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The AVS Awards Assembly will be held on Wednesday,
November
11, 2009 at 6:15 p.m. in Ballrooms A2-7 of the San Jose
McEnery Convention
Center to be followed immediately by an Awards Reception in
Salons I-VI of the San Jose Marriott Hotel. This year, AVS
honors the following awardees:
Medard W. Welch Award
Dr. Robert J. Hamers,
University of Wisconsin, “for wide ranging
studies of chemistry and photochemistry at semiconductor
surfaces and for establishing connections to various
emergent technologies.” This award
recognizes and encourages outstanding research in the fields
of interest to AVS. The award consists of a cash award, a
struck gold medal, a certificate, and an honorary
lectureship at a regular session of the International
Symposium.
Albert Nerken
Award
Dr. Donald R. Baer, Pacific Northwest National
Lab.,
“for seminal contributions towards advancing the
application of surface-sensitive techniques to understand
environmentally important materials and interfacial
processes.” This
award recognizes outstanding contributions to the solution
of technological problems in areas of interest to AVS. The
award consists of a cash award, a certificate, and an
honorary lectureship at a regular session of the
International Symposium.
John A. Thornton Memorial Award and Lecture
Dr. Frances A. Houle, Manager,
Materials Development, Startup Company in California,
“for pioneering studies of fundamental physical and
chemical mechanisms of surface and thin film modifications.”
This award recognizes outstanding research
or technological innovation in the areas of interest to AVS
with emphasis on the fields of thin films, plasma
processing, and related topics. The award is conferred
biennially as a suitable candidate may be identified. The
award consists of a cash award, a commemorative plaque
stating the nature of the award, and an honorary lectureship
at a regular session of the International Symposium.
Peter Mark Memorial Award
Dr. Beatriez Roldan Cuenya,
University of Central Florida,,
“for pioneering contributions to the understanding of
processes taking place in metal nanocluster-catalyzed
chemical reactions.” This award is presented
to a young scientist or engineer (35 years of age or under)
for outstanding theoretical or experimental work, at least
some of which must have been published in JVST. The award
consists of a cash award, a certificate, and an honorary
lectureship at a regular session of the International
Symposium.
Additional Awards
2009 AVS Fellows
AVS Fellows are members who have made outstanding
contributions in areas of interest to AVS.
- Flemming Besenbacher, University of
Aarhus
- John J. Boland, Trinity
College, Dublin
- Ian S. Gilmore, National Physical
Laboratory
- Luke Hanley, University of Illinois,
Chicago
- Gary E. McGuire, International Technology
Center
- John Randall, Zyvex Labs
- Bridget R. Rogers, Vanderbilt University
- Seiji Samukawa, Tohoku University
- Irwin L. Singer, Naval Research Lab.
- Jerry D. Tersoff, IBM T.J. Watson Research
Center
- Chris Van de Walle,
University of California, Santa Barbara
- Edward Yu, University of Texas at
Austin
AVS Graduate Student Awards
2009 Top-Level Student Finalists— There are five (5)
top-level named graduate student awards, described below,
and the recipient of each is determined after a general
competition with all the graduate research applicants and a
presentation to the Scholarship and Awards Committee at the
International Symposium. The award consists of a cash award,
a certificate, and reimbursed travel support to attend the
Inter-national Symposium.
The top-level students are:
- Sarah Bishop, Univ. of California,
San Diego
- Engang Fu, Texas A&M University
- Juan Carlos Rodriguez-Reyes,
Univ. of Delaware
- Jian Shen, Univ. of San Diego
- Sudhakar Shet, New Jersey Inst. of
Technology /NREL
Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Award—The Dorothy M. and Earl
S. Hoffman Award was established in 2002 to recognize and
encourage excellence in graduate studies in the sciences and
technologies of interest to AVS. It is funded by a bequest
from Dorothy M. Hoffman, who was President of AVS in 1974
and held other positions of responsibility in the Society.
The award consists of a cash award, a certificate, and
reimbursed travel support to attend the International
Symposium.
Nellie Yeoh Whetten Award—The Nellie Yeoh Whetten Award was
established in 1989, in the spirit of Nellie Yeoh Whetten,
to recognize and encourage excellence by women in graduate
studies in the sciences and technologies of interest to AVS.
A fund to support the award was established by Timothy J.
Whetten, friends and family of Nellie Yeoh Whetten, and AVS.
The award consists of a cash award, a certificate, and
reimbursed travel support to attend the International
Symposium.
Russell and Sigurd Varian Award—The Russell and Sigurd
Varian Award was established in 1982 to commemorate the
pioneering work of Russell and Sigurd Varian. It is
presented to recognize and encourage excellence in graduate
studies in the sciences and technologies of interest to AVS.
The award is supported by Varian, Inc. It consists of a cash
award, a certificate, and reimbursed travel support to
attend the International Symposium.
Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Scholarships—The Dorothy M.
and Earl S. Hoffman Scholarships were established in 2002 to
recognize and encourage excellence in graduate studies in
the sciences and technologies of interest to AVS. They are
funded by a bequest from Dorothy M. Hoffman. The
scholarships consist of a cash award, a certificate, and
reimbursed travel support to attend the International
Symposium.
2009 Graduate Research Awards—The Graduate Research Awards
were established in 1984 to recognize and encourage
excellence in graduate studies in the sciences and
technologies of interest to AVS. Each consists of a cash
award, a certificate, and reimbursed travel support to
attend the International Symposium. The Graduate Research
Awardees are:
- Atul Asati, University of
Central Florida
- Yongjun Liu, University of
Georgia
- Dragos Seghete, University of
Colorado
Nominations for the 2010 awards are
currently being solicited. For more information, please contact
Angela Klink, AVS, 212-248-0200 Ext. 221, fax: 212-248-0245,
angela@avs.org. |