Professor Benjamin Cravatt (The Scripps Research Institute) is the recipient of the 2020 Havinga Medal. He is awarded for his eminent and original contributions to the field of chemical biology, in particular for developing activity-based protein profiling.

Prof. Jens Nørskov receives the 2019 Havinga Medal for his pioneering contributions to the field of theoretical and computational catalysis leading to the formulation of concepts and models that have transformed the field of heterogeneous catalysis.

Professor Joanna Aizenberg (Harvard University) is the recipient of the 2017 Havinga Medal. She is awarded for her eminent and original contributions to the field of biologically inspired materials science.