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This prize was instituted by the "Ernst Ruska Preis Förderverein" (ERPV), an organization established by the European manufacturers of electron microscopes (Philips and Leo). The prize has been awarded to the following scientists: N. Unwin, R. Henderson, W. Baumeister, H. Kohl, M. Van Heel, H. Lichte, J. Zach, I. Talmon, G. Knoll, W.O. Saxton, D. Chrétien, M. Mankos, B. Böttcher and S. Fuller.
The Ernst Ruska Prize has been transformed into a European prize. Two prizes are awarded, one in the materials/optics field and one in the biomedical field. The rules governing the prize are as follows:
Candidates for the prize can be proposed by:
 European Microscopy Societies
A group of scientists
An individual scientist
 Candidates must be European, or of European origin; non-European scientists who work or have worked in Europe for more than a year are also eligible.
A candidate need not necessarily be a member of a European National Microscopical Society.
Applications should contain a resume (CV); a list of publications; reprints of five publications that best support the candidature, the candidate should be the leading author of these publications; and an appraisal and justification written by the proposer.
Proposals should be received at the Secretariat of the EMS before April 1st. The selection of two candidates should be ready on June 1st.
Candidates will be evaluated by a jury, the members of which are selected by the "Ernst Ruska Preis Förderverein" and the EMS. The names of the members of the jury will be made public at the next European Microscopy Congress (EMC).
The prize will be awarded on the basis of the quality and originality of scientific achievements in the field of electron microscopy, obtained during the five years preceding the application. Other microscopies than electron microscopy are not included.
The successful candidates are required to attend the EMC and to deliver a keynote address during the opening session. The text of their presentation will be printed in the proceedings of the congress.
An additional objective of the Ernst Ruska Prize is to support scientists at a stage of their career at which the award will have a maximal impact on their future. Proposers should indicate in their appreciation the extent to which the prize would help to further the professional opportunities of the applicant. The quality of the scientific work is of course the principal criterion for the award.
National (Electron) Microscopy Societies are urged to make every effort to inform their membership about the prize. |
