PCG Group Prizes

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Physical Crystallography Prize 2010 - Call for Nominations

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting. The Physical Crystallography Prize currently consists of a cash award plus expenses for attending the Spring Meeting to deliver the Prize Lecture.

Nominations for the prize must be submitted to the Chair of the Physical Crystallography Group, Prof. Dave Keen (david.keen@stfc.ac.uk), by 31st January 2010 and the Prize will be awarded at the 2010 BCA Spring Meeting at Warwick University, 13-15th April 2010.

PANalytical Thesis Prize 2010 - Call for Nominations

The Physical Crystallography Group is pleased to invite entries for the PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis submitted in the period from 1st September 2008 to 31st December 2009. The amount of the prize, which will be sponsored by PANalytical Ltd, will be £500. To be eligible for the prize, candidates must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the British Crystallographic Association (BCA). Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further (current rate £10 per annum or £35 for 4 years during the PhD degree study). To enter the competition, candidates must submit: (a) a copy of the Thesis on CD-ROM. (b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a clear description of the role of Physical Crystallography (as defined on the website www.pcg-scmp.org or otherwise) in the research. (c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate. In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. Nominations for the prize must be submitted to the PCG-SCMP Chair, Prof. David Keen (david.keen@stfc.ac.uk), by 31st January 2010 and the Prize will be awarded at the 2010 BCA Spring Meeting at Warwick University, 13-15th April 2010.

On behalf of the PCG-SCMP Committee,

Ivana Evans

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Dr. Ivana Radosavljevic Evans

Lecturer in Structural/Materials Chemistry

Department of Chemistry

Durham University

Durham DH1 3LE, U.K.

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