The SPring-8 Users Community (SPRUC) is now seeking nominations for the SPRUC 2022 Young Scientist Award as detailed below.
Definition: | The Young Scientist Award from SPRUC (SPring-8 Users Community) was established to recognize pioneering achievements in scientific and/or technological activities performed by individual young scientists using SPring-8/SACLA. The evaluation process involves a careful consideration of each award candidate's future potential based on his/her work. It is aimed to encourage young scientists to perform further exciting research in the relevant field and contribute to a successful career for the award recipients. This international prize will be awarded for outstanding results registered as published attainments with SPring-8/SACLA research. In relation to the competition, 'SPring-8/SACLA research' is defined as science and technology investigating scientific phenomena by using the SPring-8/SACLA facility (including technical developments of instrumentation, etc.). Not only academic research, but also achievements conductive to commercialization of products, and a business enterprise in industrial applications are involved in the award nomination. |
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Numbers of Winners: | Up to two winners / year. |
Rules of Eligibility: |
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Entry Period: | From Friday, April 1 to Friday, June 3 2022. |
Nomination Method: | Nominations must be made on a Candidate Nomination Form (Format Download). Please send completed form to the SPRUC Secretariat via email (see below). You can put yourself forward. |
Send to: | SPRUC Secretariatiusers@spring8.or.jpj |
Selection Method: | A review committee will be set up under the SPRUC to carry out a rigorous review process. |
Note: | The decision of a prizewinner will be announced by the late of July. The award ceremony and winning lecture will be held at the SPring-8 Symposium 2022 (The holding method and date are undecided). The travel expense of the winner will be supported by SPRUC up to 200,000 yen/person. |
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Reference: | The past Winners: FY2021 / FY2020 / FY2019 / FY2018 / FY2017 / FY2016 / FY2015 / FY2014 / FY2013 / FY2012 SPring-8/SACLA Informatioon:SPRUC Young Scientist Award *Japanese text only |