Here Is the Winner of Gübelin’s 2021 Research Scholarship

Trade news

Moderators: PinkDiamond, John

Post Reply
User avatar
PinkDiamond
Posts: 15402
Joined: Thu Jun 04, 2015 9:30 pm
Location: Ozark Mountains

Here Is the Winner of Gübelin’s 2021 Research Scholarship

Post by PinkDiamond »

The Gübelin grant might just be the largest single grant offered in the industry, and a big congrats goes out of Sebastian Smith for scoring the win this year. Here's what he'll get, and why he was chosen as the winner. :)

Here Is the Winner of Gübelin’s 2021 Research Scholarship

Image
Sebastian Schmidt received a $30,000 research scholarship from the House of Gübelin.

"Lucerne, Switzerland—The 2021 recipient of the House of Gübelin’s annual research scholarship has been chosen.

Each year, a scientist in gemology, mineralogy, or another related field is awarded a $30,000 endowment to put toward their research project.

The recipient is chosen by the Dr. Eduard Gübelin Research Scholarship’s Scientific Committee, a panel consisting of eight top scientists from across the world.

This year, they chose Sebastian Schmidt, who works for the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.

Schmidt’s project looks at the development of reference materials for measuring oxygen isotopes in gem corundum. (Isotopes are atoms of the same element with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons.)

The composition of oxygen isotopes is a key geochemical indicator for the material, and SIMS (Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry) analyses—a technique that provides information about the elemental and isotopic composition of samples—are vital to determining origin, the lab said.

But more well-researched materials necessary to ensure the comparability and precision of isotope analysis are needed, and Schmidt’s project will help fill a gap, the lab said.

His research project will “provide a core contribution to isotope geology and geochemistry,” Gübelin said.

The samples analyzed through his work will be shared with SIMS labs around the world to allow the research community direct access to the research.

In addition to the $30,000 scholarship, he will also be able to exchange knowledge with the experts at Gübelin and gain access to ... "

https://www.nationaljeweler.com/article ... cholarship
PinkDiamond
ISG Registered Gemologist


· ´¨¨)) -:¦:-¸.·´ .·´¨¨))
((¸¸.·´ ..·´ There are miracles left for you to do .... -:¦:- -:¦:-
-:¦:- ((¸¸.·´* It all begins inside of you. ;)
Post Reply