NSG Annual Prizes

BTM Willis Prize

Nomination for BTM Willis Prize 2023 is now open.

The BTM Willis prize is named in honour of Prof. Terry Willis – founder of the UK Neutron Scattering Group, and the well-known for Harwell (later Oxford) School of Neutron Scattering. Since 2001, the UK Neutron Scattering Group awards the prize annually to an early career researcher in recognition of a single outstanding piece of work, or a longer-term coherent body of work, in the application of neutron scattering to a significant problem in physics, chemistry, materials science, earth science, the life sciences, or engineering, or alternatively in recognition of a major development in neutron scattering instrumentation or techniques.

The prize is awarded to an individual in recognition of a single outstanding piece of work, or a longer term coherent body of work, in the application of neutron scattering to a significant problem in physics, chemistry, materials science, earth science, the life sciences, or engineering, or alternatively in recognition of a major development in neutron scattering instrumentation or techniques.

For more information about the prize see here

Don McKenzie Paul Thesis Prize

Nomination for Don McKenzie Paul Thesis Prize 2023 is now open.

The Don McKenzie Paul Thesis Prize is awarded in recognition of a successfully examined PhD or DPhil thesis in which the use of neutrons plays a significant role in addressing a scientific challenge or alternatively, the thesis describes notable development of neutron instrumentation or techniques.

The prize is named after Don McKenzie Paul (1953-2019), a condensed matter scientist and professor at the University of Warwick known for his work in neutron scattering. Further information on Don McKenzie Paul about be found here.

Nominations cannot be directly from the candidate, but can be from anyone else, including their supervisor or examiner. To be eligible, the examiners must have approved any corrections and recommended the award of a PhD or DPhil, the thesis must have been submitted within the last 24 months of the call deadline (1st March 2020), and the thesis awarding institution must be based in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland.

Thomas Penfold Poster Prize

The prize is awarded for a student poster presenting work using neutrons at Neutron and Muon Science Users Meeting (NMSUM).

The panel will be made up of members of the NSG committee and plenary speakers from the NMSUM conference.