International Society for µSR Spectroscopy (ISMS)
About ISMS
The International Society for µSR Spectroscopy (ISMS) was formed to promote the worldwide advancement and use of muon spin rotation, relaxation and resonance (µSR) in science and technology. To this end, it provides a forum facilitating communication between practitioners of µSR, the µSR community and other related fields and government agencies.
Membership is free and open to all individuals in academia, government laboratories and industry who have an interest in ISMS’s goals.
ISMS awards
Yamazaki Prize
The Toshimitsu Yamazaki prize is awarded by ISMS every three years to a scientist that has demonstrated outstanding, sustained work in µSR with long-term impact on scientific and/or technical applications. The prize includes a sum of US $3000.

In recognition of his significantcontributions to μSR science, his excellent teaching activities in training and educating the next generation of μSR scientists, and for promoting μSR to a wider scientific community.

For his excellence in applications of the µSR and B-NMR techniques, his significant contributions to an eclectic range of topics within condensed matter physics and materials science and for building up excellent muon facilities at TRIUMF with his team.

In recognition for his work in magnetism and superconductivity making effective bridges between the NMR and muon techniques.

For being a pioneer of the development of the musr method, building the excellent muon facilities at TRIUMF and for his significant contributions to the areas of high temperature superconductivity, muonium dynamics and solid state chemistry, and charge transport, amongst others.

For his outstanding achievements for the development of Low Energy μSR opening completely new possibilities in many areas of modern physics, chemistry, biology and also technical applications.

For his studies of spin glasses and the development of phenomenological models for the relaxation functions in these systems – which are standards today – and in his more recent work systemising μSR penetration depth data in a wide range of superconductors.
Young Scientist Award
Awarded to young scientists for excellent oral or poster presentations at µSR conferences.
Mr. Charles Mielke III from the Paul Scherrer Institute and the University of Zurich was awarded the prize for best oral presentation, entitled "Intriguing Topological Kagome Magnetism of TbMn6Sn6".
Mr. Muhammad Maikudi Isah from the University of Parma was awarded the prize for the best poster presentation, entitled "Calculating muon sites and couplings from a high-throughput
modelling perspective".
Ms. Rhea Stewart from St Andrews University was awarded the prize for her presentation entiteled “Anomalous Meissner Screening Probed using Low Energy Muon Spin Spectroscopy”
Mr. Yuta Ishi from Tohoku University was awarded the prize for his presenation entitled “Observation of oxygen magnetism in multiferroic materials RMn2O5 (R=Y, Eu) by μSR measurement”
Mr. Pietro Bonfá is from the University of Parma and Mr. Rick Mengyan is from Texas Tech University
ISMS members news
International Muon Conference series
The 15th International Conference was held in Parma, Italy, 28 August - 2 September, 2022.
The conference proceedings are published in Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 2462), and are available here.
The 14th International Conference was held in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, 25 - 30th June, 2017.
The conference proceedings are published in the Journal of Physical Society of Japan: Conference Proceedings (Vol. 21, 2018), and are available here.
The 13th International Conference was held in Grindelwald, Switzerland, 1 - 6 June, 2014.
The conference proceedings are published in the Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 551, 2014), and are available here.
The 12th International Conference was held in Cancun, Mexico, 16 - 20 May, 2011.
The conference proceedings are published in Physics Proceedia (Vol. 30, 2012), and are available here.
The 11th International Conference was held in Tsukuba, Japan.
The conference proceedings are published in Physica B 404, 2009.
The 10th International Conference was held in Oxford, UK.
The conference proceedings are published in Physica B 374-375, 2006.
The 9th International Conference was held in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA.
The conference proceedings are published in Physica B 326, 2003.
The 8th International Conference was held in Les Diablerets, Switzerland.
The conference proceedings are published in Physica B 289-290, 2000.
The 7th International Conference was held in Nikko, Japan, 15 - 19 April, 1996.
The conference proceedings are published in Hyperfine Interactions 104-106, 1997.
The 6th International Conference was held in Maui, USA.
The conference proceedings are published in Hyperfine Interactions 85-87, 1994.
The 5th International Conference was held in Oxford, UK.
The conference proceedings are published in Hyperfine Interactions 63-65, 1990.
The 4th International Conference was held in Uppsala, Sweden, 23 - 27 June, 1986.
The conference proceedings are published in Hyperfine Interactions 31-32, 1986.
The 3rd International Conference was held in Shimoda, Japan, 18 - 22 April, 1983.
The conference proceedings are published in Hyperfine Interactions 17 - 19, 1984.
The 2nd International Conference was held in Vancouver, Canada.
The 1st International Conference was held in Rorschach, Switzerland.
The conference proceedings were published in Hyperfine Interactions 6, 1979.
Join ISMS
For further information about ISMS, and to join the society, please contact Dr. Peter Baker (ISMS secretary).