2025 Recipients

Benjamin Harding, Graduate Student,  University of Wisconsin-Madison

Orit Nir-Arad, Graduate Student,  Tel-Aviv University

Quentin Reynard-Feytis, Graduate Student,  CEA / Université Grenoble Alpes

In 2025 at the Joint ENC-ISMAR Conference we are pleased to recognize three winners of the Vega Award combining the Weizmann Institute's support of both organization.

About the Shimon Vega Travel Award

The Shimon Vega Travel Award was established by the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel in memory of Prof. S. Vega, who for many decades was an active lecturer and participant at the ENC. The travel award consists of $1,000 and will be given to a PhD student or postdoctoral fellow researching in the fields of solid state NMR and/or DNP.  The applicant must attend the ENC conference to accept the award and make an either oral or poster presentation at the meeting.

Applicant Eligibility

• Applicant must be a PhD student or postdoctoral fellow at the time of the conference.
• The research and submitted abstract of the applicant should be focused on solid state NMR and/or DNP.  
• Applicant must attend the ENC conference to accept the award and present either a poster or talk.
• Complete the online application by the to-be-determined January deadline