Overview

The John Sanders Medal was established to promote excellence in developing or applying electron microscope techniques in the physical or chemical sciences, and to perpetuate the name of John Sanders. The award is open to microscopists residing in Australia for at least five of the past seven years preceding the date on which the entries close.

The medal is to be awarded for excellence in developing or applying electron microscope techniques, with particular attention to problems of practical importance in the physical and chemical sciences. The award shall be given for original research making, in the opinion of the selection committee, the most important contribution to the subject as defined above, and recorded in papers of international standing published during the previous five years, and supported, where appropriate, by unpublished papers ready for publication.

Applications, which can come either from or on behalf of a nominee,

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Eligibility:

• Nominees must be researchers who have resided in Australia for at least five of the past seven years.

• Nominees should have a research focus on developing and/or applying electron microscope techniques in the physical, chemical and/or multidisciplinary sciences.

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Award Criteria:

• Pioneered innovative research that has significantly advanced the development and application of electron microscopy techniques. This includes, but not limited to, creating new methodologies or significantly enhancing the existing approaches including correlative strategies.

• Produced research outputs of outstanding originality and quality, as evidenced by publications with high-impact and awards in the previous five years, or supported, where appropriate, by unpublished papers ready for publication.

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Documents to include in the application

• The name, affiliation and reports of two referees

• A short statement of the research for which the nomination was made

• A CV (maximum 2 pages)

• A list of relevant publication