Oed Prize
The Anton Oed prize (see description below) was awarded, in recognition for major contributions in the developments of MPGDs, to:
Leszek Ropelewski, CERN
Description: Anton Oed, at the end of the 80s, first introduced MicroStrip Gas Chambers to detect neutrons at the ILL. This led to the development of the highly successful MicroPattern Gas Detectors - MPGDs - which brought decisive improvements to detector technology.
Anton Oed passed away on 30 September 2018; he was a passionate inventor and remains a source of inspiration for many of us today. The ILL would therefore like to honour his memory, whilst encouraging the development of detector techniques for scientific applications. The Anton Oed Prize, of a lump sum of 1000 €, was awarded on Thursday, 17 Oct. 2024 at the MPGD conference in Hefei. The aim is to reward a major contribution in the development of MPGDs by a scientist presently active in the field.
