The IUCr is pleased to announce that Professor Philip Coppens (Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA) has been awarded the seventh Ewald Prize for his contributions to developing the fields of electron density determination and the crystallography of mol­ecular excited states, and for his contributions to the education and inspiration of young crystallographers as an enthusiastic teacher by participating in and organizing many courses and workshops.

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The presentation of the Ewald Prize will be made during the Florence Congress Opening Ceremony on 23 August 2005.