DR Muhammad Muddasar, a graduate of University of Limerick (UL), has been awarded the 2025 Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize at a ceremony in the Royal Irish Academy.
Dr Muddasar will now go on to present his PhD research at the World Chemistry Congress in Kuala Lumpar as the winner of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Solvay’s International Award for Young Chemists.
The Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize is awarded each year to the best Irish PhD thesis in the chemical sciences.
The award is named in honour of the famous Irish x-ray crystallographer, Kathleen Lonsdale, who was born in Newbridge, Country Kildare, in January 1903, and has a building named in her honour at the UL campus.
Having been selected as the winner of the Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize, Dr Muddasar’s name was put forward by the RIA for the International Award for Young Chemists.
In April, Dr Muddasar was announced as one of five winners of the 2025 IUPAC-Solvay International Award for Young Chemists, selected from 49 submissions across 18 countries.
Marking the first time since 2017 that an Ireland-nominated candidate has been awarded the prize, Dr Muddasar will now present his research at the upcoming IUPAC World Chemistry Congress in Kuala Lumpar in July.
An energy researcher from Pakistan, Dr Muddasar holds a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a Master’s degree in energy systems engineering. His research interests encompass sustainable materials, bioenergy, energy storage, and biofuels. He received his PhD from University of Limerick in 2024.
