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January 21, 2000
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Volume 7, Number 9 |
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GENERAL |
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New $1-million NSERC research prize named in honor of Gerhard Herzberg
Federal Secretary of State for Science, Research and Development Gilbert Normand has announced a $1-million science and engineering research prize in honor of the late Gerhard Herzberg, winner of Canada’s first Nobel Prize for research in Chemistry. The annual award is a millennium project of NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council). Normand said, "This dramatic new award, which guarantees the recipient $1 million in research funding, will celebrate great Canadian achievements in research and move the best Canadian researchers to a new level of research support. "It will inspire all Canadians, and especially young citizens, with the excitement of science and engineering in Canada."
He said, "Herzberg’s lifetime of achievement in molecular spectroscopy moved Canada to the international forefront of the field. Thanks to his inspiring and innovative leadership, many young scientists also had the opportunity to become internationally recognized researchers." Among the participants who attended the announcement were Dr. Agnes Herzberg, daughter of Gerhard Herzberg, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette, and NSERC President Tom Brzustowski. "The Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering is this country’s premier research award," . Brzustowski said. Payette, a member of NSERC’s Council, said, "NSERC could not have come up with a better choice for recognizing our star researchers in Canada, than to name its most prestigious scientific prize after an astonishing man whose first love was, precisely, to study the stars!" The inaugural competition for the Herzberg Medal will be held in 2000. The winner will be selected from three finalists. The others will receive a one-time award of $50,000 of research support. The new prize guarantees that the winner will have $1 million over five years, for his or her own research, or to direct the use of in some related way – for example, to scholarships or the establishment of a university chair. If the winner already has an NSERC Research Grant, his or her grant for each of the five years will be brought up to $200,000. If the grant is greater than $150,000, it will be topped up by $50,000. A winner who is not an NSERC grant recipient may direct the full $200,000 to scholarships or the establishment of a chair.
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