rhodes, University of Cambridge
Poster prize winner
Astrid Berge, University of Cambridge
Poster runners up
Ben Honoré, University of Bristol and Ananya Singh, University of Warwick
The 2023 BRSG-NMRDG Annual Prize
Dr Wing Ying Chow, University of Warwick
For contributions to NMR characterisation of biological systems.
Prize winner of the 15th annual NMRDG postgraduate meeting 2023
23 Jun 2023
Presentation prize winner
Emma Gates, University of Manchester
Runner up:
Emma Latchem, University of Cambridge
Poster prize winner
Callum Gater, University of York
Runner up:
Alexander Wilcock, Manchester Metropolitan University
Prize winners of the 14th annual NMRDG postgraduate meeting 2022
1 Jul 2022
Oral presentation prize winner
Tommy Whewell, Lancaster University
Runners up:
Ana Silva Terra, University of York
Benjamin Duff, University of Liverpool
Nick Fowler, University of Sheffield
Poster prize winner
Ngai Lam Chung, University of Oxford
Runners up:
Aminata Sakho, University of York
Bridget Tang, Aston University
Daniel Taylor, University of Manchester
Ran Wei, University of Edinburgh
The 2022 BRSG-NMRDG annual prize winners
10 Nov 2022
The BRSG-NMRDG prize is a joint award this year: Dr Chris Waudby, UCL and Dr Alice Bowen, University of Manchester
Poster prize winner of the 13th annual NMRDG postgraduate meeting 2021
18 Jun 2021
Poster presentation prize winner
Emma Borthwick, University of St Andrews, “Using Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy to Investigate Mixed-Metal MIL-53”
Runners up:
Ran Wei, University of Edinburgh, “Catch me if you can – new stopped-flow NMR methods”
Alastair Robinson, University of York, “Towards photochemical reaction monitoring using hyperpolarised benchtop NMR spectroscopy”
Benjamin Duff, University of Liverpool, “Towards the understanding of the Li ion migration pathways in the aluminium sulfides Li3AlS3 and Li4.3AlS3.3Cl0.7 through 6,7Li solid-state NMR spectroscopy”
The 2020 BRSG-NMRDG annual prize winner – Dr Alexander Forse, University of Cambridge
29 Mar 2021
Alex Forse obtained his PhD from the University of Cambridge, where his research developed NMR methods for studying supercapacitor energy storage devices. This work led to new molecular-level understanding of how supercapacitors work and revealed new energy storage mechanisms. Alex then moved to the University of California Berkeley as a Philomathia Research Fellow. There, Alex developed NMR methods for understanding carbon dioxide capture in metal-organic framework adsorbents. NMR experiments on gas-dosed samples revealed new adsorption and diffusion mechanisms in promising carbon capture materials. Since 2019, the Forse Group at the University of Cambridge is exploring a range of nanoporous materials for climate change mitigation applications. Work in the group combines NMR spectroscopy, synthesis, electrochemistry and DFT calculations. A key research thrust centres on the development of electrochemical methods for carbon capture, and Alex was recently awarded a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship on this work. As part of the award of the 2020 BRSG-NMRDG prize, Alex gave a talk on “NMR studies of Nanoporous Materials for Climate Change Mitigation” at the annual Christmas meeting in December 2020.
Presentation prize winners of the 12th annual NMRDG postgraduate meeting 2019
18 Dec 2019
Oral presentation prize winner
Matthew Davy, University of Bristol, “Playing with NMR acquisition to improve data quality”
Poster presentation prize winner
Oliver Dutton, University of Bristol, “Designing for shape”
Thanks to all who took part, and a special congratulation to our winners.
The 2019 BRSG-NMRDG annual prize winner – Dr Karen Johnston, Durham University
It is a great pleasure to announce that the 2019 BRSG – NMRDG prize for Excellent Contribution to Magnetic Resonance has been awarded to Dr Karen Johnston, University of Durham.
Karen obtained her PhD from the University of St Andrews, where her research combined synthesis, multinuclear solid-state NMR, diffraction and first-principles DFT calculations of NMR parameters to study structure and ordering in the solid state, particularly in perovskites. Subsequently, Karen started her independent research career at the University of Durham, where her multidisciplinary work focuses on the application of solid-state NMR in combination with other techniques, including uSR and diffraction-based methods, for the characterisation of structure, disorder and diffusion in functional materials. In particular, she has a strong interest in energy materials, building on her post-doctoral experience in Cambridge and France. Karen has already made significant contributions in this discipline, with no fewer than 16 peer reviewed publications in high impact journals, and her work is now recognised internationally. As part of the award, Karen will present some of her most recent work at the Christmas BRSG meeting, which will be held in London on Wednesday 11th December, in addition to giving an Overview lecture at the 2019 NMRDG Postgraduate Meeting in York.
11th Annual NMRDG postgraduate meeting 2018
The meeting report is available.
As usual, presentation and scientific standards were very high. Tasked with the difficult job of choosing the best speakers and poster, the judges made these selections.
Best oral presentation
Sarah Mann, University of Warwick, “Probing structure and dynamics in ionic liquid pharmaceuticals by NMR Spectroscopy”
Runners up:
Abby Howarth, University of Durham, “Probing ion mobility in Li-stuffed garnets using multi-nuclear solid-state NMR”
Ashlea Hughes, University of Liverpool, “Ultra-fast molecular rotors within porous organic cages”
Best poster presentation (JEOL)
Emily Corlett, University of Warwick, for her work on the evaluation of a NMR crystallography-based approach for the characterisation of Lutidine Fumarate compounds
Runner up
Callum Wallace, University of Lancaster, “17O DNP Enhanced Solid-state NMR Spectroscopy at 18.8T”
Thanks to all who took part, and a special congratulation to our winner