The Nadrian C. Seeman Nanoscience Prize
The Nadrian C. Seeman Nanoscience Prize, ISNSCE’s highest honor, is awarded annually to recognize and encourage outstanding research in all areas of nanoscience. It may be awarded for theory, experiment, modelling, or applications of nanoscience to any field of study, including but not limited to biology, chemistry, materials science, physics or computation. The winner of the prize receives a cash award and presents a plenary talk at the Foundations of Nanoscience (FNANO) conference at Snowbird, Utah in April.
Past recipients were as follows:
- 2025: Chad Mirkin
- 2024: David Baker
- 2023: Frances Arnold
- 2020: Sam Stupp
- 2019: David Leigh
- 2017: Angela Belcher
- 2016: Christoph Gerber
- 2015: Paul Rothemund
- 2014: Makoto Fujita
- 2013: Bartosz Grzybowski
- 2012: Cees Dekker
- 2011: Nadrian Seeman
- 2010: James Fraser Stoddart
- 2009: Paul Alivisatos
- 2008: George Whitesides
Nominations: Please submit nominations to the Chair of the Awards Committee at: simmel@tum.de by Friday, May 30, 2025. Include a nomination letter (self-nominations are not permitted) of no more than two pages, that summarizes highlights of the nominee’s research contributions, as well as service to the scientific community. A copy of the nominee’s CV is also required. Up to two additional recommendation letters in support of the nomination may be included. Nominees not selected in a given year will be considered part of the nomination pool for each of the following four years. Consideration of a nominee after five years will require re-nomination.