The EMU Medal Committee calls upon the member societies and all European mineralogists for nominations for the EMU Research Excellence Medal 2026.
The EMU Research Excellence Medal is awarded annually to a Mid-career scientist for their significant contributions to research in mineralogy and whose professional and societal activities contribute to strengthening scientific links in Europe. Nominees will have completed their PhDs between 7 and 15 years (or equivalent once career breaks have been accounted for) prior to the closing date for nominations.
The European Journal of Mineralogy (EJM) is pleased to offer to the recipient the opportunity to publish as first author one open access article free of charge. Please note that the manuscript shall be submitted no later than 3 years after the date of the announcement of the attribution of the Medal.
The award ceremony and the medalist’s talk are held during an international meeting of relevance to Mineralogical Sciences selected according to the winner’s expertise. EMU provides partial support for travel expenses or registration fees.
The nominations can be made on a personal, group or society basis.
The nomination package includes:
- A nomination letter of two pages or less, highlighting the candidate’s merit and outstanding achievement in mineralogy.
- A complete curriculum vitae, including a list of published articles, books and reviews, but excluding conferences and seminar abstracts, and papers not yet formally accepted for publication.
- A maximum of three supporting letters (limit: 2 pages) from established researchers in the field of mineralogy or closely related fields. International support is recommended.
The committee recommends that past nominations are resubmitted with an updated CV, and that nominators support only one candidate each year.
Nomination package not including these items will not be considered by the Medal Committee.
The complete nomination package or the 2026 EMU Research Excellence Medal, concatenated as a single pdf file, must be sent by email to the Chair of the Committee Fabrizio Nestola, before July 1st 2026, 12:00 am (CET): fabrizio.nestola@unipd.it.
Medallist Committee
| Chair | Fabrizio Nestola |
| Members | Sylvie Demouchy Richard J. Harrison |
Medallists
| 2025 | Julie Cosmidis and Alberto Vitale Brovarone |
| 2024 | Martha Pamato and Jakub Plášil |
| 2023 | José Alberto Padrón-Navarta |
| 2022 | Jakub Kierczak |
| 2021 | Sylvain Bernard and Matteo Alvaro |
| 2020 | Oliver Plümper |
| 2019 | Nadège Hilairet |
| 2018 | Katharina Marquardt |
| 2017 | Marc Blanchard |
| 2016 | Sylvie Demouchy |
| 2015 | István Kovács |
| 2014 | Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo |
| 2013 | Diego Gatta and Razvan Caracas |
| 2012 | Richard Harrison |
| 2011 | Sébastien Merkel |
| 2010 | Fabrizio Nestola |
| 2009 | Max Wilke |
| 2008 | Anders Meibom |
| 2007 | Artem R. Oganov |
| 2006 | Luca Bindi and Bruno Lanson |
| 2005 | David Dobson |
| 2004 | Martin Kunz |
| 2003 | Eugen Libowitzky |
| 2002 | John P. Brodholt and Sergey V. Krivovichev |
| 2001 | Stefano Poli |
| 2000 | Leonid Dubrovinsky and Björn Winkler |
| 1999 | Alessandro Pavese and Mihály Pósfai |
| 1998 | Ross John Angel |
| 1997 | Simon A.T. Redfern |
| 1996 | Alan B. Woodland |
| 1995 | Christian Chopin and Philippe Gillet |