Applied Surface Science
The Applied Surface Science Division is once again offering the opportunity for students to participate in its annual student award competition – where three finalists will present their research to their ASSD peers and compete for cash awards! Students who are interested in competing are required to submit an abstract for a poster or talk to one of the ASSD or ASSD co-sponsored sessions to be eligible.
Presentation during an AVS International Symposium session is required for eligibility. Three finalists will be selected by the ASSD Student Awards Committee from the overall applicant pool. The finalists will present a “capsule” (3-slide, 5-minute) presentation to the judges during the Tuesday night ASSD Business Meeting. The finalists will be ranked based upon their presentation skills, scientific merit and originality of their work. First, second, and third place prizes are $750, $450 and $300 respectively. In addition to the grand monetary prize, the student that wins the best presentation award will be reimbursed for the 2023 AVS International Symposium registration at the student rate. Students who win more than one award in a given year at the International Symposium will receive an award amount that is capped at $2250. The winner will also be asked to submit an abstract to an ASSD or ASSD co-sponsored session in 2024. Students wishing to participate in the competition should complete the application on the awards submission site and
submit an abstract by May 10, 2023.
Awards Application
Past Winners (1st Place):
| 1987 Leticia Quinones |
1988 Gregory Stauf |
1989 Mathew G. Blain |
| 1990 Jerry L. Hunter, Jr |
1991 Mary Elizabeth Napier |
1992 Gerald Magera |
| 1993 Lee Rumaner |
1994 Peiter Gunter |
1995 Camille Kassis |
| 1996 Sudipta Seal |
1997 Jim Zhao |
1998 Mark D. Mowery |
| 1999 Chris Moffitt |
2000 Berndt Gotsmann |
2001 Saravanapriyan Sriraman |
| 2002 Yuki Yoshida |
2003 Mingyao Zhu |
2004 Xin Zhao |
| 2005 Chi-Ying Lee |
2006 Hiral Ajmera |
2007 Sirnegeda Techane |
| 2008 Joseph Baio |
2009 Michelle Sestak |
2010 Daniel Schmidt |
| 2011 Stefan Schöche |
2012 William Roach |
2013 Tevis Jacobs |
| 2014 Eng Wen Ong |
2015 Alex Pearse |
2016 Gopalakrishnan Ramalingam |
| 2017 Jin Li |
2018 Maiglid Moreno |
2019 Jodi Grzeskowiak |
| 2020 William Blades |
2021 Sarah Zaccarine |
2022 Robert Chrostowski |