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The Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientists

In the spirit of the mission of east, the Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize has been established with the purpose to encourage promising young scientists.

The Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientists is given in the name of the town of Schwäbisch Gmünd, where east has had its headquarter since its foundation in 1989. The town of Schwäbisch Gmünd has always been a strong support for east and has a long tradition of craftsmanship of precious metals. The Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientists was given for the first time 2017, but is going to be awarded every year to promising young scientist.

The mission of the European Academy of Surface Technology (east) is to promote Europe-wide science, research, training and education in the field of surface technology and related areas in order to contribute to the integration, understanding and friendship between European people and individuals.

The Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientists 2025

consist of a sum of 500 Euro, a diploma and an electroformed silver unicorn statuette. The prize winner is expected to give an invited talk at the east forum 2025 (time and place will be announced on www.east-site.net ). Travel costs will be covered.

The criteria of evaluation

will be based on originality, creativity and excellence in surface technology. The experience of the applicant will be taken into account, meaning that expectations are higher for e. g. a post doc than a PhD student.

Who can apply?

The applicant must be active in Europe and hold a university degree. The applicant might be a PhD student or hold a PhD degree not older than 2021. There is no age limit, but the applicant should be in the early stage of his/her career.

download all information

east-prize-2025.pdf

Jury

The jury will this year be led by

Professor Dr Piotr Zabinski

AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland.

Other members of the jury are:

Dr Maria Lekka

Professor Dr Sudipta Roy

University of Strathclyde, UK

Professor Dr Nicolas Stein

Université de Lorraine, France

review

January 2024

Congratulations Peter Nagy

Peter Nagy, PhD student at the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest in the Physics doctoral school wins the Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientists 2024.

March 2023

Congratulations Dr. Donghoon Kim

Dr. Donghoon Kim at the Multi-Scale Robotics Lab (MSRL), Institute of Robotics and Intelligent System (IRIS) , ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Zürich, Switzerland, wins the Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientists 2023.

February 2022

Congratulations Dr. Gabriele Panzeri

Dr. Gabriele Panzeri wins the Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientists 2022

June 2021

The Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientists 2022 is open for application

The Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientists 2022 is open for application until 24 November 2021. On no later than 1 December 2021 the applicant will receive a confirmation of receipt from east.

The prize ceremony will take place during the…

March 2021

Congratulations Konrad Eiler

Konrad Eiler wins the Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientists 2021

June 2020

The Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientists 2021 is open for application

The Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientists 2021 is open for application until 18 December 2020. On no later than 8 January 2021 the applicant will receive a confirmation of receipt from east.

The prize ceremony will take place during the…

February 2020

Congratulations Martin Leimbach

Martin Leimbach wins the Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientists 2020

March 2019

Congratulations Dr. Luis F. Arenas

Dr. Luis Fernando Arenas Martinez wins the Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientists 2019

June 2018

Apply now for The Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientists

In the spirit of the mission of east, the Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientists has been established with the purpose to encourage promising young scientists. Application should be based on published research performed in Europe and should…

February 2018