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ICNIRS has a new woman president
Handover of President of ICNIRS from Soren Balling Engelsen to Dolores (Lola) Perez Marin at the closing of NIR2025.In the same time the Executive, management and advisory committees were renewed.
Read moreKarl Norris Award 2025: the winner is …
The ICNIRS is proud to announce that the Karl Norris Award 2025 will be presented to Prof. Dr. Ana Garrido-Varo (Spain), in recognition of her outstanding lifelong contributions to NIR spectroscopy in education, research, and technology transfer. With a career spanning more than four decades at the Faculty of Agriculture & Forestry Engineering University of
Read moreTomas Hirschfeld Award 2025: the winner is…
Marena Manley It is with great pleasure that the ICNIRS announces Prof. Marena Manley from South Africa as the recipient of the 2025 Tomas Hirschfeld Award. This year’s award round has been exceptionally competitive, with a remarkable pool of top candidates. The strength of this competition is a great sign for the future of our
Read moreCall for NIR2029 Bidder
The ICNIRS is calling for bidding country to host the International Conference of NIRS in the year of 2029. Bidder must be scientist in the country (not organizer or hotel). Please send your wish to bid to mui.saranwong@bruker.com by 10 May 2025. Bidder must be presented at the ICNIRS General Meeting to give presentation (5-10
Read moreGoodbye Paul Geladi
The ICNIRS regrets to inform you that Prof. Paul Geladi, the convenor of NIR 2007, passed away Saturday May 18th, 2024 in Umea, Sweden, at the age of 72. We will always remember him and his great contributions to the international NIR community. A memorial page has been setup – please visit and share your
Read moreThe Karl Norris Award 2023 goes to …
It is a great pleasure to announce that the Karl Norris Award 2023 goes to Professor Harald Martens from Norway. Harald has been instrumental in the development of chemometrics algorithms as a tool for quantitative analysis of NIR spectra. In particular Harald has played a central role in the development of common and omnipresent algorithms
Read moreTomas Hirschfeld Award 2023: The winner is…
Roger Meder It is a pleasure to announce that the Tomas Hirschfeld Awardee 2023 is Roger Meder from Australia. This award round was very competitive , which is very good news for our scientific community. This year, the THA has been co-funded by SI-ware and the ICNIRS. The award will be presented during the NIR2023
Read more23rd edition of NIRS course in Cordoba (Spain)
The 23rd edition of the course entitled “Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS): Applications in Quality Control and Traceability of Agri-Food Products and Processes”, was held at the University of Cordoba (Spain), February 13th-16th, 2023. The course was designed for pre and post graduate students, scientists, and professionals with different backgrounds (analytical chemistry, soils science, animal nutrition,
Read moreCall for KNA2023 nomination
The ICNIRS is now inviting nominations for the 2023 Karl Norris Award (KNA). The KNA honours the unique contribution of Karl Norris as the internationally recognised founder of modern near-infrared spectroscopy. The award is made in recognition of a major contribution to the science of near infrared spectroscopy, including research and development of new technology.
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