Department of Chemistry researchers honoured with the Richard R. Ernst Prize

The prize was presented at EUROMAR 2026 in Gothenburg, Sweden, and recognises the four researchers' pioneering contributions to the development of the theoretical framework, numerical methods and software that have transformed the simulation and analysis of magnetic resonance experiments.

Named after Nobel Laureate Richard R. Ernst, the annual prize is one of the highest international distinctions in magnetic resonance. It honours outstanding scientific achievements that have expanded the capabilities and impact of magnetic resonance.

The prize committee has awarded the Richard R. Ernst Prize 2026 to honour the researcher’s significant contributions to advancing the physical and numerical toolboxes that have revolutionised method development and the simulation and evaluation of magnetic resonance data. 

“It is important to emphasise that the prize honours the many researchers and students who have contributed to the development of SIMPSON, including Mads Bak and Jimmy Tønners Rasmussen from the beginning, followed by major contributions from Zdenek Tosner and David Goodwin. It also acknowledges the NMR group’s truly important engagement in the development of front-end open-source software that enables the systematic development of methods and the interpretation of advanced NMR data. This is particularly important given that the Department of Chemistry and Aarhus University host the Danish Center for Ultrahigh-Field NMR Spectroscopy, where methods and data are central to the many academic and industrial users of the facility” explain Niels Chr. Nielsen, Director of the Danish Center for Ultrahigh-Field NMR Spectroscopy and Thomas Vosegaard, Head of Department of Chemistry.

Congratulations to Niels Chr. Nielsen and Thomas Vosegaard on this international recognition.