Nanoscale Science and Technology Division Graduate Competition
Receive a student registration waiver for the conference!!!
As nanoscience has continued to expand its impact in diverse fields, including quantum science, biology, mechanics, and energy, the Nanoscale Science and Technology Division (NSTD) has been a hub of research broadly related to instrumentation, lithography, manipulation, imaging, and translation to industry. The NSTD holds a Graduate Competition at the annual AVS International Symposium to highlight and celebrate exceptional researchers working on the frontiers of nanoscience. All graduate students presenting a poster or oral presentation in an NSTD-sponsored or co-sponsored session are encouraged to apply.
To apply, submit a cover letter, resume, advisor support letter, and AVS abstract to the awards submission site by the
deadline date of April 14, 2025.
For eligibility, the applicant must not have received a doctoral degree at the time of abstract submission.
All finalists will receive a student registration waiver for the conference!!!
The NSTD Awards Committee will select all finalists, and they will be informed in the summer of 2025. All finalists must present a five-minute talk (with additional time for questions) at the NSTD Sunday plenary session for the awards competition. The winner will be selected based on the quality of the talk, the responses to subsequent questions, and the level of the research. The graduate award winner will receive a certificate and a cash award of $500. This award is made possible by financial support from NSTD's sponsors, in 2024 they were Quantum Design, Heidelberg Instruments, Horiba Scientific, Scienta Omicron SPECS-TII.
Awards Application
Graduate Student Competition Winners
| 2002 |
Jeremy Steinshinder |
2009 |
Mehmet Baykara |
2017 |
Xiaolong Liu |
| 2003 |
Cheol-Soo Young |
2010 |
Farzad Behafarid |
2018 |
Omur Erdinc Dagdeviren |
| 2004 |
Qinguang Li |
2011 |
Justice Alaboson |
2019 |
Jeremy Schultz |
| 2005 |
Kiu-Yuen Tse |
2012 |
David Reid |
2020 |
Lin Wang |
| 2006 |
Tracie Colburn |
2013 |
Cedric Barroo |
2021 |
Likun Wang |
| 2006 |
Dirk Weber |
2014 |
Deep Jariwala |
2022 |
Kiyoung Jo |
| 2007 |
Jacob Palmer |
2015 |
Wei Bao |
2023 |
Lidia Kuo-Kim |
| 2008 |
Qing Hua |
2016 |
Alma Eva Pérez Perrino |
2024 |
Dave Austin |