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Dan Maydan Prize in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2023 | Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Dan Maydan Prize in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2023

November 12, 2024

The Hebrew University's Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology hereby invites nominations of candidates for the Dan Maydan Prize in Nanoscience Research 2024 for outstanding mid-career scientist in in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 

About the prize:
The $10,000 Dan Maydan Prize in Nanoscience Research is awarded annually to an outstanding mid-career scientist, from Israel or abroad, for significant academic achievements in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. The prize enables an interchange of knowledge between the Center’s scientists and Nano-scientists worldwide 

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Nominations are to be made by recognized scientists and academic leaders. Self-nominations are not allowed.
  • Candidates should have received their doctorate from 1.1.2007 onwards.
    Maternity leave extension – 12 months for each child after the PhD.
  • Candidates should be affiliated with an academic research institution.
  • Candidates should be significant emerging scientific leaders in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology with outstanding track record of a major discovery in the field, and current ground-breaking research activity in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 

Nominations process:

  Applications by recognized scientists and scientific leaders nominating suitable candidates should be submitted as PDF files to the HUCNN by email to
  huj-nano@savion.huji.ac.il  no later than March 14 , 2024 and should include:

  • Cover page with the following info: 

           Name of applicant including contact details
           Name of nominator including contact details
           Names of recommenders including contact details 

  • CV (including relevant personal information, candidate’s contact information, and up to 10 most significant publications in nanotechnology)
  • List of publications and summary of bibliographic citation data of the candidate
  • Short citation of the reason for awarding the prize to the candidate (up to 250 words)
  • Award justification by the nominator: Summary of main research achievements in nanoscience and nanotechnology (1-2 pages)
  • At least two additional letters of recommendation (in addition to the award justification)

Selection Committee:
A selection committee, of at least three members, headed by the founding director of the HUCNN (Prof. Uri Banin) and the current director of the HUCNN (Prof. Hadar Steinberg) will review all potential candidates and select the most suitable for the award. 

Award ceremony: 
The Prize will be awarded to the laureate at a ceremony in 2024 at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Jerusalem, Israel.
The prize laureate will be invited to Jerusalem for a week as a guest of the Hebrew University nanoscience community, giving academic lectures and seminars as well as engaging and interacting with faculty members, students and technical-scientific staff.