Morton M. Traum Surface Science Student Award
The Surface Science Division (SSD) solicits nominations for the Morton M. Traum Surface Science Student Award to be given to the best student presenter at the AVS International Symposium.
Who can apply? Candidates for the award must be registered to give an oral or poster presentation at the AVS International Symposium and be either a current graduate student or have received their Ph.D. degree in the year of the Symposium. Up to five finalists will be selected to compete with posters during the Surface Science poster session; these poster presentations are in addition to any presentation they are registered for at the Symposium but presents the same scientific content.
What are the prizes? All finalists and the winner will receive cash prizes starting at $1000 for the winner, and certificates. The winner's name will be added to the list of previous winners on the AVS website, and on a plaque on display at the Symposium.
How do I participate? Traum award applicants should submit on the AVS website 1) a copy of the abstract submitted to the AVS that includes the abstract submission number; 2) an extended abstract that does not exceed two pages (including tables, figures, and references); 3) their expected graduation date, 4) two letters of recommendation, and 5) an AVS application form for student awards. Please use the online award submission site to complete your application.
Deadline: May 13, 2024.
Awards Application
List of Recipients
| 1981 |
Eric Stuve |
1998 |
Alexander Bogicevic |
2015 |
Holly Walen |
| 1982 |
Steven Gates |
1999 |
Jongin Hahn |
2016 |
Andrew Therrien |
| 1983 |
Ann Smith |
2000 |
Anders Carlsson |
2017 |
Rachael G. Farber |
| 1984 |
Hans Gossman |
2001 |
Jeppe Vang Lauritsen |
2018 |
Eric High |
| 1985 |
Duan Outka |
2002 |
Seth B. Darling |
2019 |
Zhongtian Mao |
| 1986 |
Greg Sitz |
2003 |
Marcel A. Wall |
2020 |
Sayantan Mahapatra |
| 1987 |
Michael Henderson |
2004 |
Emrah Ozensoy |
2021 |
Ryan Hannagan |
| 1988 |
Jeff Hanson |
2005 |
Jan Haubrich |
2022 |
Volkan Cinar |
| 1989 |
Yunong (Neal) Yang |
2006 |
Petro Maksymovych |
2023 |
Audrey Dannar |
| 1990 |
Benjamin Wiegand |
2007 |
Bogdan Diaconescu |
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| 1991 |
David Peale |
2008 |
Jeibin Sun |
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| 1992 |
Chaochin Su |
2009 |
Qing Hua |
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| 1993 |
Anna Swan |
2010 |
Heather Tierney |
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| 1994 |
Bert Müller |
2011 |
David Siegel |
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| 1995 |
Frank Zimmerman |
2012 |
April Jewell |
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| 1996 |
Joseph Carpinelli |
2013 |
Xiaofeng Feng |
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| 1997 |
Barry Stipe |
2014 |
Feng Zhang |
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Winner of the 2023 Morton M. Traum Award
From Left to Right:
Award Committee member Zhenrong Zhang, chair Dario Stacchiola and finalists:
Alexander Michael Imre TU Wien, Austria.
Dairong Liu University of Illinois – Chicago
Audrey Dannar, Tufts University
Mari Isagoda Keio University, Japan.
Winner of the 2022 Morton M. Traum Award
Volkan Cinar (Winner 2022 Morton M. Traum Award), pictured with Traum Award Committee Chair Florencia Calaza
Winner of the 2019 Morton M. Traum Award
Zhongtian Mao (Winner 2019 Morton M. Traum Award)