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NATO Science Partnership Prize

A Prize is awarded in recognition of excellence in scientific collaboration between Partner/Mediterranean Dialogue and NATO country scientists supported under the NATO SPS Programme. The NATO Science Partnership Prize was established in 2002, and is usually presented by the NATO Secretary General at a ceremony at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

Eligible for consideration for the Prize are significant collaboration activities, primarily multi-year projects, if they have been completed and have had an important impact on security related issues.

The Prize recipients are co-directors from NATO country and Partner or Mediterranean Dialogue who initiated and managed the selected cooperation activity. The Prize consists of a financial award for each of the winners, dedicated to supporting their continued research activities, in addition to a specially-designed crystal trophy and a certificate.

History of Awarded NATO Science Partnership Prizes

2007: Professor Mukash Burkitbayev (Kazakhstan) and Professor Nick Priest (UK) received the NATO Prize in March for their excellent cooperation on assessing radioactive contamination at the nuclear test site at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan. More ...

2004: A special NATO “Summit” Prize was presented in June by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to three Turkish universities on the occasion of the NATO Summit in Istanbul for their achievements on various research projects aiming at the prevention of the consequences of earthquakes while fostering cooperation with Partner countries. More…

2003: Dr. Andrey Larichev (Russia) and Dr. John Otten, III (USA) received the NATO Prize in October by NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson for their collaboration of a high resolution imaging system that has revolutionised the production of in-situ images of human retina. More …

2002: Professor Aleksandr P. Kozlov (Russia), Professor Artem Khalatov (Ukraine) and Professor Nicholas Syred (UK) were awarded the first NATO Science Partnership Prize by NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson in October for their collaboration on an innovative cooling system for gas turbines. More …