<div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding-top:9px"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="m_-7428123380009708261mcnTextContentContainer" style="max-width:100%;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="m_-7428123380009708261mcnTextContent" style="font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;padding-right:18px;padding-bottom:9px;padding-left:18px;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;line-height:27px"><h1 style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:35px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(223,71,38);line-height:52.5px">Deadline approaching: NSSA prize nominations </h1><p style="font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;line-height:27px">The NSSA invites nominations for the 2024 NSSA prizes/awards and NSSA fellowships, which will be presented during the American Conference on Neutron Scattering 2024 in Knoxville, TN. The nomination deadline is <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><span style="font-weight:700">January 5, 2024</span></span>. Please take this opportunity to nominate individuals who have successfully used neutron scattering in their research for one of the awards/prizes that NSSA offers.<br><br>Note that previously unsuccessful nominations need to be updated and resubmitted. They will not be automatically rolled over.<br><br>Please submit all nominations through our online form: <a href="https://neutronscattering.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98c1f247be1a652ca286718d2&id=344b82603c&e=280822b990" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(114,133,210)">https://neutronscattering.org/nominations/</a></p><h1 style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:35px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(223,71,38);line-height:52.5px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)"><span style="font-size:24px">Summary of NSSA prizes</span></span></h1><p style="font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;line-height:27px">The NSSA awards the following prizes/fellowships on a biennial basis:<br><br><a href="https://neutronscattering.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98c1f247be1a652ca286718d2&id=40d44f6652&e=280822b990" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(114,133,210)">The NSSA Clifford G. Shull Prize</a>: To recognize outstanding research in neutron science and leadership in promoting the North American scattering community.<br><br><a href="https://neutronscattering.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98c1f247be1a652ca286718d2&id=0f8b349c76&e=280822b990" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(114,133,210)">The NSSA Sustained Research Prize</a>: To recognize a sustained contribution to a scientific subfield using neutron scattering techniques, or a sustained contribution to the development of neutron scattering techniques.<br><br><a href="https://neutronscattering.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98c1f247be1a652ca286718d2&id=2a0e4be4dd&e=280822b990" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(114,133,210)">The NSSA Science Prize</a>:  To recognize a major scientific accomplishment or important scientific contribution within the last 5 years using neutron scattering techniques.<br><br><a href="https://neutronscattering.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98c1f247be1a652ca286718d2&id=5c0f5ae6ee&e=280822b990" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(114,133,210)">The NSSA Outstanding Student Research Prize</a>: To recognize outstanding research in the general area of neutron scattering by a graduate student.<br><br><a href="https://neutronscattering.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98c1f247be1a652ca286718d2&id=fd2f8c27f4&e=280822b990" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(114,133,210)">NSSA Fellows</a>: To recognize members who have made significant contributions to the neutron scattering community in North America.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="m_-7428123380009708261mcnDividerBlock" style="table-layout:fixed;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:18px;min-width:100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="min-width:100%;border-top:2px solid rgb(234,234,234)"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div>