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Description & rules

Description & rules

ICNIRS Karl Norris Award Call and Guidelines 2025

The International Council of Near Infrared Spectroscopy (ICNIRS) is now inviting nominations for the ICNIRS Karl Norris Award (KNA) honors the unique contribution of Karl Norris as the internationally recognised founder of modern near infrared spectroscopy. The ICNIRS Karl Norris Award is given for major longstanding contribution to the science of near infrared spectroscopy (research, education, editor, commercialization, popular dissemination). Both academic and industrial senior-researchers are eligible.

The ICNIRS Karl Norris award will be presented at the 22nd International Conference on Near Infrared Spectroscopy, NIRS-2025, to be held in Rome, Italy, June 8th-12th (2025).

Guidelines

  • The nomination must be in the form of a signed letter and may be made by anyone.
  • Each nomination must be seconded.
  • One person can nominate no more than one candidate.
  • The nomination must include the candidate’s full name and title, a short biography, a list of publications, a recent photograph and a statement generally supporting the nomination.
  • The award may be presented to one individual only.
  • The awardee shall be required to attend the ICNIRS Conference to receive the award and to deliver the “Norris Address”.
  • Late nominations will not be considered for the award.
  • The Selection Committee may decide not to confer the Karl Norris Award in any given year if a suitable candidate cannot be identified.
  • The awardee will receive a medal and their registration fee for NIRS-2025 will be paid by ICNIRS.
  • The awardee will automatically become member of ICNIRS for a two-year period.

Please refer to the webpage Karl Norris Awardees for further information.

Nominations must be emailed to the ICNIRS president, Professor Søren Balling Engelsen, (subject field:  Karl Norris Award) by no later than March 1st, 2025. Late nomination will not be accepted.

Contact details:

Professor Søren Balling Engelsen

ICNIRS president

Email: se@food.ku.dk

Phone: +45 20200064

Updated : 6 January 2025