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Awards sponsored by Elsevier
March 2008
“Will “botox” be the aspirin of the 21st century?” is the question asked by the winning article of the  2007 David Horrobin Prize for medical theory. Written by Erle CH Lim and Raymond CS Seet of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, “Botulinum toxin, Quo Vadis?” was judged to best embody the spirit of the journal.
Karl A. Gschneidner, Jr., senior metallurgist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, has been selected for the prestigious 2008 Acta Materialia Gold Medal cosponsored by Elsevier and considered by many scientists and engineers to be the top award worldwide in the field of materials research.
December 2007
The Second Scopus Young Indian Scientist Awards are given to nine outstanding young Indian scientists to inspire the advancement of Indian Science.
Elsevier awards Medical Library Association $80,000 training grant for librarians in the African, Asian and Latin American continents, enabling Lenny Rhine, University of Florida Librarian Emeritus, to stage eight onsite workshops and one distance learning course for the UN HINARI, AGORA and OARE initiatives.
The RICH2007-NIMA Young Scientist Award was awarded during the RICH2007 conference to Federica Sozzi of the Universita' di Trieste for her relevant contributions to the exploitation of the COMPASS-RICH1 detector. Guillaume Lambert was awarded the 'NIMA Young Scientist Award in Free Electron Laser'.
January 2007
Elsevier and Acta Inc. co sponsor the 2007 Acta Materialia gold medal award for ability and leadership in materials science. Awarded to Professor Herbert Gleiter, Institute of Nanotechnology, FZK, Germany for his inspired lecture at the opening session entitled ‘Are there Ways to Synthesise Materials Beyond the Limits of Today?’.
Martin Edge’s thoroughly revised, updated (and deeply coveted) 3rd edition of The Underwater Photographer is named the DIVER magazine’s 2007 Publication of the Year.
March 2007
Six talented Chinese journalists representing a range of media including the People’s Daily, Xinhua News Agency, and China Central Television are awarded the UK-China Reed Elsevier (RE) Science Journalism Prize for excellent mainstream science and technology (S&T) reporting.
Medical Hypotheses, an Elsevier publication, awards Judith Rich-Harris the 2006 David Horrobin Prize for medical theory for her article, "Parental selection: a third selection process in the evolution of human hairlessness and skin color."
January 2007
Sponsored by Elsevier, six young Chinese journalists are awarded the 2007 AAAS Fellowship for Science Reporters in Developing Regions bringing science writers to the 2007 AAAS Annual Meeting to promote international scientific dialogue, development and coverage.
February/March 2007
Engineering Librarian of the Year Award:
Nominations are currently considered for Elsevier/SLA Engineering Award, which honors the contributions to the engineering librarian profession.
December 2006
2006 Scopus Young India Scientist Awards:
The newly launched Scopus
awards were given to nine outstanding young Indian scientists to inspire the advancement of Indian Science.
December 2006
Elsevier HealthCare's Hospital Doctor Awards:
These annual
awards demonstrate Elsevier’s continuing commitment to making genuine contributions to health communities.
October 2006
Winner of First Ahmed Zewail Prize in Molecular Sciences:
David Buckingham of Cambridge University becomes the first recipient of the
Ahmed Zewail Prize in Molecular Sciences.
July 2006
Winner of Elsevier/LIRG Award Announced:
David McMenemy is the winner of the 2006 Elsevier/Library and Information Research Group Award.
April 2006
New Generation of Healthcare Professionals Honored by Elsevier:
The "Medical Information Can…" Awards given out by Elsevier pay tribute to the dedication of nursing and medical students and residents in improving global point-of-care medicine.
For more information please contact newsroom@elsevier.com.
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