Gjønnes Medal in Electron Crystallography
The Gjønnes Medal in Electron Crystallography is awarded every three years and recognizes an outstanding contribution to the field of electron crystallography. The Gjønnes Medal is accompanied by a certificate and funding to present an invited Keynote Lecture at the triennial International Congress of Crystallography.
Upcoming recipient
2026
L. Palatinus
![[Gjonnes 2026]](https://www.iucr.org/__data/assets/image/0005/161753/LPalatinus.gif)
Dr. Lukas Palatinus
Institute of Physics of the CAS
Prague, Czechia
2023 recipient
![[Zuo]](https://www.iucr.org/__data/assets/image/0004/158197/IMG_4771.jpeg)
Jian-Min Zuo (right) receives his medal and certificate from Mauro Gemmi, Chair of the IUCr Commission on Electron Crystallography, at the 26th IUCr Congress in Melbourne, Australia, in August 2023. Photo courtesy of Samar Hasnain.
Previous recipients
2020
![[Gjonnes 2020]](https://www.iucr.org/__data/assets/image/0011/148646/hovmoller-kolb.png)
2017
R. Henderson & N. Unwin
![[Gjønnes Medal winners 2017]](https://www.iucr.org/__data/assets/image/0005/140729/gjonnes2017.png)
2014
J. Steeds & M. Tanaka
John Steeds, Michiyoshi Tanaka. Joint Awardees of the 2014 Gjønnes Medal for their outstanding contributions to convergent-beam electron diffraction.
Gjonnes Medal
GM01: The Large Angle Technique and Lattice Defect Identifications. Michiyoshi Tanaka.
Gjonnes Lecture
GM02: A Convergence of Beauty and Utility. John Steeds.
Gjonnes Lecture
2011
A. Howie & M. J. Whelan
2008
J. Gjønnes
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