Past recipients - Ion Exchange Award
| Year | Recipient |
| 2016 | Prof Michael Cox, UK |
| Dr Rudolf Wagner, Germany | |
| Dr Richard Ronayne Harries, UK | |
| 2012 | Prof N Kabay, Turkey |
| Prof Yu Komatsu, Japan | |
| Dr Zaganiaris, France | |
| 2008 | K Blaxall, UK |
| Prof J-L Cortina, Spain | |
| Prof G Foutch, USA | |
| 2004 | Prof W Höll, Germany |
| M Sadler, UK | |
| Prof A Sengupta, USA | |
| 2000 | Dr Sallie A Fisher, USA |
| Prof V S Soldatov, Belarus | |
| 1996 | Prof M Streat, UK |
| 1992 | Dr T V Arden, UK |
| Dr F Martinola, Germany | |
| Dr D Weiss | |
| 1988 | Dr F G Helfferich, USA |
| Dr R Kunin, USA | |
| 1984 | Dr T R E Kressman, UK |