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Young Scientist Award of SPRUC Launched
- Call for FY2012 Nominations -

The SPring-8 Users Community (SPRUC) has decided to set up the Young Scientist Award of SPRUC. We are now seeking the FY2012 nominations for the award as detailed below.

"Young Scientist Award of SPRUC FY2012"

1. Definition:
The Young Scientist Award from SPRUC (SPring-8 Users Community) was established to recognize pioneering achievements in photon science by individual young scientists using SPring-8.

SPRUC will evaluate each candidatefs future potential based on his/her work. SPRUC hopes this award will encourage further exciting research in this field and contribute to successful careers for the award recipients. This international prize will be awarded for outstanding results registered as published attainments with SPring-8 research.

For the prize, 'SPring-8 research' is defined as science and technology investigating scientific phenomena using SPring-8.
2. Number of Winners:
Up to two winners/year.
3. Rules of Eligibility:
  1. Entrants must have been under the age of 35 in April 2012.
  2. The head or collaborator of the proposals, which were approved in the last three years, is eligible to compete for the prize.
  3. The research described in the entrants' thesis/reports must utilize SPring-8 research
  4. The prize will recognize only work that was performed while the entrant was a user of the SPring-8 facilities.@
4. Closing Date:
Saturday, June 30, 2012@Closed
5. Nomination Method:
Nominations must be made on a Candidate Nomination Form (free format). Please send completed form to the SPRUC Secretariat via email (see below). You can put yourself forward.
6. Send to:
SPRUC Secretariat  (users@spring8.or.jp)
(Please put "Candidate Nomination for Young Scientist Award of SPRUC FY2012" in the subject line.)
7. Selection Method:
A review committee will be set up under the SPRUC to carry out a rigorous review process.
8. Note: The award ceremony and winning lecture will be held at the SPring-8 Symposium 2012 (held on August 25 and 26, 2012 at Osaka University Convention Center).

Yoshiyuki Amemiya
Chair
SPring-8 Users Community (SPRUC)


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