The International Council on Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems (ICMRBS) awarded the 2020 Founders’ Medal to Paul Schanda (IBS/NMR). This prestigious award was established in 2002 by the ICMRBS to recognize exceptional contributions by young scientists to the development and progress of the field of magnetic resonance in biological systems. Paul is is recognized for his achievement in developing solid-state NMR techniques for studying protein dynamics and applying these techniques to understand membrane protein transporters, chaperones, and enzyme complexes (details).