Applied Surface Science

The Applied Surface Science Division welcomes student(s) to apply for this year’s Student Awards Competition. Candidates for the award must be registered to give an oral or poster presentation at the AVS International Symposium and be either a current student or have received their degree in the year of the Symposium. For the competition, the top finalists will be selected from this year’s applicants and each will present a 3 slide, 5 minute talk summarizing their research. The finalists will be competing for three monetary prizes totaling $1500 as well as reimbursement for the Symposium registration for the 1st place winner! In addition to these incentives, the competition is also a great way to interact with the ASSD and get to know some of its members, regardless of whether you are participating in the student awards competition.

Students wishing to participate in the competition should complete the application on the awards submission site and submit a copy of the abstract and current CV by May 18, 2026. For more information and to find the application please visit our website. If you have any questions or concerns during the application process, please reach out to the ASSD Student Awards Chair at Jodi.Grzeskowiak@us.tel.com.

Awards Application

List of Recipients

2025 - Femi Akinrinola
2024 - Sarah Bamford
2023 - Matthias Kogler
2022 - Robert Chrostowski
2021 - Sarah Zaccarine
2020 - William Blades
2019 - Jodi Grzeskowiak
2018 - Maiglid Moreno
2017 - Jin Li
2016 - Gopalakrishnan Ramalingam
2015 - Alex Pearse
2014 - Eng Wen Ong
2013 - Tevis Jacobs
2012 - William Roach
2011 - Stefan Schöche
2010 - Daniel Schmidt
2009 - Michelle Sestak
2008 - Joseph Baio
2007 - Sirnegeda Techane
2006 - Hiral Ajmera
2005 - Chi-Ying Lee
2004 - Xin Zhao
2003 - Mingyao Zhu
2002 - Yuki Yoshida
2001 - Saravanapriyan Sriraman
2000 - Berndt Gotsmann
1999 - Chris Moffitt
1998 - Mark D. Mowery
1997 - Jim Zhao
1996 - Sudipta Seal
1995 - Camille Kassis
1994 - Peiter Gunter
1993 - Lee Rumaner
1992 - Gerald Magera
1991 - Mary Elizabeth Napier
1990 - Jerry L. Hunter, Jr
1989 - Mathew G. Blain
1988 - Gregory Stauf
1987 - Leticia Quinones