Jan Runermark Award

The Jan Runermark Award was created at the ENS Steering Committee meeting in Dresden on 24 November 1995, in memory of Jan Runermark, the initiator and founding father of the Swedish Young Generation Network and promoter of the ENS Young Generation movement. Jan Runermark, at the time President of ABB Atom and President-Elect of the European Nuclear Society, died in a tragic car accident on 25 July 1995.

ENS YGN honours Jan Runermark annually by handing out Jan Runermark Award to a senior professional that have showed through their action during their carrier that has given outstanding service, to the benefit of the young generation and young professionals and has done so in compliance with the goals defined in the YGN Terms of Reference.

Winner of the “Jan Runermark Award”:

YearJan Runermark Award WinnerCountry
2022Belgium
2021Sebastian HahnGermany
2020Paweł GajdaPoland
2019Marco StreitSwitzerland
2018Emilio MinguezSpain
2017Luc Vanhoenacker and Jean Van VyveBelgium
2016John EldridgeUK
2015Michaela StiopolRomania
2014András CserhátiHungary
2013Heiki KalliFinnland
2012Frank CarréFrance
2011Helmuth BöckAustria
2010André VersteeghNetherlands
2009Marcel MarisBelgium
2008Sue E. IonUK
2007Ralf GüldnerGermany
2006Peter HirtSwitzerland
2005Per BrunzellSweden
2004Michael GraveUK
2003David BonserUK
2002María Teresa DomínguezSpain
2001Danilo FereticCroatia