Honorary fellows
The highest honour we can bestow

Our Honorary Fellows come from a wide range of backgrounds, career paths and countries and are nominated by our members.
They include individuals whose distinguished research careers have made an extraordinary impact on scientific advancement, leaders of companies, or other major enterprises that have been of significant benefit to the application of chemical science. Some of our Honorary Fellows have contributed to the benefit and welfare of the chemical sciences through public service, outreach, policy development, and change, and through connecting or leading the chemical science community to provide solutions for societal challenges.
You can see all 114 current Honorary Fellows below.
Nominate an Honorary Fellow
Any member may submit a nomination at any time throughout the year to be considered by the Nominations Committee for recommendation to the Board of Trustees although for consideration in 2025 nominations must be received by the closing date, Friday 12 September 2025.
Members are invited to make nominations using the downloadable form below.
Alternatively for this year, we are introducing a way for you to make suggestions to our newly established Honorary Fellow Selection Group by using a and submitting by Monday 1 September 2025. The Selection Group will review your suggestions against the HonFRSC regulations for admission. If deemed suitable to be put forward to the Nominations Committee for consideration, we will seek a full nomination to be completed.
For more information, please get in touch with our Governance team using the contact details on this page.
Our Honorary Fellows
Please see the candidates invited and accepted below (ordered by year):
November 2024
March 2024
Professor Mama El Rhazi HonFRSC
2020
Professor Emmanuel I Iwuoha CSci CChem HonFRSC
2019
Professor Dr Natalia Tarasova HonFRSC
Dr Anthony Wood CChem HonFRSC
2018
Dr Fiona H Marshall HonFRSC
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
Mr Keith Wiggins HonFRSC