The Morton M. Traum Surface Science Student Award will be given to the best student poster presented in the poster session sponsored by the Surface Science (SS) Division at the AVS International Symposium. This is the oldest student award in AVS, presented since 1981. A candidate for the award must be either a current graduate student or have received the Ph.D. degree in the year of the Symposium. Up to a maximum of five finalists will be selected to compete. Although they will be judged based only on their poster presentations, they may also present the same material orally during the meeting, since such presentations are independent of the competition. The main selection criteria include both scientific content and presentation skill. The winner will receive a cash prize of $1000 and a certificate. The winner's name will appear in the list of previous winners published yearly in the Symposium technical program and on the plaque that is on display at the Symposium. The other finalists will receive a cash award. In addition to the AVS application for student awards, Traum award applicants should submit 1) a copy of the abstract submitted to AVS that includes the abstract submission number; 2) an extended abstract that does not exceed two pages (including tables, figures, and references); and 3) expected graduation date. Electronic submission of all information in a single PDF file, labeled by the applicant's name, (“FirstName_LastName.pdf”) is preferred and should be sent to Angela Klink (angela@avs.org). Deadline: May 6, 2013.