Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Scholarship
Purpose
To recognize and encourage excellence in continuing graduate studies in the sciences and technologies of interest to AVS.
Eligibility
The nominee must be a registered graduate student in an accredited academic institution at the time when the applications are due. Applicants are normally expected not to graduate before the award selection. The award may be given to a particular individual only once. Following the Awards Committee Meeting in the Spring/Summer, the top ten (10) student nominees are selected to give presentations on their research to the Awards Committee in a virtual interview in late summer, after which the final eight (8) awardees will be selected. After the interview, the next two (2) best students for the (8) awards will receive the Hoffman Scholarship. Criteria for selection of the awardee are excellence in research and academic record.
Nature of the Award
The award consists of a cash award, a certificate, and reimbursed travel support to attend the International Symposium.
Establishment and Support
This award was established in 2002. They are funded by a bequest from Dorothy M. Hoffman who was President of AVS in 1974 and held many other positions of responsibility in the Society. She was very committed to education and training of students in the topics of interest to AVS members.
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List of Recipients
2026 - Abigail Jiang, Harvard University
2026 - Ali Zayaan Macknojia, University of North Texas
2025 - Andrew Messecar, Western Michigan University
2025 - Li Zhang, Georgia Institute of Technology
2024 - Zachary Jeckell, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2024 - Hsiao-Hsuan (Renee) Wan, University of Florida
2023 - Lidia Kuo, Northwestern University
2023 - Yixin Xiao, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2022 - Kiyoung Jo, University of Pennsylvania
2022 - Xiao Zhao, University of California, Berkeley
2021 - Marie Turano, Loyola University Chicago
2021 - Chenghao Wan, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2020 - Christopher Brewer, University of Florida
2020 - Ryan Gasvoda, Colorado School of Mines
2019 - Ross Edel, University of Chicago
2019 - Koichi Tanaka, UCLA
2018 - Angela Hanna, Colorado State University
2018 - Phuong Anh Nguyen, (University of New Mexico)
2017 - Michael G. Stanford, University of Tennessee
2017 - Mackenzie Williams, University of Delaware
2016 - Hyosun Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
2016 - Kasra Sardashti, University of California, San Diego
2015 - Wei Bao, University of California
2015 - Antonio R. Bighetti Mei, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
2014 - Priya Raman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
2014 - Yingjie Zhang, University of California, Berkeley
2013 - Tevis Jacobs, University of Pennsylvania
2013 - Vincent Sauer, University of Alberta
2012 - Afsoon Soudin, Washington State University
2012 - Ting Ying Chung, University of California, Berkeley
2011 - Justice Alaboson, Northwestern University
2011 - Joseph E. Baio, University of Washington, Seattle
2010 - Cary Pint, Rice University
2010 - Heather Tierney, Tufts University
2009 - Engang Fu, Texas A&M University
2009 - Jian Shen, University of California, San Diego
2008 - Ajay Karakoti, University of Central Florida
2008 - Fung Suong Ou, Rice University
2007 - Suresh Donthu, Northwestern University
2007 - Jianguo Fan, University of Georgia
2006 - Danqin Feng, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2006 - Kiu Yuen Tse, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2005 - Nathan Guisinger, Northwestern University
2005 - Brent Trenhaile, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
2005 - Mayur Valipa, University of California, Santa Barbara
2004 - Jason Baxter, University of California, Santa Barbara
2004 - Sergio Mendez, University of New Mexico
2003 - Gerald Thaler, University of Florida, Gainesville
2003 - David G. Xu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
