Michael S. Krzemnicki, director of the Swiss Gemological Institute (SSEF), will receive the 2024 Antonio C. Bonanno Award from the Accredited Gemologists Association (AGA) early next year.

The award recognizes Krzemnicki’s contributions to gemology, including his over 25 years heading SSEF, the Basel-based lab that analyzes colored stones, diamonds, and pearls. Krzemnicki is also a lecturer at the University of Basel and supervises gemology-related research in collaboration with Swiss universities and international research institutions. In 2017, the Swiss Gemological Society gave him its Gemological Excellence Award.

Krzemnicki will receive the Bonanno Award at AGA’s dinner-dance in Tucson on Feb. 5, 2025. He will be a speaker at the AGA Gemological Conference preceding the gala.

(Photo courtesy of AGA)