About the Kai Siegbahn Prize: The Prize was established in 2009 in honour of Kai Siegbahn, founder of Nuclear Instruments and Methods A (NIMA), who had a strong and lasting commitment to advancing synchrotron radiation science.
The Editorial Board of Nuclear Instruments and Methods, Section A (NIMA) is currently accepting nominations for the following award, and we are counting on your to help us identify potential honorees! We invite you to review the award criteria, and to nominate a worthy colleague. All nominations should be submitted to the Committee Chair by April 30, 2015:
Prof. Fulvio Parmigiani, Kai Siegbahn Chair
Department of Physics, University of Trieste
International Faculty, University of Cologne
Head of Science, FERMI@Elettra-FEL
Email: fulvio.parmigiani@elettra.trieste.it
Nomination criteria:
The prize aims to recognize and encourage outstanding experimental achievements in synchrotron radiation research with a significant component of instrument development. Particular preference will be given to the development of synchrotron radiation spectroscopies.
Rules and eligibility:
Nominations are open to scientists of all nationalities without regard to the geographical site at which the work was performed. Usually, the prize shall be awarded to one person but it may be shared if all recipients have contributed to the same accomplishment. The prize recipient should be 45 years old or younger at the time of selection. Nominations are active for two prize cycles.
Prize Nominations:
Nominations are accepted from the NIMA advisory board, the NIM board of editors, synchrotron radiation facility directors as well as from scientists engaged in synchrotron radiation science. Nomination packages should include a nominating letter, at least one supporting letter, a list of five papers on which the award is based as well as a proposed citation for the award.
Where:
The 2015 award shall be announced at the International Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation Conference. The presentation of the award and the prize lecture will be hosted by Uppsala University and will take place in the Kai Siegbahn Lecture Hall in autumn 2015.
Award:
The prize consists of 4000 € inclusive of the allowance for travel to the meeting at which the prize is awarded and a certificate citing the contributions made by the recipient.
Committee selection: NIMA publisher, Chair and Co-chair
Committee:
At least one member of the NIM board of editors
One previous prize winner
Three to four senior scientists from the field of synchrotron radiation research
2015 Committee:
F. Parmigiani, Chair; W. Barletta, co-chair; Claudio Masciovecchio (2012 prize winner), Nils Martenssen (Uppsala), Sine Larsen (Copenhagen), Janos Kirz (LBNL), Atsushi Fujimori (U. Tokyo), Charles Fadley (UCD)
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