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2026-05-12T11:34:05Z

AlexGibbs: /* Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography */

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2026'''

''' ''Applications for the 2026 thesis prize will open shortly'' ''' - please check back here soon for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2026 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2025.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2026 Prize will be awarded at the 2026 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''
''Applications for the thesis prize will open shortly''

;Previous winners:

* 2025 (Joint) Jennifer Nadine Graham (College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham) - Magneto-Structural Correlations and the Role of Disorder in Frustrated Magnets
* 2025 (Joint) Emily G. Meekel (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) - Structure and properties of zinc 1,3-bdc metal-organic frameworks

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize are NOW CLOSED'''

Questions on applications should be directed to the PCG/SCMP Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March - 1st April 2026). This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award. Historically this has been £500, though is subject to change and adjustment.
# Nominations should be submitted via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]before '''the deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025.'''
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2026 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations should be submitted by a third party (self-nomination is not possible) and should preferentially come from outside the nominee's department to reflect the broader recognition of their work, though internal nominations can be considered (at the discretion of the judging panel).


'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2026 Dr Adam Sapnik (University of Copenhagen)

* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2026-05-12T11:33:30Z

AlexGibbs:

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2026'''

''' ''Applications for the 2026 thesis prize will open shortly'' ''' - please check back here soon for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2026 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2025.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2025 (Joint) Jennifer Nadine Graham (College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham) - Magneto-Structural Correlations and the Role of Disorder in Frustrated Magnets
* 2025 (Joint) Emily G. Meekel (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) - Structure and properties of zinc 1,3-bdc metal-organic frameworks

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize are NOW CLOSED'''

Questions on applications should be directed to the PCG/SCMP Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March - 1st April 2026). This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award. Historically this has been £500, though is subject to change and adjustment.
# Nominations should be submitted via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]before '''the deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025.'''
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2026 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations should be submitted by a third party (self-nomination is not possible) and should preferentially come from outside the nominee's department to reflect the broader recognition of their work, though internal nominations can be considered (at the discretion of the judging panel).


'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2026 Dr Adam Sapnik (University of Copenhagen)

* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Jobs page

2026-04-29T08:30:07Z

AlexGibbs: /* Jobs in Physical Crystallography */

==Jobs in Physical Crystallography==

Job Opportunities:

 Beamline Scientist - (I07) Surface and Interface High Resolution Diffraction, Diamond Light Source 

''Application deadline: 31st May 2026''

The Diamond light source is seeking to appoint a beamline scientist with a permanent contract to a motivated scientist with good experimental skills and the ability to conduct high quality original research. A candidate with knowledge of surface x-ray diffraction/scattering techniques and a background in surface/interface science (this could be UHV, electrochemistry, catalysis, material science, soft matter) would be ideal. The selected candidate will have the opportunity of taking advantage of the unique capabilities of the I07 beamline to develop their own research activity and participate to the in-house research programme - mostly focused on the characterization surfaces/interfaces in-situ and in operando conditions using x-ray diffraction/scattering techniques, with the possibility of combining spectroscopic characterization (XAS, HAXPES).

For more information, check out the following link:
https://vacancies.diamond.ac.uk/vacancy/beamline-scientist-i07-surface-and-interface-high-resolution-diffraction-609196.html

PhD Studentships:

Developing novel tools for the analysis of local order using total scattering data

''University of Sheffield''

''Supervisors: Dr Lewis Owen (University of Sheffield), Prof Katerina Christofidou (University of Sheffield), Dr Gabriel Perez (ISIS Neutron and Muon Source), Dr Alexander Belozerov (STFC Scientific Computing)''

''Rolling deadline with next assessment: 15th May 2026''

Total scattering is an advanced X-ray and Neutron scattering technique that provides atomic scale information about the structure of a material. Many important materials systems are known to have properties that are strongly affected by this local structure (effects on the atomic scale) including materials for atomic energy, battery components and structural applications. For example, short-range order (the preference of atoms to sit next to or avoid each other) can affect the radiation damage tolerance, electrical resistivity or strengthening properties of a material.

This project will look to create novel tools and a coherent workflow that combine the diverse pieces of software used for the analysis of local order using total scattering. The project will involve a mixture of coding, data curation, practical experiments at UK national X-ray and Neutron facilities, and method development. This project would suit someone with a background in Material Science, Chemistry, Physics or Computer Science. The student will be part of the MOSAIC group at the University of Sheffield. The project will involve close work with colleagues at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, and the STFC Scientific Computing team. The student will also be part of the Royce Institute Materials 4.0 CDT and be part of a national cohort working to realise the potential of the digital and data revolutions in materials science. CDT students undertake a doctorate with an in-depth technical and professional skills training across a structured 4-year programme.

If you have informal enquiries please contact Dr [mailto:lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk Lewis Owen] (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

For further information see: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/developing-novel-tools-for-the-analysis-of-local-order-using-total-scattering-data-tscat/?p193479

If you would like to put an advert here please email
[mailto:struan.simpson@warwick.ac.uk Struan Simpson]

Jobs page

2026-04-29T08:30:00Z

AlexGibbs: /* Jobs in Physical Crystallography */

==Jobs in Physical Crystallography==

Job Opportunities:

 Beamline Scientist - (I07) Surface and Interface High Resolution Diffraction, Diamond Light Source 
''Application deadline: 31st May 2026''

The Diamond light source is seeking to appoint a beamline scientist with a permanent contract to a motivated scientist with good experimental skills and the ability to conduct high quality original research. A candidate with knowledge of surface x-ray diffraction/scattering techniques and a background in surface/interface science (this could be UHV, electrochemistry, catalysis, material science, soft matter) would be ideal. The selected candidate will have the opportunity of taking advantage of the unique capabilities of the I07 beamline to develop their own research activity and participate to the in-house research programme - mostly focused on the characterization surfaces/interfaces in-situ and in operando conditions using x-ray diffraction/scattering techniques, with the possibility of combining spectroscopic characterization (XAS, HAXPES).

For more information, check out the following link:
https://vacancies.diamond.ac.uk/vacancy/beamline-scientist-i07-surface-and-interface-high-resolution-diffraction-609196.html

PhD Studentships:

Developing novel tools for the analysis of local order using total scattering data

''University of Sheffield''

''Supervisors: Dr Lewis Owen (University of Sheffield), Prof Katerina Christofidou (University of Sheffield), Dr Gabriel Perez (ISIS Neutron and Muon Source), Dr Alexander Belozerov (STFC Scientific Computing)''

''Rolling deadline with next assessment: 15th May 2026''

Total scattering is an advanced X-ray and Neutron scattering technique that provides atomic scale information about the structure of a material. Many important materials systems are known to have properties that are strongly affected by this local structure (effects on the atomic scale) including materials for atomic energy, battery components and structural applications. For example, short-range order (the preference of atoms to sit next to or avoid each other) can affect the radiation damage tolerance, electrical resistivity or strengthening properties of a material.

This project will look to create novel tools and a coherent workflow that combine the diverse pieces of software used for the analysis of local order using total scattering. The project will involve a mixture of coding, data curation, practical experiments at UK national X-ray and Neutron facilities, and method development. This project would suit someone with a background in Material Science, Chemistry, Physics or Computer Science. The student will be part of the MOSAIC group at the University of Sheffield. The project will involve close work with colleagues at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, and the STFC Scientific Computing team. The student will also be part of the Royce Institute Materials 4.0 CDT and be part of a national cohort working to realise the potential of the digital and data revolutions in materials science. CDT students undertake a doctorate with an in-depth technical and professional skills training across a structured 4-year programme.

If you have informal enquiries please contact Dr [mailto:lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk Lewis Owen] (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

For further information see: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/developing-novel-tools-for-the-analysis-of-local-order-using-total-scattering-data-tscat/?p193479

If you would like to put an advert here please email
[mailto:struan.simpson@warwick.ac.uk Struan Simpson]

Jobs page

2026-04-29T08:26:36Z

AlexGibbs: /* Jobs in Physical Crystallography */

==Jobs in Physical Crystallography==

Job Opportunities:

 Beamline Scientist - (I07) Surface and Interface High Resolution Diffraction, Diamond Light Source 

The Diamond light source is seeking to appoint a beamline scientist with a permanent contract to a motivated scientist with good experimental skills and the ability to conduct high quality original research. A candidate with knowledge of surface x-ray diffraction/scattering techniques and a background in surface/interface science (this could be UHV, electrochemistry, catalysis, material science, soft matter) would be ideal. The selected candidate will have the opportunity of taking advantage of the unique capabilities of the I07 beamline to develop their own research activity and participate to the in-house research programme - mostly focused on the characterization surfaces/interfaces in-situ and in operando conditions using x-ray diffraction/scattering techniques, with the possibility of combining spectroscopic characterization (XAS, HAXPES).

For more information, check out the following link:
https://vacancies.diamond.ac.uk/vacancy/beamline-scientist-i07-surface-and-interface-high-resolution-diffraction-609196.html

PhD Studentships:

Developing novel tools for the analysis of local order using total scattering data

''University of Sheffield''

''Supervisors: Dr Lewis Owen (University of Sheffield), Prof Katerina Christofidou (University of Sheffield), Dr Gabriel Perez (ISIS Neutron and Muon Source), Dr Alexander Belozerov (STFC Scientific Computing)''

''Rolling deadline with next assessment: 15th May 2026''

Total scattering is an advanced X-ray and Neutron scattering technique that provides atomic scale information about the structure of a material. Many important materials systems are known to have properties that are strongly affected by this local structure (effects on the atomic scale) including materials for atomic energy, battery components and structural applications. For example, short-range order (the preference of atoms to sit next to or avoid each other) can affect the radiation damage tolerance, electrical resistivity or strengthening properties of a material.

This project will look to create novel tools and a coherent workflow that combine the diverse pieces of software used for the analysis of local order using total scattering. The project will involve a mixture of coding, data curation, practical experiments at UK national X-ray and Neutron facilities, and method development. This project would suit someone with a background in Material Science, Chemistry, Physics or Computer Science. The student will be part of the MOSAIC group at the University of Sheffield. The project will involve close work with colleagues at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, and the STFC Scientific Computing team. The student will also be part of the Royce Institute Materials 4.0 CDT and be part of a national cohort working to realise the potential of the digital and data revolutions in materials science. CDT students undertake a doctorate with an in-depth technical and professional skills training across a structured 4-year programme.

If you have informal enquiries please contact Dr [mailto:lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk Lewis Owen] (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

For further information see: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/developing-novel-tools-for-the-analysis-of-local-order-using-total-scattering-data-tscat/?p193479

If you would like to put an advert here please email
[mailto:struan.simpson@warwick.ac.uk Struan Simpson]

Jobs page

2026-04-29T08:26:27Z

AlexGibbs: /* Jobs in Physical Crystallography */

==Jobs in Physical Crystallography==

Job Opportunities:

 Beamline Scientist - (I07) Surface and Interface High Resolution Diffraction, Diamond Light Source 

The Diamond light source is seeking to appoint a beamline scientist with a permanent contract to a motivated scientist with good experimental skills and the ability to conduct high quality original research. A candidate with knowledge of surface x-ray diffraction/scattering techniques and a background in surface/interface science (this could be UHV, electrochemistry, catalysis, material science, soft matter) would be ideal. The selected candidate will have the opportunity of taking advantage of the unique capabilities of the I07 beamline to develop their own research activity and participate to the in-house research programme - mostly focused on the characterization surfaces/interfaces in-situ and in operando conditions using x-ray diffraction/scattering techniques, with the possibility of combining spectroscopic characterization (XAS, HAXPES).

For more information, check out the following link
https://vacancies.diamond.ac.uk/vacancy/beamline-scientist-i07-surface-and-interface-high-resolution-diffraction-609196.html

PhD Studentships:

Developing novel tools for the analysis of local order using total scattering data

''University of Sheffield''

''Supervisors: Dr Lewis Owen (University of Sheffield), Prof Katerina Christofidou (University of Sheffield), Dr Gabriel Perez (ISIS Neutron and Muon Source), Dr Alexander Belozerov (STFC Scientific Computing)''

''Rolling deadline with next assessment: 15th May 2026''

Total scattering is an advanced X-ray and Neutron scattering technique that provides atomic scale information about the structure of a material. Many important materials systems are known to have properties that are strongly affected by this local structure (effects on the atomic scale) including materials for atomic energy, battery components and structural applications. For example, short-range order (the preference of atoms to sit next to or avoid each other) can affect the radiation damage tolerance, electrical resistivity or strengthening properties of a material.

This project will look to create novel tools and a coherent workflow that combine the diverse pieces of software used for the analysis of local order using total scattering. The project will involve a mixture of coding, data curation, practical experiments at UK national X-ray and Neutron facilities, and method development. This project would suit someone with a background in Material Science, Chemistry, Physics or Computer Science. The student will be part of the MOSAIC group at the University of Sheffield. The project will involve close work with colleagues at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, and the STFC Scientific Computing team. The student will also be part of the Royce Institute Materials 4.0 CDT and be part of a national cohort working to realise the potential of the digital and data revolutions in materials science. CDT students undertake a doctorate with an in-depth technical and professional skills training across a structured 4-year programme.

If you have informal enquiries please contact Dr [mailto:lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk Lewis Owen] (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

For further information see: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/developing-novel-tools-for-the-analysis-of-local-order-using-total-scattering-data-tscat/?p193479

If you would like to put an advert here please email
[mailto:struan.simpson@warwick.ac.uk Struan Simpson]

Prizes

2026-04-02T16:16:25Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize are NOW CLOSED'''

Questions on applications should be directed to the PCG/SCMP Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March - 1st April 2026). This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award. Historically this has been £500, though is subject to change and adjustment.
# Nominations should be submitted via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]before '''the deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025.'''
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2026 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations should be submitted by a third party (self-nomination is not possible) and should preferentially come from outside the nominee's department to reflect the broader recognition of their work, though internal nominations can be considered (at the discretion of the judging panel).


'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2026 Dr Adam Sapnik (University of Copenhagen)

* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2025 (Joint) Jennifer Nadine Graham (College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham) - Magneto-Structural Correlations and the Role of Disorder in Frustrated Magnets
* 2025 (Joint) Emily G. Meekel (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) - Structure and properties of zinc 1,3-bdc metal-organic frameworks

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Main Page

2026-02-03T09:23:09Z

AlexGibbs: /* Jobs in Physical Crystallography */

==Physical Crystallography Group (PCG) & Structural Condensed Matter Physics (SCMP)==
The PCG of the British Crystallographic Association ([http://crystallography.org.uk/ BCA]) and the SCMP of the Institute of Physics ([http://www.iop.org IoP]) are two names for the same group. The aim of the group is to promote and support physical crystallography in all its current forms. We organise meetings and workshops, award a thesis prize every year and a lecture prize biennially. There is also limited funding to provide student bursaries to help towards the cost of attending international conferences.

The aim of this website is to provide information to our members and hopefully attract new members from the community. The site is in the form of a ‘[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki]’, which allows users of the site to add their own content and comment on others. In this way it is hoped it will be a dynamic home for the physical crystallography community.

==News==



==Jobs in Physical Crystallography==

[http://www.pcg-scmp.org/Jobs_page PHD OPPORTUNITY - Tuning symmetry and chirality via fluorination of platinum group metal oxides]

[http://www.pcg-scmp.org/Jobs_page PHD OPPORTUNITY - Developing novel tools for the analysis of local order using total scattering data]

[http://www.pcg-scmp.org/Jobs_page PHD OPPORTUNITY - Model Development to Predict the Effects of Particle Size and Morphology on Energetic Material Sensitivity]

==PCG-SCMP Portfolio==

[[Topics:PCG Portfolio|PCG-SCMP Portfolio]]

==History of the PCG-SCMP Group==

Please visit [[history |History of the PCG-SCMP Group]] for a brief history of the group

Jobs page

2026-02-03T09:22:18Z

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==Jobs in Physical Crystallography==

Postdoctoral Opportunities:

Please check back for more information.

PhD Studentships:

Tuning symmetry and chirality via fluorination of platinum group metal oxides

''University of St Andrews''

''Supervisors: Dr Alexandra Gibbs (St Andrews) and Dr James Cumby (Edinburgh).''

''Closing Date: 6th Feb 2026''

This project aims to discover novel inorganic oxides exhibiting chirality, and characterise their emergent magnetic and electronic properties.

Complex platinum group metal oxides are a versatile platform for applications such as oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysis, as well as fundamental research on batteries and unconventional magnetism/electronic properties induced by strong spin-orbit coupling. Their structural chemistry is underexplored compared to their 3d transition metal oxide counterparts and in particular there is a dearth of research on mixed-anion compounds. Mixed-anion routes are an excellent way to introduce symmetry lowering of periodic structures through ordered site substitutions and/or anion-related distortions and it is this effect that we seek to exploit through this EaStCHEM PhD studentship. Using systematic investigation of the structural chemistry and physical properties of mixed-anion platinum group metal compounds, this studentship aims to discover a range of new materials displaying novel structural motifs and unusual physical properties, underpinned by the combination of the structure-directing effects of mixed anions and strong spin-orbit coupling.

This is a 3.5 year funded PhD project supervised by Dr [mailto:a.gibbs@st-andrews.ac.uk Alexandra Gibbs] (St Andrews) and Dr James Cumby (Edinburgh).

Please see here https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/tuning-symmetry-and-chirality-via-fluorination-of-platinum-group-metal-oxides/?p193571 for further details and contact a.gibbs@st-andrews.ac.uk for informal enquiries

Developing novel tools for the analysis of local order using total scattering data

''University of Sheffield''

''Supervisors: Dr Lewis Owen (University of Sheffield), Prof Katerina Christofidou (University of Sheffield), Dr Gabriel Perez (ISIS Neutron and Muon Source), Dr Alexander Belozerov (STFC Scientific Computing)''

''Rolling deadline with next assessment: 4th March 2026''

Total scattering is an advanced X-ray and Neutron scattering technique that provides atomic scale information about the structure of a material. Many important materials systems are known to have properties that are strongly affected by this local structure (effects on the atomic scale) including materials for atomic energy, battery components and structural applications. For example, short-range order (the preference of atoms to sit next to or avoid each other) can affect the radiation damage tolerance, electrical resistivity or strengthening properties of a material.

This project will look to create novel tools and a coherent workflow that combine the diverse pieces of software used for the analysis of local order using total scattering. The project will involve a mixture of coding, data curation, practical experiments at UK national X-ray and Neutron facilities, and method development. This project would suit someone with a background in Material Science, Chemistry, Physics or Computer Science. The student will be part of the MOSAIC group at the University of Sheffield. The project will involve close work with colleagues at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, and the STFC Scientific Computing team. The student will also be part of the Royce Institute Materials 4.0 CDT and be part of a national cohort working to realise the potential of the digital and data revolutions in materials science. CDT students undertake a doctorate with an in-depth technical and professional skills training across a structured 4-year programme.

If you have informal enquiries please contact Dr [mailto:lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk Lewis Owen] (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

For further information see: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/developing-novel-tools-for-the-analysis-of-local-order-using-total-scattering-data-tscat/?p193479

Model Development to Predict the Effects of Particle Size and Morphology on Energetic Material Sensitivity 

''University of Birmingham''

''Supervisor: Dr Adam Michalchuk''

The project is looking to develop computational frameworks to predict the effects of particle size and shape on the impact sensitivity of explosive materials. The project will primarily make use of atomistic (DFT) modelling and require development of python code. There is an opportunity to validate the models on model explosive crystals, using our in-house drop hammer tests.
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/phd-studentship-in-model-development-to-predict-the-effects-of-particle-size-and-morphology-on-energetic-material-sensitivity/?p192773

If you would like to put an advert here please email
[mailto:struan.simpson@warwick.ac.uk Struan Simpson]

Prizes

2025-11-13T11:41:24Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize are NOW CLOSED'''

Questions on applications should be directed to the PCG/SCMP Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March - 1st April 2026). This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award. Historically this has been £500, though is subject to change and adjustment.
# Nominations should be submitted via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]before '''the deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025.'''
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2026 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations should be submitted by a third party (self-nomination is not possible) and should preferentially come from outside the nominee's department to reflect the broader recognition of their work, though internal nominations can be considered (at the discretion of the judging panel).


'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2025 (Joint) Jennifer Nadine Graham (College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham) - Magneto-Structural Correlations and the Role of Disorder in Frustrated Magnets
* 2025 (Joint) Emily G. Meekel (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) - Structure and properties of zinc 1,3-bdc metal-organic frameworks

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-11-13T11:41:12Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize are NOW CLOSED'''

Nominators should submit applications via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]

'''Deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025'''

Questions on applications should be directed to the PCG/SCMP Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March - 1st April 2026). This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award. Historically this has been £500, though is subject to change and adjustment.
# Nominations should be submitted via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]before '''the deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025.'''
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2026 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations should be submitted by a third party (self-nomination is not possible) and should preferentially come from outside the nominee's department to reflect the broader recognition of their work, though internal nominations can be considered (at the discretion of the judging panel).


'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2025 (Joint) Jennifer Nadine Graham (College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham) - Magneto-Structural Correlations and the Role of Disorder in Frustrated Magnets
* 2025 (Joint) Emily G. Meekel (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) - Structure and properties of zinc 1,3-bdc metal-organic frameworks

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-11-13T11:40:21Z

AlexGibbs: /* Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize are OPEN!!'''

Nominators should submit applications via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]

'''Deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025'''

Questions on applications should be directed to the PCG/SCMP Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March - 1st April 2026). This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award. Historically this has been £500, though is subject to change and adjustment.
# Nominations should be submitted via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]before '''the deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025.'''
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2026 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations should be submitted by a third party (self-nomination is not possible) and should preferentially come from outside the nominee's department to reflect the broader recognition of their work, though internal nominations can be considered (at the discretion of the judging panel).


'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2025 (Joint) Jennifer Nadine Graham (College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham) - Magneto-Structural Correlations and the Role of Disorder in Frustrated Magnets
* 2025 (Joint) Emily G. Meekel (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) - Structure and properties of zinc 1,3-bdc metal-organic frameworks

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-11-13T11:39:54Z

AlexGibbs: /* Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize are OPEN!!'''

Nominators should submit applications via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]

'''Deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025'''

Questions on applications should be directed to the PCG/SCMP Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March - 1st April 2026). This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award. Historically this has been £500, though is subject to change and adjustment.
# Nominations should be submitted via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]before '''the deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025.'''
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2026 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations should be submitted by a third party (self-nomination is not possible) and should preferentially come from outside the nominee's department to reflect the broader recognition of their work, though internal nominations can be considered (at the discretion of the judging panel).


'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2025 Jennifer Nadine Graham (College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham) - Magneto-Structural Correlations and the Role of Disorder in Frustrated Magnets
* 2025 Emily G. Meekel (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) - Structure and properties of zinc 1,3-bdc metal-organic frameworks

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-11-13T11:38:52Z

AlexGibbs: /* Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize are OPEN!!'''

Nominators should submit applications via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]

'''Deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025'''

Questions on applications should be directed to the PCG/SCMP Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March - 1st April 2026). This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award. Historically this has been £500, though is subject to change and adjustment.
# Nominations should be submitted via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]before '''the deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025.'''
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2026 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations should be submitted by a third party (self-nomination is not possible) and should preferentially come from outside the nominee's department to reflect the broader recognition of their work, though internal nominations can be considered (at the discretion of the judging panel).


'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2025 Jennifer Nadine Graham (College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham) - Magneto-Structural Correlations and the Role of Disorder in Frustrated Magnets
Emily G. Meekel (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) - Structure and properties of zinc 1,3-bdc metal-organic frameworks

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-11-13T11:38:17Z

AlexGibbs: /* Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize are OPEN!!'''

Nominators should submit applications via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]

'''Deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025'''

Questions on applications should be directed to the PCG/SCMP Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March - 1st April 2026). This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award. Historically this has been £500, though is subject to change and adjustment.
# Nominations should be submitted via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]before '''the deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025.'''
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2026 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations should be submitted by a third party (self-nomination is not possible) and should preferentially come from outside the nominee's department to reflect the broader recognition of their work, though internal nominations can be considered (at the discretion of the judging panel).


'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2025 Jennifer Nadine Graham (College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham) - Magneto-Structural Correlations and the Role of Disorder in Frustrated Magnets
Emily G. Meekel (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) - Structure and properties of zinc 1,3-bdc metal-organic frameworks

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-09-10T17:22:21Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize are OPEN!!'''

Nominators should submit applications via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]

'''Deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025'''

Questions on applications should be directed to the PCG/SCMP Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March - 1st April 2026). This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award. Historically this has been £500, though is subject to change and adjustment.
# Nominations should be submitted via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]before '''the deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025.'''
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2026 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations should be submitted by a third party (self-nomination is not possible) and should preferentially come from outside the nominee's department to reflect the broader recognition of their work, though internal nominations can be considered (at the discretion of the judging panel).


'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-09-10T17:18:54Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize are OPEN!!'''

Nominators should submit applications via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]

'''Deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025'''

Questions on applications should be directed to the PCG/SCMP Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March - 1st April 2026). This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award. Historically this has been £500, though is subject to change and adjustment.
# Nominations should be submitted via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]before '''the deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025.'''
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations should be submitted by a third party (self-nomination is not possible) and should preferentially come from outside the nominee's department to reflect the broader recognition of their work, though internal nominations can be considered (at the discretion of the judging panel).


'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-09-10T17:18:44Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize are OPEN!!'''

Nominators should submit applications via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]

Deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025

Questions on applications should be directed to the PCG/SCMP Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March - 1st April 2026). This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award. Historically this has been £500, though is subject to change and adjustment.
# Nominations should be submitted via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]before '''the deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025.'''
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations should be submitted by a third party (self-nomination is not possible) and should preferentially come from outside the nominee's department to reflect the broader recognition of their work, though internal nominations can be considered (at the discretion of the judging panel).


'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-09-10T17:18:24Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize are OPEN!!'''

Nominators should submit applications via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]

Questions on applications should be directed to the PCG/SCMP Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March - 1st April 2026). This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award. Historically this has been £500, though is subject to change and adjustment.
# Nominations should be submitted via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]before '''the deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025.'''
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations should be submitted by a third party (self-nomination is not possible) and should preferentially come from outside the nominee's department to reflect the broader recognition of their work, though internal nominations can be considered (at the discretion of the judging panel).


'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-09-10T17:18:07Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize are OPEN!!'''

Nominators should submit applications via the[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form]

Questions on applications should be directed to the PCG/SCMP Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March - 1st April 2026). This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award. Historically this has been £500, though is subject to change and adjustment.
# Nominations should be submitted via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form] before '''the deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025.'''
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations should be submitted by a third party (self-nomination is not possible) and should preferentially come from outside the nominee's department to reflect the broader recognition of their work, though internal nominations can be considered (at the discretion of the judging panel).


'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-09-10T17:16:21Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize will OPEN shortly'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March - 1st April 2026). This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award. Historically this has been £500, though is subject to change and adjustment.
# Nominations should be submitted via the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5zsNhpSDWE7zxaoRD5MQm3OLA_FTrGH0rn2f7ZTgG0HeHjw/viewform?usp=dialog following form] before '''the deadline - 23.59 Friday 17th Oct 2025.'''
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations should be submitted by a third party (self-nomination is not possible) and should preferentially come from outside the nominee's department to reflect the broader recognition of their work, though internal nominations can be considered (at the discretion of the judging panel).


'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-09-10T17:07:03Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize will OPEN shortly'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March - 1st April 2026). This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award. Historically this has been £500, though is subject to change and adjustment.
# Nominations should be submitted via the following form before '''the deadline - 23.59 Monday 13th Oct 2025.'''
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations should be submitted by a third party (self-nomination is not possible) and should preferentially come from outside the nominee's department to reflect the broader recognition of their work, though internal nominations can be considered (at the discretion of the judging panel).


'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-09-10T17:06:35Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize will OPEN shortly'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March - 1st April 2026). This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award. Historically this has been £500, though is subject to change and adjustment.
# Nominations should be submitted via the following form before the deadline (23.59 Monday 13th Oct 2025).
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations should be submitted by a third party (self-nomination is not possible) and should preferentially come from outside the nominee's department to reflect the broader recognition of their work, though internal nominations can be considered (at the discretion of the judging panel).


'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-09-10T10:57:33Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize will OPEN shortly'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March - 1st April 2026). This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award.
# Nominations should be submitted via the following form before the deadline (23.59 Monday 13th Oct 2025).
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations should be submitted by a third party (self-nomination is not possible) and should preferentially come from outside the nominee's department to reflect the broader recognition of their work, though internal nominations can be considered (at the discretion of the judging panel).


'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-09-09T12:49:40Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize will OPEN shortly'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March - 1st April 2026). This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award.
# Nominations should be submitted via the following form before the deadline (23.59 Monday 13th Oct 2025).
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-09-03T10:44:03Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize will OPEN shortly'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March - 1st April 2026). This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be submitted via the following form before the deadline (23.59 Monday 13th Oct 2025).
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-09-03T10:38:31Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize are NOW OPEN'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March - 1st April 2026). This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be submitted via the following form before the deadline (23.59 Monday 13th Oct 2025).
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-09-03T10:37:53Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize are NOW OPEN'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (up to 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be submitted via the following form before the deadline (23.59 Monday 13th Oct 2025).
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based (up to 3 papers);
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-09-03T10:37:19Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize are NOW OPEN'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be submitted via the following form before the deadline (23.59 Monday 13th Oct 2025).
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the 2-3 papers on which the nomination is based;
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-09-03T10:36:43Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize are NOW OPEN'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be submitted via the following form before the deadline (23.59 Monday 13th Oct 2025).
# Nominations should be accompanied by:
## a brief CV of the nominee;
## copies of the papers on which the nomination is based;
## and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-09-03T10:33:21Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize are NOW OPEN'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be submitted via the following form before the deadline (23.59 Monday 13th Oct 2025).
Nominations should be accompanied by:
* a brief CV of the nominee;
* copies of the papers on which the nomination is based;
* and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-09-03T10:28:44Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize are NOW OPEN'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be sent to the chair of the judging panel in advance of the deadline. The deadline will usually be 1st December of odd-numbered years for award in even-numbered years.
## Nominations should be accompanied by: a brief CV of the nominee; copies of the papers on which the nomination is based; and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-09-03T10:27:20Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2026 Prize are NOW OPEN'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be sent to the chair of the judging panel in advance of the deadline. The deadline will usually be 1st December of odd-numbered years for award in even-numbered years. Nominations should be accompanied by: a brief CV of the nominee; copies of the papers on which the nomination is based; and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-08-05T14:50:51Z

AlexGibbs:

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2024 Prize are CLOSED'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be sent to the chair of the judging panel in advance of the deadline. The deadline will usually be 1st December of odd-numbered years for award in even-numbered years. Nominations should be accompanied by: a brief CV of the nominee; copies of the papers on which the nomination is based; and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-08-05T14:50:30Z

AlexGibbs:

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2024 Prize are CLOSED'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be sent to the chair of the judging panel in advance of the deadline. The deadline will usually be 1st December of odd-numbered years for award in even-numbered years. Nominations should be accompanied by: a brief CV of the nominee; copies of the papers on which the nomination is based; and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

Prizes

2025-07-14T13:52:25Z

AlexGibbs: /* Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography */

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the 2025 Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2024 Prize are CLOSED'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be sent to the chair of the judging panel in advance of the deadline. The deadline will usually be 1st December of odd-numbered years for award in even-numbered years. Nominations should be accompanied by: a brief CV of the nominee; copies of the papers on which the nomination is based; and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

Prizes

2025-07-14T13:51:13Z

AlexGibbs: /* Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography */

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' ''' - please check back here in 2026 for information about the 2026 prize.

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2024 Prize are CLOSED'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be sent to the chair of the judging panel in advance of the deadline. The deadline will usually be 1st December of odd-numbered years for award in even-numbered years. Nominations should be accompanied by: a brief CV of the nominee; copies of the papers on which the nomination is based; and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

Prizes

2025-07-14T13:50:42Z

AlexGibbs: /* Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography */

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' '''

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.


Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2024 Prize are CLOSED'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be sent to the chair of the judging panel in advance of the deadline. The deadline will usually be 1st December of odd-numbered years for award in even-numbered years. Nominations should be accompanied by: a brief CV of the nominee; copies of the papers on which the nomination is based; and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

Prizes

2025-07-14T13:50:12Z

AlexGibbs: /* Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography */

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''' ''Applications for the 2025 thesis prize are now closed'' '''

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.


In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.

'''Prize applications may be submitted at the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgnJETi9Lt0yx7Vfm8_B_11u_uXFV1p0zQaKGlR4jCZr1cIA/viewform following form] '''

''' Applications close on Friday 27th June at 11.59pm'''

Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2024 Prize are CLOSED'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be sent to the chair of the judging panel in advance of the deadline. The deadline will usually be 1st December of odd-numbered years for award in even-numbered years. Nominations should be accompanied by: a brief CV of the nominee; copies of the papers on which the nomination is based; and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

Prizes

2025-07-14T13:49:52Z

AlexGibbs: /* Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography */

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''Applications for the thesis prize are now closed''

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.



In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.

'''Prize applications may be submitted at the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgnJETi9Lt0yx7Vfm8_B_11u_uXFV1p0zQaKGlR4jCZr1cIA/viewform following form] '''

''' Applications close on Friday 27th June at 11.59pm'''

Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2024 Prize are CLOSED'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be sent to the chair of the judging panel in advance of the deadline. The deadline will usually be 1st December of odd-numbered years for award in even-numbered years. Nominations should be accompanied by: a brief CV of the nominee; copies of the papers on which the nomination is based; and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

Prizes

2025-07-08T11:07:09Z

AlexGibbs: /* Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography */

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''Applications for the thesis prize are now closed''

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.

''' ''The full elgibility criteria can be found [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dPB2_SO0DCzhZoB-znh73SSoeDwFzzsS/view?usp=sharing here]'' '''

In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.

'''Prize applications may be submitted at the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgnJETi9Lt0yx7Vfm8_B_11u_uXFV1p0zQaKGlR4jCZr1cIA/viewform following form] '''

''' Applications close on Friday 27th June at 11.59pm'''

Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2024 Prize are CLOSED'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be sent to the chair of the judging panel in advance of the deadline. The deadline will usually be 1st December of odd-numbered years for award in even-numbered years. Nominations should be accompanied by: a brief CV of the nominee; copies of the papers on which the nomination is based; and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

Prizes

2025-06-22T18:45:44Z

AlexGibbs: /* The Physical Crystallography Prize */

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''Applications for the thesis prize are now open!!''

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.

''' ''The full elgibility criteria can be found [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dPB2_SO0DCzhZoB-znh73SSoeDwFzzsS/view?usp=sharing here]'' '''

In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.

'''Prize applications may be submitted at the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgnJETi9Lt0yx7Vfm8_B_11u_uXFV1p0zQaKGlR4jCZr1cIA/viewform following form] '''

''' Applications close on Friday 27th June at 11.59pm'''

Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2024 Prize are CLOSED'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be sent to the chair of the judging panel in advance of the deadline. The deadline will usually be 1st December of odd-numbered years for award in even-numbered years. Nominations should be accompanied by: a brief CV of the nominee; copies of the papers on which the nomination is based; and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Boström (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

Prizes

2025-06-20T12:25:15Z

AlexGibbs: /* Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography */

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''Applications for the thesis prize are now open!!''

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.

''' ''The full elgibility criteria can be found [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dPB2_SO0DCzhZoB-znh73SSoeDwFzzsS/view?usp=sharing here]'' '''

In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.

'''Prize applications may be submitted at the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgnJETi9Lt0yx7Vfm8_B_11u_uXFV1p0zQaKGlR4jCZr1cIA/viewform following form] '''

''' Applications close on Friday 27th June at 11.59pm'''

Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2024 Prize are CLOSED'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be sent to the chair of the judging panel in advance of the deadline. The deadline will usually be 1st December of odd-numbered years for award in even-numbered years. Nominations should be accompanied by: a brief CV of the nominee; copies of the papers on which the nomination is based; and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Böstrom (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

Prizes

2025-06-20T12:20:41Z

AlexGibbs: /* Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography */

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''Applications for the thesis prize are now open!!''

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024. ''The full elgibility criteria can be found [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dPB2_SO0DCzhZoB-znh73SSoeDwFzzsS/view?usp=sharing here] ''

In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.

'''Prize applications may be submitted at the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgnJETi9Lt0yx7Vfm8_B_11u_uXFV1p0zQaKGlR4jCZr1cIA/viewform following form] '''

''' Applications close on Friday 27th June at 11.59pm'''

Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2024 Prize are CLOSED'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be sent to the chair of the judging panel in advance of the deadline. The deadline will usually be 1st December of odd-numbered years for award in even-numbered years. Nominations should be accompanied by: a brief CV of the nominee; copies of the papers on which the nomination is based; and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Böstrom (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

Prizes

2025-06-20T12:19:28Z

AlexGibbs: /* Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography */

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''Applications for the thesis prize are now open!!''

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024. The full elgibility criteria can be found here.

In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a '''clear description''' of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.

'''Prize applications may be submitted at the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgnJETi9Lt0yx7Vfm8_B_11u_uXFV1p0zQaKGlR4jCZr1cIA/viewform following form] '''

''' Applications close on Friday 27th June at 11.59pm'''

Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2024 Prize are CLOSED'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be sent to the chair of the judging panel in advance of the deadline. The deadline will usually be 1st December of odd-numbered years for award in even-numbered years. Nominations should be accompanied by: a brief CV of the nominee; copies of the papers on which the nomination is based; and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Böstrom (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

Prizes

2025-06-20T12:17:15Z

AlexGibbs: /* Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography */

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''Applications for the thesis prize are now open!!''

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis undertaken at a UK university submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.

In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a clear description of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.

'''Prize applications may be submitted at the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgnJETi9Lt0yx7Vfm8_B_11u_uXFV1p0zQaKGlR4jCZr1cIA/viewform following form] '''

''' Applications close on Friday 27th June at 11.59pm'''

Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2024 Prize are CLOSED'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be sent to the chair of the judging panel in advance of the deadline. The deadline will usually be 1st December of odd-numbered years for award in even-numbered years. Nominations should be accompanied by: a brief CV of the nominee; copies of the papers on which the nomination is based; and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Böstrom (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

Prizes

2025-06-03T12:46:00Z

AlexGibbs: /* Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography */

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''Applications for the thesis prize are now open!!''

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.

In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a clear description of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.

'''Prize applications may be submitted at the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgnJETi9Lt0yx7Vfm8_B_11u_uXFV1p0zQaKGlR4jCZr1cIA/viewform following form] '''

''' Applications close on Friday 27th June at 11.59pm'''

Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2024 Prize are CLOSED'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be sent to the chair of the judging panel in advance of the deadline. The deadline will usually be 1st December of odd-numbered years for award in even-numbered years. Nominations should be accompanied by: a brief CV of the nominee; copies of the papers on which the nomination is based; and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Böstrom (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

Prizes

2025-06-03T12:45:50Z

AlexGibbs: /* Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography */

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''Applications for the thesis prize are now open!!''

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.

In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a clear description of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.

'''Prize applications may be submitted at the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgnJETi9Lt0yx7Vfm8_B_11u_uXFV1p0zQaKGlR4jCZr1cIA/viewform following form] '''

''' Applications close on Friday 27th June at 11.59pm'''

Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''


;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2024 Prize are CLOSED'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be sent to the chair of the judging panel in advance of the deadline. The deadline will usually be 1st December of odd-numbered years for award in even-numbered years. Nominations should be accompanied by: a brief CV of the nominee; copies of the papers on which the nomination is based; and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Böstrom (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

Prizes

2025-06-03T12:45:34Z

AlexGibbs: /* Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography */

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''Applications for the thesis prize are now open!!''

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.

In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a clear description of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.

'''Prize applications may be submitted at the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgnJETi9Lt0yx7Vfm8_B_11u_uXFV1p0zQaKGlR4jCZr1cIA/viewform following form] '''

''' Applications close on Friday 27th June at 11.59pm'''

Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''

;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2024 Prize are CLOSED'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be sent to the chair of the judging panel in advance of the deadline. The deadline will usually be 1st December of odd-numbered years for award in even-numbered years. Nominations should be accompanied by: a brief CV of the nominee; copies of the papers on which the nomination is based; and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Böstrom (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker

Prizes

2025-06-02T14:37:53Z

AlexGibbs: /* Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography */

==Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize for Physical Crystallography==

'''Thesis Prize 2025'''

''Applications for the thesis prize are now open!!''

The PCG-SCMP is pleased to invite entries for the Malvern PANalytical Thesis Prize in Physical Crystallography. The prize will be awarded for the best use of techniques or methods of Physical Crystallography in a successfully examined thesis submitted in the period from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2024.

In order for a thesis to be eligible for the award, the Physical Crystallography element must be central to the work of the thesis, which must also demonstrate a context over and above structural work for its own sake. The candidate must be a member of the Structural Condensed Matter Group of the IoP and/or the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA. Non-members may enter the competition but will be required to join the IoP/SCMP or the BCA/PCG at the student rate to progress their nomination further.

;It is easy to enter the competition! Candidates should submit the following...
:(a) a copy of the thesis in electronic format.
:(b) a personal statement of not more than 500 words explaining why the thesis should be considered for the prize and including a clear description of the role of Physical Crystallography (as broadly defined at the bottom of this page, and elsewhere on the website www.pcg-scmp.org) in the research. The suitability of the thesis content for entry to the competition will be decided by the Group Officers with reference to the aforementioned definition.
:(c) the names and contact details of two academic referees, one of whom may be the thesis supervisor, who will be able to comment on the thesis research of the candidate.

'''Prize applications may be submitted at the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgnJETi9Lt0yx7Vfm8_B_11u_uXFV1p0zQaKGlR4jCZr1cIA/viewform following form] '''

''' Applications close on Friday 27th June at 11.59pm'''

Questions related to the prize should be addressed to the PCG Chair, Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)


'''The 2025 Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Winter Meeting (Dates TBC). The winner will be asked to give a 30 minute talk about their work.'''

;Previous winners:

* 2024 Madeleine Geers (School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham) "Investigations of Magnetic and Structural Order in Molecular-based Inorganic Framework Materials"

* 2023 Adam Sapnik (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "Extreme Disorder in Metal–Organic Frameworks"

* 2022 Tong Zhu (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Soft chemical routes to ferroelectric and multiferroic materials"

* 2021 Chloe Coates (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide"

* 2020 Richard Dixey (School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent) "Ferromagnetic Ising Chains In Frustrated Magnetocaloric Frameworks"

* 2019 Noah Waterfield-Price (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Domains and functionality in multiferroic BiFeO3 films"

* 2018 Lewis Owen (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) "The analysis of local structural effects in alloys using total scattering and reverse Monte Carlo techniques"

* 2017 Pu Zhao (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "The structure-property relations of zeolitic imidazolate framework 7 for carbon dioxide capture"

* 2016 Andrew Cairns (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Mechanical and configurational degeneracy in transition metal cyanide materials"

* 2015 Josh Makepeace (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford) "Light metal amides for hydrogen storage and ammonia decomposition"

* 2014 Alexander Hearmon (Department of Physics, University of Oxford) "Neutron, X-ray, and Optical Studies of Multiferroic Materials"

* 2013 Mark Senn (Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh) "Charge, Orbital and Magnetic Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides”"

* 2012 Lucian Pascut (School of Physics, Bristol University) "Neutron and Resonant X-ray Scattering Studies of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets"

* 2011 Stuart Bland (Department of Physics, Durham University) "X-Ray Scattering Studies of Charge and Orbital Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides"

* 2010 Helen Maynard-Casely (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) "The new mineralogy of the outer solar system and the high-pressure behaviour of methane"

* 2009 Aurora Cruz-Cabeza (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge) “On the Prediction, Rationalisation and Discovery of New Crystal Forms”

* 2008 Lars Lundegaard (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) “High-Pressure Difraction Studies of Rubidium Phase IV”

* 2007 Lynne Thomas (Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow) “Disorder in Substituted Benzenes by Combined Diffraction and Computational Studies”.

* 2006 Andrew Goodwin (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge) "Dynamics from Powder Diffraction"

* 2005 Dominic Fortes (UCL) "Crystallisation of Ammonia Hydrates under High Pressure"

==Remit of Physical Crystallography in connection with Prizes==
Methods and techniques of Physical Crystallography will be interpreted in a broad fashion, for example, to include x-ray and neutron diffraction or scattering, Rietveld analysis and structure refinement, total scattering, structure-property relationships, development of structure-solution techniques, crystallography under non-ambient conditions, use of complementary techniques to diffraction (e.g. optical studies, NMR), computational crystallography and modelling, electron diffraction, diffuse scattering, applications of physical crystallography in biology.

==The Physical Crystallography Prize==

'''Physical Crystallography Prize'''

The Physical Crystallography Prize is awarded for the best recently published work by a person in the early stages of their career, working in the field of Physical Crystallography, whose research is expected to make a significant impact in the field. The award is traditionally presented at the BCA Spring Meeting and the winner gives a Prize Lecture at that meeting.

'''Nominations for the 2024 Prize are CLOSED'''

'''Rules of the Prize'''

# The Award will be made by the Committee of the Physical Crystallography Group of the BCA (also known as the Structural Condensed Matter Physics Group of the Institute of Physics).
# The Award will be made for what is, in the opinion of the judging panel, the best recently published work (for example, 2 or 3 papers) by a researcher in the early stages of a career in the field of Physical Crystallography. The recipient will be expected to give an oral presentation of their work at the BCA Spring Meeting. This will normally be a condition of the Award and will only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
# In addition to the prestige associated with the receipt of the Award and the opportunity to deliver the Prize lecture, there will be a monetary sum associated with the Award, whose value is currently £500 but which is subject to revision from time to time.
# Nominations should be sent to the chair of the judging panel in advance of the deadline. The deadline will usually be 1st December of odd-numbered years for award in even-numbered years. Nominations should be accompanied by: a brief CV of the nominee; copies of the papers on which the nomination is based; and a supporting statement from the nominator, including comments on the part the nominee has played in any research work published jointly with others.
# The nominations will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the PCG committee. In the event of a tied vote, the chair of the judging panel will make the final decision as to the recipient of the Award.
# Nominees should either be citizens of the UK, be resident and working the UK, or have carried out the work on which the nomination is based while working in the UK.
# Candidates for the Award should meet the definition of "Early Career" as per the Institute of Physics: those in the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) e.g. nominees for the 2024 prize should be within 12 years of the award of a first degree at the time of nomination.
# Nominations of candidates from within the same department as the nominator will not normally be valid and will be considered only under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the judging panel.

'''History of the Prize'''

For many years, Phillips Analytical have sponsored a prize lecture in physical crystallography. Since the purchase of Philips Analytical by Spectris PLC in September 2002 the company is trading under the name of PANalytical Limited. PANalytical agreed to continue to sponsor the annual award for Physical Crystallography, which was renamed the "PANalytical Physical Crystallography Award". Since the 2006 edition, the prize has been sponsored by the Institute of Physics, and has been again renamed the "Physical Crystallography Award". The award is presented for the best recently published work (say 2-3 papers in the last few years) by a person in the early stages of their career in the field of Physical Crystallography. It is to be expected that his or her research has or is expected to make a significant impact in this field. The award is traditionally made at the Annual BCA Spring Meeting and the recipient is expected to give an oral presentation of his or her work at that meeting. A judging panel appointed by the PCG-SCMP committee will decide on the awardee and the Group Chair will announce the prize, which currently consists of a cash award of £500.

;Previous winners
* 2024 Dr Hanna Böstrom (Stockholm University) & Dr Lewis Owen (Sheffield)

* 2022 Dr Matthew Cliffe (Nottingham)

* 2020 Dr Josie Auckett (Durham) & Dr Lucy Clark (Birmingham)

* 2018 Dr Mark Senn (Warwick)

* 2016 Dr Paul Saines (Kent)

* 2014 Dr Roger Johnson (Oxford)

* 2012 Dr Jonathan Wright (ESRF)

* 2010 Dr Christoph Salzmann (Durham)

* 2008 Dr Laurent Chapon (ISIS)

* 2006 Dr Matt Tucker (Cambridge University)

* 2004 Dr Andrew Wills (UCL)

* 2001 Dr Jens Kreisel (Warwick)

* 1999 Dr Mark Harris

* 1998 Dr Alison Pawley

* 1997 Dr Kenneth Harris

* 1996 Dr Chick Wilson (ISIS)

* 1995 Dr Werner Kaminsky

* 1993 Dr Simon Redfern

* 1992 Dr Pamela Thomas

* 1991 Dr Ross Angel

* 1990 Dr Martin Dove (Cambridge)

* 1989 Dr Lynne McCusker