Exeter Fellow Professor Philipp Kukura recognised at Royal Society Awards

Exeter College Fellow and Lecturer in Physical Chemistry and Professor of Chemistry, Philipp Kukura has recently been recognised at the annual Royal Society Awards.  

The Royal Society is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence and works to promote excellence in science for the benefit of humanity. Each year they present a series of medals, awards, and prize lectures, recognising excellence in science and technology and celebrating the outstanding contributions made by both individuals and teams to science. 

Professor Kukura was awarded the Clifford Paterson Medal and Lecture for pioneering and democratising mass photometry, a novel means of mass measurement for single biomolecules. Based in the Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery at Oxford, a highly interdisciplinary environment across departments, disciplines and divisions, Professor Kukura fosters a strongly collaborative approach to research. His current work falls into two major categories:  1. Evolving mass photometry from a technological perspective to enable access to the full breath of biomolecular interactions. 2. Development of new assays to provide unique insight into biomolecular mechanisms. 

Professor Kukura said “I am delighted to receive this honour, a recognition of the advances in life science research that are being enabled by breakthroughs in fundamental physical sciences.”  

Exeter College warmly congratulates Professor Kukura on his award.