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2027 Varian Young Investigator Award
The Varian Young Investigator Award aims to recognize a single investigator, for their achievements, in any area of magnetic resonance. The prize will be awarded for significant
and innovative advancements in instrumentation and/or method development. Emphasis will be placed on science accomplished in independent positions in academy or industry. Eligible
recipients are those within the first 4 years of their first independent faculty appointment and not exceeding 10 years since their Ph.D. The recipient will receive a prize of
$10,000 and provide a 20 minute talk. For further information, see:
https://enc-conference.org/Varian-Young-Investigator-Award/.
The nomination should include:
- Nominee contact information and CV
- A brief (no more than 200 words) description of the work that forms the basis of the nomination
- A list of up to five relevant publications.
Please submit your nominations by 30th November 2026 using the online form accessible from the website above.
Many thanks in advance for your contributions.
3rd September 2026.
2027 Günther Laukien Prize
The Laukien Prize was established in 1999 to honour the memory of Professor Günther Laukien, a co-founder of Bruker. The Prize carries a monetary award of $20,000 generously funded by Bruker and the receipient(s) will deliver the
opening plenary at the ENC.
The Laukien Prize is intended to recognize cutting-edge experimental NMR research with a high probability of enabling beneficial new applications. There is no career stage or career sector eligibility requirement for nominees or
nominators. For further information, see:
https://www.enc-conference.org/Gunther-Laukien-Prize.
The nomination should include:
- Nominee contact information and CV
- A brief (no more than 200 words) description of the work that forms the basis of the nomination
- A list of up to five relevant publications.
Please submit your nominations by 31st October 2026 using the online form accessible from the website above.
Many thanks in advance for your contributions.
3rd September 2026.
2025 Nobel Prizes
It was 2025 NOBEL PRIZE week and those honoured were:
- For PHYSICS John
Clarke (University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA), Michel H. Devoret (Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA; University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA) and John M. Martinis (University of California, Santa Barbara,
CA, USA; Qolab, Los Angeles, CA, USA);
"for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit",
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2025/summary/; - For CHEMISTRY Susumu Kitagawa (Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan), Richard Robson (University of Melbourne, Melbourne,
Australia) and Omar M. Yaghi (University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA)
“for the development of metal–organic frameworks”,
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2025/summary/; - For PHYSIOLOGY or MEDICINE Mary E. Brunkow (Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, WA, USA), Frederick J. Ramsdell
(Sonoma Biotherapeutics, San Francisco, CA, USA) and Shimon Sakaguchi (Osaka University, Osaka, Japan)
“for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance”,
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2025/summary/.
Congratulations to the new Nobel Laureates!
10th October, 2025.
C.J. Gorter NMR-DG Award
The C.J. Gorter NMR-DG Award is funded by the Stichting Magnetische Resonantie “NMR-DG” and is given every two years for the best Ph.D. thesis in the area of magnetic resonance spectroscopy and/or magnetic resonance imaging of the preceding two years.
The purpose of the Award is to provide recognition to young scientists in The Netherlands who have performed thesis work of outstanding scientific quality. The Award consists of a certificate and a prize of €1500 in cash, at full disposal of the laureate
for enhancing her/his scientific career. The Award will be presented at the annual symposium of the Dutch NMR-DG, where the laureate is expected to present an acceptance lecture.
Candidates can be nominated by their PhD (co)promotor or supervisor, or can apply themselves for the Award by sending a short motivation letter with contact details of one or two persons that can be contacted for a reference, the candidate’s CV (including a publication list),
the thesis summary and a link to a downloadable digital version of the thesis to the NMR-DG (nmrdgnl@gmail.com). A letter of recommendation by the (co-)promotor or supervisor specifying the contribution of the candidate in the research is very helpful.
Eligible candidates need to have obtained their doctorate at a university in The Netherlands on a topic in the field of magnetic resonance in a broad sense. The thesis should have been defended in the two preceding years (May 1 2024 – May 1 2026).
The Award jury consists of representatives of the Stichting Magnetische Resonantie “NMR-DG” and the Netherlands NMR Discussion Group (who will act as the jury chairman and the jury secretary) and 3–4 additional members, from different magnetic resonance disciplines and appointed
by the board of the Dutch NMR-DG. The jury will make a shortlist of 5-10 nominees who will be invited to submit 5 hard copies of their thesis. The jury must reach a unanimous decision on the Award and motivate their choice in a laudation, to be presented at the annual symposium of
the Dutch NMR-DG. The travel costs of the laureate to participate and present his/her thesis research in this symposium can be reimbursed (maximum €500) by the Stichting Magnetische Resonantie “NMR-DG”.
Deadlines and expected time schedule for the Award 2026
May 6th: Submission motivation letter, CV, thesis summary, digital version of the thesis, and preferably a letter of recommendation by the (co-)promotor
June 16th: Preselection of 5-10 candidates by the jury, and contact with these Award nominees
July 1st: Submission of 5 hard copies of the thesis (shortlisted nominees only)
Oct 1st : Jury decision and informing of the Prize winner and other nominees
Mid October: Award ceremony at the annual Dutch NMR Discussion Group meeting.
On behalf of the Dutch NMR-DG, Rolf Boelens, Adriana Carvalho de Souza, John van Duynhoven, Hugo van Ingen, and Patrick van der Wel, 2nd March, 2026.
