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Prestigious International Award for Eminent Kiwi Scientist
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Innovative research resulting in millions of export earnings for New Zealand has landed Victoria University physicist Professor Sir Paul Callaghan a major international award, the prestigious Günther Laukien Prize for Magnetic Resonance.
(via Victoria University) The award is given for “cutting edge experimental nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) research with a high probability of enabling beneficial new applications”.
“My work in nuclear magnetic resonance essentially uses radio waves to detect the motion of molecules,” says Professor Callaghan.
“The exciting thing is that we’ve now got a New Zealand company—Magritek—exporting NMR technology overseas. Although NMR technology probably doesn’t mean a lot to most people, the young company has 16 employees and revenue in the millions.
“New Zealand is not going to be making flat-screen TVs. Our future is in high tech, niche markets and that’s how we’ll ensure that the New Zealand we know and love is still here tomorrow.”
The prize was announced on 19 April at the annual Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference at Florida in the United States. Unfortunately, Professor Callaghan was unable to receive the award in person because he is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer.
“It’s an honour to be included with previous winners who are some of the world’s top people in the field,” says Professor Callaghan.
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