of oxygen in reversible anionic redox processes, including the formation of molecular oxygen in the solid. Bruce leads WP1 of the Faraday Institution's CATMAT project. Lithium-air battery Peter G. Bruce is one of the initiators of the Lithium-air battery. The rechargeable lithium-ion battery has revolutionised portable electronics, it will be key to electrifying transport and to delivering secure and stable renewable electricity. However the highest energy density possible for Li-ion batteries is insufficient to meet future demands. The Li-air battery has the potential to transform energy storage and has the highest theoretical energy density of any known battery technology. His research focuses on understanding the fundamental processes underpinning its operation. Recent work has included investigating the kinetics of redox mediators and their use in Li-air cells. Awards and honours Bruce is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He was knighted in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to science and innovation. His awards: 1999 Royal Society of Chemistry Award in Materials 2001 Royal Society Wolfson Merit Award 2003 Royal Society of Chemistry Beilby Medal and Prize 2003 Royal Society of Chemistry Interdisciplinary Award 2004 Royal Society of Chemistry John Jeyes Lectureship and Medal 2004 Royal Society of Edinburgh Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize Lectureship (awarded every 4 years and only every 12 to chemists) 2005 Royal Society of Chemistry Solid State Chemistry Award 2008 Electrochemical Society (USA) Battery Division Award 2009 Royal Society of Chemistry Tilden Lectureship 2011 Arfvedson Schlenk Award of the German Chemical Society 2011 Carl Wagner Memorial Award of the Electrochemical Society (USA) 2012 Akzo Nobel UK Science Award (1st recipient) 2012 Galileo Galilei Award 2014 Royal Society of Chemistry Barker Medal 2015 International Medal for Materials Science and Technology, MRSI Honorary member of Materials Research Society of India 2015–20 Highly Cited Researcher 2016 Liversidge Award 2017 Royal Society Hughes Medal 2022 Royal Society of Chemistry Longstaff Prize References Scottish chemists Fellows of the Royal Society Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry Academics of the University of Oxford People educated at Aberdeen Grammar School Living people 1956 births Alumni of the University of Aberdeen Isaac Wolfson Professors of Materials Knights Bachelor