The 2002 Paul Bunge Prize

The German Chemical Society extends an international invitation for applications for the Paul Bunge Prize 2002 of the Hans R. Jenemann Foundation, which is administered by the German Chemical Society (Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker) and the German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry (Deutsche Bunsen-Gesellschaft fŸr Physika-lische Chemie).

The 2002 award consists of 7.500 Euro and should honor outstanding publications in German, English or French in all fields of the history of scientific instruments. Besides the scientific work, applications should also include a curriculum vitae and - if available - a list of publications of the applicant. The deadline for applications is September 30, 2001. Applications for one's own work as well as proposals for honouring other persons' work can be submitted. The Advisory Board of the Hans R. Jenemann Foundation will decide the prize-winner. The awarding will be on May 10, 2002, on the occasion of the Annual Meeting of the German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry in Potsdam (Germany).

The prize is named after the most important designer of analytical, assay and high-performance precision balances in the second half of the 19th century, Paul Bunge.

Information for applicants is available at the German Chemical Society, Public Relations Department, P.O. Box 900440, D-60444 Frankfurt am Main, phone +49 69/7917-325, fax +49 69/7917-322, E-Mail pr@gdch.de.