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AVS is a nonprofit organization that promotes communication, education, networking, recommended practices, research, and the dissemination of knowledge on an international scale, in the application of vacuum and other controlled environments to understand and develop interfaces, new materials, processes, and devices through the interaction of science and technology.
 
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2007 Awardees

The AVS Awards Assembly will be held on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 6:15 p.m. in the Washington State Convention Center to be followed by an Awards Reception. This year, AVS honors the following awardees.


Medard W. Welch Award

Dr. Jerry Tersoff, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, “for seminal theoretical contributions to the understanding of surfaces, interfaces, thin films and nanostructures of electronic materials.” 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. Richard J. Colton, Naval Research Laboratory, “for seminal scientific insights that accelerated the development of vastly improved surface and nanoscale analytical techniques, and of innovative biomolecular sensors.”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. Stephen J. Pearton, University of Florida, “for pioneering the science and application of advanced device fabrication techniques, including plasma etching, ion implantation for doping and electrical isolation, and formation of Ohmic and Schottky contacts for compound semiconductors.” 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. W.M.M. Kessels, Eindhoven University of Technology, “for pioneering work in the application and development of in situ plasma and surface diagnostics to achieve a molecular understanding of thin film growth.” 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


2007 AVS Fellows
AVS Fellows are members who have made outstanding contributions in areas of interest to AVS.

  • Paul Arnold, Brooks Automation, Granville-Phillips
  • Peter A. Dowben, University of Nebraska
  • Calvin T. Gabriel, Spansion, Inc.
  • Joseph D. Geller, Geller Microanalytical Laboratory
  • James J. Hickman, University of Central Florida
  • C. Mathew Mate, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
  • Meyya Meyyappan, NASA Ames Research Center
  • Ralph Nuzzo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • David Ruzic, University of Illinois
  • Bruce D. Sartwell, Naval Research Laboratory
  • Karen L. Seaward, Agilent Laboratories
  • Kevin E. Smith, Boston University
  • Bruce D. Terris, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
  • Richard (M.C.M) van de Sanden, Eindhoven University of Technology
  • Robert M. Wallace, University of Texas at Dallas
  • Paul S. Weiss, Pennsylvania State University


AVS Graduate Student Awards
2007 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:

  • Suresh Donthu, Northwestern University
  • Jianguo Fang, University of Georgia
  • H. Lee Mosbacker, Ohio State University
  • Thomas Mullen, Pennsylvania State University
  • Andrea Munro, University of Washington


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.


2007 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:

  • Abhishek Agrawal, U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Daniel Killelea, Tufts University
  • Stephan Koev, University of Maryland
  • Satyanarayana Kuchibhatla, Univ. of Central Florida
  • Elena Loginova, Rutgers University
  • Michael Seman, Colorado School of Mines
  • Nathan Yoder, Northwestern University
     

Nominations for the 2008 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.