Awards

The 2011 Wolf Prize for Physics will be awarded jointly to three pioneers in Aberration-Corrected Electron Microscopy

Maximilian Haider CEOS GmbH and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruhe, Germany	Prof. Harald Rose Carl Zeiss Senior Professor Ulm University Ulm, Germany
Knut Urban Research Centre Jülich Jülich, Germany, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany

For their development of aberration-corrected electron microscopy, allowing the observation of individual atoms with picometer precision, thus revolutionizing materials science.

IFSM Vice President, Professor D. Cockayne, is awarded the Massey Medal from the Institute of Physics (IOP). read more

IFSM President, Professor C. Colliex, is awarded the Holweck Medal for Advances in Electron Inspection of Nanostructures. read more

The John M Cowley Medal has been established to honor the memory of John Maxwell Cowley, esteemed Regents’ Professor and Galvin Professor of Physics at Arizona State University. John was a leader in the field of diffraction, microscopy and crystallography, and he was also the founder of the electron microscopy facility at Arizona State University. The medal will be awarded in recognition of lifetime achievement to an international leader in the fields of diffraction physics or microscopy, and will be presented at the quadrennial International Microscopy Congress. The first John M. Cowley Medal was awarded to Professor Sumio Iijima at the International Microscopy Congress held in Sapporo in September 2006.
Anyone wishing to contribute to the 'Cowley Medal Fund' should contact the General Secretary.