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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:28.3pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">BTM Willis Prize 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:28.3pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The BTM Willis Prize is awarded annually by the UK Neutron Scattering Group to an early-career researcher for an outstanding
body of work in the application or development of neutron scattering to a significant problem in the physical sciences, life science or engineering. The Prize is named in honour of Prof. B. T. M. (Terry) Willis (1927-2018), a pioneer in the development and
teaching of neutron scattering in the UK and founder of the UK Neutron Scattering Group.</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:28.3pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The prize is open to nominees based in the UK or Ireland only. Nominees should be an <b>early-career scientist</b>, typically
with <b>no more than 10 years of full-time equivalent professional experience</b>. Career breaks will be taken into consideration, and <b>applications are particularly encouraged from those whose career has spanned a break</b> due to caring responsibilities
or personal circumstances, <i>e.g.</i>, a period of parental/adoption leave, family commitments, illness, or other exceptional circumstances.</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:28.3pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">We are now seeking nominations for the 2025 BTM Willis Prize via the nomination website: </span><a href="https://forms.office.com/e/iTsvqLKLBP"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">https://forms.office.com/e/iTsvqLKLBP</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:28.3pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Full details for the nomination process and selection criteria are given on the nomination website.</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:28.3pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The closing date for nominations is 17:00 GMT on the 10<sup>th</sup> February 2025</span></b><b><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display";color:#2D2D62;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Ross Stewart – prize coordinator</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ADLaM Display";color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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