Grand Medal: Prof. Purpose of the Medal. In order to celebrate the great achievements accomplished by one of the Nobel Laureates in , Late Dr. Heinrich Rohrer , and also to express our deepest gratitude for his huge contribution to the research community, and finally to promote further progress in research and development in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, an international prize named after him has been established in by The Surface Science Society of Japan SSSJ in collaboration with IBM Research - Zurich , Swiss Embassy in Japan and Ms.
Outline of the Medal. Nomination and Selection for 3rd Medals. JVSS calls for nominations of the candidates all over the world by asking many foreign and domestic researchers, societies, research institutes and universities covering the fields relating to the Medal.
The nomination should be solely done in personal capacity , not by institutional nomination. Anyone can nominate the candidates by submitting a nomination letter together with related materials to the Award Committee through e-mail rohrermedal jvss.
The details for the nomination is shown below. The candidates are not limited by their nationality, sex, age, and affiliation, while the candidates only for the Rising Medal should be 37 or less years old as of January 1st of the award year. The deceased cannot be nominated. Self-nomination is not acceptable. The names of committee members will be opened after the selection. Nomination Procedure.
A nomination may be made by anyone qualified to evaluate, highlight, and validate the nominee's accomplishments. Any individual may submit one nominating or supporting letter for each Medal Grand Medal or Rising Medal. Complete package of documents mentioned below should be transmitted electronically as PDF files with proper security protection to:before October 31, closed.
