The 1851 Research Fellowship is a scheme conducted by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 to annually award a three-year research scholarship to approximately eight "young scientists or engineers of exceptional promise". The fellowship is open to all nationalities and fields of science, including physical or biological sciences, mathematics, applied science, and any branch of engineering. The fellowship can be held anywhere in the United Kingdom. Several other Fellowships are also awarded by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, including the Research Fellowship in the Built Environment, Industrial Fellowships and the Research Fellowship in Design.

Alumni

The research fellowship known as the 1851 Exhibition Scholarship, has been awarded to numerous scientists and engineers over the years, many of whom have become leaders in their fields. Award recipients include: * Herbert E. Watson, Ramsey Professor in Chemical Engineering at University College London * Charles Glover Barkla, English physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1917. * Noel Benson, a research geologist and academic *

Homi J. Bhabha Homi Jehangir Bhabha, (30 October 1909 – 24 January 1966) was an Indian nuclear physicist, founding director, and professor of physics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR). Colloquially known as "Father of Indian nuclear pro ...

, "father" of India's nuclear programme * Sydney Brenner, British biologist/geneticist and winner of Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine * Eric Burhop, Australian physicist *Kelvin Campbell, South African / English urban designer, originator of 'Massive Small Theory' * Roger Cashmore, English physicist * James Chadwick, English physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics *

Hans Thacher Clarke Hans Thacher Clarke (27 December 1887 – 21 October 1972) was a prominent biochemist during the first half of the twentieth century. He was born in England where he received his university training, but also studied in Germany and Ireland. He sp ...

, English-born biochemist who distinguished himself as University professor and Kodak researcher in the United States * John Cockcroft, English physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics * John Cornforth, Australian chemist and winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry * Paul Dirac, English physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics * Austin Burton Edwards, Australian geologist * Alice Laura Embleton (1876–1960),

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, zoologist and suffragist. * Charles Goodeve, Canadian chemist * Brian Grieve, Australian botanist * George Harker, Australian scientist * Rita Harradence, Australian chemist * Peter Higgs, British physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics *

Edwin Sherbon Hills Edwin Sherbon Hills (31 August 1906 – 2 May 1986) was an Australian geologist, a Foundation fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and at the time of his death was regarded as one of Australia's "most eminent scientists and most accomplishe ...

, Australian geologist * Fred Hoyle, British astronomer noted primarily for the theory of

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and coining the term "Big Bang" *

Aaron Klug Sir Aaron Klug (11 August 1926 – 20 November 2018) was a British biophysicist and chemist. He was a winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his development of crystallographic electron microscopy and his structural elucidation of bio ...

, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry *

June Lascelles June Lascelles (23 January 1924 – 15 July 2004) was an Australian microbiologist. She is best known for pioneering work in microbial photosynthesis. Early life and education June Lascelles was born in 1924 and grew up in Sydney. She began h ...

, Australian microbiologist * Geoff Malcolm, New Zealand physical chemist * Leslie Martin, Australian physicist * Harrie Massey, Australian physicist *

Thomas E. Nevin Thomas Edwin Nevin (4 October 1906 in Bristol, Somerset – 16 July 1986 in Dublin) was an Republic of Ireland, Irish physicist and Academic personnel, academic who had a distinguished career in the field of Spectroscopy#Molecules, molecular sp ...

, Irish physicist * Mark Oliphant, Australian physicist *

Cormac O'Ceallaigh Cormac is a masculine given name in the Irish and English languages. The name is ancient in the Irish language and is also seen in the rendered Old Norse as ''Kormákr''. Mac is Irish for "son", and can be used as either a prefix or a suffix. ...

, Irish physicist *

J. R. Partington James Riddick Partington (30 June 1886 – 9 October 1965) was a British chemist and historian of chemistry who published multiple books and articles in scientific magazines. His most famous works were ''An Advanced Treatise on Physical Chemis ...

, British chemist *

Joseph Pawsey Joseph Lade Pawsey (14 May 1908 – 30 November 1962) was an Australian scientist, radiophysicist and radio astronomer. Education Pawsey was born in Ararat, Victoria to a family of farmers. At the age of 14 he was awarded a government schol ...

, Australian radio astronomer * William Penney, Baron Penney, English physicist *

Sir Robert Howson Pickard Sir Robert Howson Pickard FRS (27 September 1874 – 18 October 1949) was a chemist who did pioneering work in stereochemistry and also for the cotton industry in Lancashire. He was also involved in educational administration and was Vice Chancello ...

(1896), British chemist; Vice-Chancellor of the University of London * Kathleen Prendergast, Australian paleontologist *

Darshan Ranganathan Darshan Ranganathan (4 June 1941 – 4 June 2001) was an organic chemist from India who was known for her work in bio-organic chemistry, including "pioneering work in protein folding." She was also recognized for her work in "supramolecular ass ...

, Indian chemist * Robert Robinson, English chemist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry *

Alistair Rowe Alistair is a masculine given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic '' Alasdair''. The latter is most likely a Scottish Gaelic variant of the Norman French Alexandre or Latin Alexander, which was incorporated into English in the ...

, Australian Physicist * Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry *

Bernice Weldon Sargent Bernice Weldon Sargent, (24 September 1906 – 17 December 1993) was a Canadian physicist who worked at the Manhattan Project's Montreal Laboratory during the Second World War as head of its nuclear physics division. In his 1932 doctoral thesis, ...

, Canadian physicist *

Winifred Smith Winifred Smith (5 November 1858 – 1925) was an English botanist and educationist. She became a lecturer in the botany department at University College, London and took a leading role in supporting women students. First forty years She was b ...

, English botanist * Alexander Todd, Nobel Prize for Chemistry * Ernest Walton, Nobel Prize for Physics

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External links

* Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 185
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