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Issue 20, April 2012 (current issue)

James Zimmerman Prize Nominations
Deadline Extended from June 1st to June 4th, 2012

May 26, 2012 (A175).  Several prize awards will be presented at the 2012 Biomag 18th, to be held in Paris, France, from August 26 through 30, 2012 (see A165, A168).  Among these is the James Zimmermann Prize first awarded at the Biomag meeting in Dubrovnik, Croatia, in 2010.  The prize is awarded for “Significant contribution to novel SQUID-based sensors, new generation of sensor developments, and their applications in the field of biomagnetism”.  It is sponsored by Biomag jointly with the International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE).  Applications can be submitted by postdoctoral fellows, faculty and research scientists attending BioMag 2012. (Read more )

Institute of Physics Superconductivity Summer School

April 24, 2012 (A173).  While the application deadline of the ESAS Superconductivity Summer School passed, interested applicants can still register for the Institute of Physics (IOP, UK) Summer School. (Read more )

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