ICL Prize
he ICL Prize was established in 1984 and is awarded during ICL conferences.
Traditionally, the Prize is awarded to outstanding researchers for studying the luminescence properties of materials and their applications.
The winner presents a talk at the closing session of the conference and receives a plaque citing his contribution to luminescence studies along with a cash award. The ICL Prize is sponsored by the Journal of Luminescence published by Elsevier.
Guidelines for nominations:
Please submit a single-page summary that describes the accomplishments of the candidate and why these accomplishments merit the ICL 2023 award. This summary will be used by the Prize Committee in making their selection. It would also be helpful if the candidate's vita could be supplied so that the Prize Committee is aware of the publications, patents, honors, awards, and other information that you believe would be significant in making the selection. If a vita is unavailable, please provide as much information as possible.
Please send the nominations to Prof. Daniel Jaque, chairman of the ICL International Advisory Board before May 15th, 2026.
emails: daniel.jaque@uam.es
Previous recipients:
Prof. M. Shionoya, Tokyo,1984
Dr. R.M. Macfarlane, IBM, 1987
Dr. A.A. Kaplyanskii, Ioffe Institute, 1990
Dr. M.J. Weber, LLNL, 1993
Prof. D.S. McClure, Princeton, 1996
Prof. E.I. Rashba, Landau Institute,1999
Prof. G. Blasse, Utrecht, 2002
Prof. W.M. Yen, UGA, 2005
Dr. F. Auzel, CNRS, 2008
Prof. G. Boulon, Lyon, 2011
Prof. V.M. Agranovich, Troitsk, 2014
Prof. H.U. Guedel, Bern, 2017
Prof. A. Meijerink, Utrecht, 2020
George Blasse Award
George Blasse Young Investigator Award
During the ICL meeting in 2021 in Changchun the George Blasse Young Investigator Award was announced in honour of professor George Blasse who passed away in December 2020 and to honour excellent young researchers in the field of luminescence. The award aims to recognize young scientists (under 40 years) who have made highly innovative contributions related to luminescence phenomena and luminescent materials and are active within the ICL community. Starting in 2023, at every ICL meeting two awards will be presented. This will help to give extra stimulus to young group leaders in the field of luminescence and serve as a clear recognition of the high quality of their work. The award will consist of a plaque along with cash award. The award winners will present their work in talks during the George Blasse Young Investigator Award session at the ICL conference.
Guidelines for nominations
Young researchers under the age of 40 (born after 01-01-1983) are eligible. Please submit a single-page summary that describes the accomplishments of the candidate and why these accomplishments merit the George Blasse Young Investigator Award. The summary will be used by the Prize Committee in making their selection and should clearly outline the innovative character of the research, the independent contributions of the candidate, the connections with the ICL community, and the future potential of the young research group of the candidate. In addition, the candidate's curriculum vitae should be supplied so that the Prize Committee is aware of the publications, patents, honours, awards, and other information that can be significant in making the selection.
Please send the nominations to Prof. Daniel Jaque, chairman of the ICL International Advisory Board, and Prof. Georges Boulon, chairman of the ICL prize committee, before May 15th, 2026.
emails: daniel.jaque@uam.es
Previous recipients:
Associate Prof. Freddy Rabouw, Utrecht, 2023
Prof. Lukasz Marciniak, Wrocław, 2023