Prof. Eli Grushka Prize Announcement

Prof. Grushka Prize’ committee is delighted to announce Mr. Andrea Buffa as the 2018 ISRANALYTICA award winner for excellence in analytical chemistry in the memory of Prof. Eli Grushka.
The award was given for his research on "Carbon Nanotube Based Flow-Through Sensor for Electrochemical Monitoring of Pollutants in Water".
 
The prize was endowed by the family of Professor Eli Grushka. Professor Eli Grushka was a Full Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem from 1978 until passing away in 2016. Prof. Grushka was a symbol of excellence in the field of analytical chemistry.
He led and supervised many graduate students.
Prof. Grushka left a legacy of scientific excellence, personal example,  exemplar social manners, and love of humanity.
The award will be officially presented to Mr. Andrea Buffa on January 23th, 2018 during ISRANALYTICA 2018, the official conference of the Israel Analytical Chemistry Society.
Signed by members of the selection committee:
Dr. Igal Bar-Ilan (member of committee)
Prof. Yael Grushka (The family representative) 
Dr. Shula Levin ( member of committee)

Prof. Eli Grushka Prize Announcement

Call for papers: Excellence Award in memory of Prof. Eli Grushka
We invite nominations for outstanding students, to support advanced studies in the field of Analytical Chemistry.
Prof. Eli Grushka - Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem -- was an international expert in the fields of chemical separations, chromatography and capillary electrophoresis in particular. Among his accomplishments:

• A member of numerous editorial boards of professional Analytical Chemistry and separations journals.
• One of the editors of the prestigious series Advances in Chromatography.
• Edited several books on chromatography and published numerous scientific articles.
• Member of the organizing committee of professional conferences in the field of analytical chemistry.
• Researcher and mentor of many M.Sc. and Ph.D. students in Analytical Chemistry.
• Longtime president of the Israel Analytical Chemistry Society, and one of the primary supporters of the Israel Analytical Chemistry Conference – ISRANALYTICA.   

In memory of Prof. Eli Grushka, by awarding the prize*, the family wishes to support an outstanding student who intends to acquire a graduate degree in the field of Analytical Chemistry.

* The prize will include a monetary award which could be used to partially finance tuition.

Students who wish to be considered for the award, should submit the following:

• A brief summary of a research study conducted by the nominee (up to three pages), and any related articles or other documents. The committee will accept studies that were conducted in the last two years (2014-2016).
• CV
• Institute affiliation and a recommendation letter from the mentor/research supervisor.

A committee composed of renowned scientists in the field of analytical chemistry and a representative of the Grushka family, will choose the winner, taking into account the following considerations:
The importance of the research, its scientific achievement and contribution to society

• Innovation and originality
• Research topic

The winner will be announced at the annual meeting of the Israel Analytical Chemistry Society- ISRANALYTICA 2018 which will be held on 23-24 January 2018 at the David Intercontinental Hotel, Tel Aviv.  
The submission, along with the required documents, should be sent to grushkaprize@gmail.com until January 11, 2018.
Dr. Igal Bar-Ilan (Chairman)
Prof. Yael Grushka (The family representative)  
Dr. Shula Levin