Nanotechnology Recognition Award
The Nanotechnology Recognition Award recognizes members of NSTD for outstanding scientific and technical contributions in the science of fabrication, characterization, and fundamental research employing nanometer-scale structures, scanning probe microscopy, technology transfer involving nanometer-scale structures, and/or the promotion and dissemination of knowledge and development in these areas. The Award comprises a cash award plus a certificate. The nomination is for 2027, and the deadline is July 31st, 2026. The nomination material should include a nominating letter, biographical material, and three supporting letters, which should be emailed as a single PDF file to Marek Kolmer (mkolmer@ameslab.gov). The Award will be presented at the AVS International Symposium. Conference registration will be waived for the Award Winner, who will also receive a cash award of $1000. This Award is made possible by financial support from NSTD's sponsors. In 2025, the sponsors were Nanosurf and SPECS-TII.
List of Recipients
2026: Sidney Cohen, Weizmann Institute of Science
2025: Zetian Mi, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2024: Federico Rosei, University of Trieste
2023: Sergei V. Kalinin, University of Tennessee
2022: J. Alexander Liddle, NIST
2021: Robert W. Carpick, The University of Pennsylvania
2020: Robert Wolkow, University of Alberta
2019: Paul Weiss, University of California, Los Angeles
2018: Chennupati Jagadish, Australian National University
2017: Mark Hersam, Northwestern University
2016: Ricardo Garcia, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC
2015: Meyya Meyyapan, NASA Ames Research Center
2014: Dawn Bonnell, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvannia
2013: Joseph Lyding, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2012: Flemming Besenbacher, iNANO Center, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
2011: Phaedon Avouris, Nanoscale Science Department, IBM Yorktown Heights
2010: Roland Wiesendanger, Institue of Applied Physics, University of Hamburg
2009: Joseph Stroscio, Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, NIST
2004: Harold Craighead, School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University
2001: Nancy Burnham, Department of Physics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute