Heinrich Rohrer Medals are a series of awards presented to celebrate the late Nobel laureate Heinrich Rohrer for his work in the fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology, and specifically for co-creating the scanning tunneling microscope.
The Grand Medal is for a single researcher who has made "distinguished achievements in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology based on surface science" but can be awarded to several individuals.
The Rising Medal is presented to up to three researchers upwards of 37 years in age each with different topics.
The Rising Medal is given for their outstanding efforts with the assumption that they will continue to actively work in their respective fields.
[8] The 2020 medals will be presented and laureates are requested to give award lectures at the upcoming ISSS9.