The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) has created a $250,000 science and engineering research prize in honour of Canadian scientist John Polanyi, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
Polanyi won the Nobel Prize for groundbreaking work in documenting the energy states and the movements of molecules during the moment of reaction.
The NSERC John C. Polanyi Award will recognize a recent outstanding advance made by a Canadian researcher or team of researchers in any field of the natural sciences or engineering. Either the individual nominated or at least one team member must hold an NSERC grant.
The first competition for the award has already begun, with a closing date of March 1, 2006.
