Graduate Research Award
Purpose
To recognize and encourage excellence in 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 in which 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 three (3) best students for the (8) awards will receive a Graduate Research Award. Criteria for selection of the awardees 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. Approximately ten awards are given annually.
Establishment and Support
The Graduate Research Awards were established in 1984 to recognize and encourage excellence in graduate studies in the sciences and technologies of interest to AVS. Each consists of a cash award, a certificate, and reimbursed travel support to attend the International Symposium.
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2025 Recipients
- Pulkita Jain, New York University
- Gabriel Parker, University of Illinois Chicago
- Zhifei Yang, University of Minnesota Twin Cities