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 his/her 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 reference, their CV (including a publication list), the thesis summary and a link to a digital version of the thesis to the NMR-DG secretariat (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. For the current award round, the thesis should have been defended in the two preceding years (May 1 2022 – May 1 2024).

The Award jury consists of a representative of the Stichting Magnetische Resonantie “NMR-DG” (who will act as the jury chairman), a representative of the Netherlands NMR Discussion Group (who will act as 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) from the Stichting Magnetische Resonantie “NMR-DG”.

Award Jury

  Prof. dr. P.C.A. van der Wel, Stichting Magnetische Resonantie NMR-DG, Chairman
  Dr. A. Carvalho de Souza, Stichting Magnetische Resonantie NMR-DG, Secretary
  Prof. dr. R. Boelens, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
  Dr. L. van der Weerd, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands

Address Award Jury

  Nederlandse NMR Discussie Groep, Secretariaat “C.J. Gorter NMR-DG Award”
  Bijvoet Centrum voor Biomoleculair  Onderzoek
  Universiteit Utrecht
  Padualaan 8
  3584 CH Utrecht