The European Insitute of Molecular Magnetism has launched the call for the tenth “Olivier Kahn International Award”.
Entries are now being accepted for the tenth “Olivier Kahn International Award”. The award will be given to a young, talented scientist working in Europe in the field of Molecular Magnetism or closely related disciplines.
Olivier Kahn was a pioneer in Molecular Magnetism, a brilliant scientist and teacher, deeply concerned with the promotion of talented young scientists. In 2006, the Magmanet European Network of Excellence decided to create a prestigious Award bearing his name: the Olivier Kahn International Award. Today, the European Institute of Molecular Magnetism (EIMM) continues sponsoring the award.
The award, an “Olivier Kahn Medal”, will be accompanied by a prize of 3,000 euros, to help the laureate in his/her research. Furthermore, the laureate will receive help from experts of the EIMM to communicate her/his win. The nine first OKIA laureates have been: Wolfgang Wernsdorfer, Jose Galan-Mascaros, Stefano Carretta, Marta Mas-Torrent, Lapo Bogani, Matteo Mannini, Nicolas Chilton, Mauro Perfetti, Kasper Pedersen.
The rules and guidelines for applications can be found here.
For the 2026 Award, the deadline for receiving the candidatures is April 1st, 2026.
The tenth Olivier Kahn International Award laureate will be chosen by an International Jury. The Award will be presented at the occasion of the Xth European Conference on Molecular Magnetism, ECMM 2026, meeting to be held in the summer 2026 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The laureate will present an invited lecture on this occasion.
Olivier Kahn was a pioneer in Molecular Magnetism, a brilliant scientist and teacher, deeply concerned with the promotion of talented young scientists. In 2006, the Magmanet European Network of Excellence decided to create a prestigious Award bearing his name: the Olivier Kahn International Award. Today, the European Institute of Molecular Magnetism (EIMM) continues sponsoring the award.
The award, an “Olivier Kahn Medal”, will be accompanied by a prize of 3,000 euros, to help the laureate in his/her research. Furthermore, the laureate will receive help from experts of the EIMM to communicate her/his win. The nine first OKIA laureates have been: Wolfgang Wernsdorfer, Jose Galan-Mascaros, Stefano Carretta, Marta Mas-Torrent, Lapo Bogani, Matteo Mannini, Nicolas Chilton, Mauro Perfetti, Kasper Pedersen.
The rules and guidelines for applications can be found here.
For the 2026 Award, the deadline for receiving the candidatures is April 1st, 2026.
The tenth Olivier Kahn International Award laureate will be chosen by an International Jury. The Award will be presented at the occasion of the Xth European Conference on Molecular Magnetism, ECMM 2026, meeting to be held in the summer 2026 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The laureate will present an invited lecture on this occasion.