BRSG-NMRDG Annual Prize
Annual Prize for Excellent Contribution to Magnetic Resonance by an Early Career Researcher.
Nominations for 2012 should be sent to the NMRDG Secretary, Stephen Byard (Stephen.Byard@covance.com) by January 31, 2012.
The BRSG and NMRDG have agreed to make an annual award of a prize for an Excellent Contribution to Magnetic Resonance by an Early Career Researcher. The recipient of the prize will be invited to give a prize lecture at either the BRSG or the NMRDG Christmas meeting, and will receive a prize of £200.
The 2011 prize was awarded to Dr Marina Carravetta (Southampton) at the BRSG Christmas meeting on Monday 12 December at the Institute of Physics, London, where Marina gave a lecture entitled "Cryogenic static and MAS NMR on magnesium boride".
The 2010 prize was awarded to Dr Mathias Nilsson (Manchester)
The 2009 prize was awarded to Dr Sharon Ashbrook (St Andrews) at the BRSG Christmas meeting on Tuesday 15 December at the Institute of Physics, London, where Sharon gave a lecture entitled "Multinuclear NMR study of host-guest interactions in microporous aluminophosphates"
Terms of reference
The prize is awarded for excellence in magnetic resonance and is to honour a work representing one or more substantial contributions to the field. The prize is to be awarded jointly by the BRSG (Institute of Physics Magnetic Resonance society) and the NMR Discussion Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry on an annual basis.
Eligibility
The awardee can be of any nationality, but is to be based in the UK or Ireland at the time of nomination and award. The research being recognised can have been partially but not exclusively carried out outside the UK or Ireland.
The prize will be awarded to an early career researcher, defined as those individuals in the first 12 years of a research career (allowing for career breaks), e.g. following the award of a PhD.
The awardee cannot be a member of the prize committee (that is made up of two representatives from the BRSG and two representatives from the NMR Discussion Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry).The recipient need not be a member of the IOP BRSG: The Magnetic Resonance Group or the NMR Discussion Group.
Nomination Procedure
Candidates for the award need to be nominated (and seconded) by a member of the BRSG or the NMR Discussion Group. A short case is to be made as to why the candidate is suitable for a prize recognising excellence in magnetic resonance, including reference to one or more substantial contributions to the field.
Selection Procedure
The Prize will be awarded by a committee made up of two representatives from the BRSG and two representatives from the NMR Discussion Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry. A majority decision of the prize committee is required.