Awards Committee

Awards Subcommittees

• Graduate Student Award Subcommittee

  Co-Chair: David Stepp, U.S. Army Research Office
  Co-Chair: Hongyou Fan, Sandia National Laboratory 
  HQ Liaison: Lorri Smiley, MRS Student Engagement and Awards Administrator

  The Graduate Student Award Subcommittee receives applications for Graduate Student Awards, selects finalists to present papers at society meetings and oversees the subsequent designation of Gold and Silver Awards and special GSA awards such as the Arthur Nowick Graduate Student Award.
  
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• Innovation in Materials Characterization Subcommittee

  Chair: Rudolf M. Tromp, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
  HQ Liaison: Lorri Smiley, MRS Student Engagement and Awards Administrator

  The Innovation in Materials Characterization Award Subcommittee receives, reviews and evaluates nominations for the Innovation in Materials Characterization Award,  selects a recipient and submits its recommendation to the Board of Directors for ratification. 
  
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• The Kavli Foundation Early Career Lectureship in Materials Science Subcommittee

  Chair: Reshef Tenne, Weizmann Institute of Science
  HQ Liaison: Lorri Smiley, MRS Student Engagement and Awards Administrator

  The Kavli Foundation Early Career Lectureship in Materials Science Subcommittee receives, reviews and evaluates nominations for The Kavli Foundation Early Career Lectureship in Materials Science and submits its recommendations to the Board of Directors for ratification.  
  

  
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• Materials Theory Award Subcommittee

  Chair: Long-Qing Chen, Pennsylvania State University
  HQ Liaison: Lorri Smiley, MRS Student Engagement and Awards Administrator 

  The Materials Theory Award Subcommittee receives, reviews and evaluates nominations for the Materials Theory Award, selects a recipient and submits its recommendation to the Board of Directors for ratification.   

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• Mid-Career Researcher Subcommittee

  Chair: TBD
  HQ Liaison: Lorri Smiley, MRS Student Engagement and Awards Administrator 

  The Mid-Career Researcher Award Subcommittee receives, reviews and evaluates nominations for the Mid-Career Research Award, selects a recipient and submits its recommendation to the Board of Directors for ratification.
  
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• MRS Fellow Subcommittee

  Chair: Sudipta Seal, University of Central Florida
  HQ Liaison: Lorri Smiley, MRS Student Engagement and Awards Administrator

  The MRS Fellow Subcommittee receives, reviews and evaluates nominations for the MRS Fellow program and submits its recommendations to the Board of Directors for ratification.
  
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• MRS Impact Award Subcommittee

  Chair: Michael Falk, Johns Hopkins University
  HQ Liaison: Lorri Smiley, MRS Student Engagement and Awards Administrator
  

  The MRS Impact Award Subcommittee receives, reviews and evaluates nominations for the MRS Impact Award and submits its recommendations to the Board of Directors for ratification.    
  
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• MRS Medal Subcommittee

  Chair: Hongyou Fan, University of New Mexico and Sandia National Laboratories
  HQ Liaison: Lorri Smiley, MRS Student Engagement and Awards Administrator

  The MRS Medal Subcommittee receives, reviews and evaluates nominations for the MRS Medal award(s), selects a recipient(s) and submits its recommendation to the Board of Directors for ratification. 
  
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• Outstanding Early-Career Investigator Subcommittee

  Chair: Sheng Xu, University of California, San Diego
  HQ Liaison: Lorri Smiley, MRS Student Engagement and Awards Administrator

  The Outstanding Early-Career Investigator Subcommittee receives, reviews and evaluates nominations for the Outstanding Early-Career Investigator award, selects a recipient and submits its recommendation to the Board of Directors for ratification.  
  
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• MRS Nelson “Buck” Robinson Science And Technology Award For Renewable Energy Subcommittee

  Chair: Nathan Nesbitt, NREL
  HQ Liaison: Lorri Smiley, MRS Student Engagement and Awards Administrator

  The MRS Nelson “Buck” Robinson Science And Technology Award For Renewable Energy Subcommittee receives, reviews and evaluates applications for the MRS Nelson “Buck” Robinson Science And Technology Award For Renewable Energy, selects a recipient and submits its recommendation to the Board of Directors for ratification.   

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• Postdoctoral Awards Subcommittee

  Chair: Xiaolin Li, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  HQ Liaison: Lorri Smiley, MRS Student Engagement and Awards Administrator

  The Postdoctoral Award Subcommittee receives, reviews and evaluates nominations for the Postdoctoral Award, selects a recipient and submits its recommendation to the Board of Directors for ratification.
  
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• Turnbull Lectureship Subcommittee

  Chair: Erica Lilleodden, Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS
  HQ Liaison: Lorri Smiley, MRS Student Engagement and Awards Administrator

  The Turnbull Lectureship Subcommittee receives, reviews and evaluates nominations for the Turnbull Lectureship, selects a recipient and submits its recommendation to the Board of Directors for ratification.
  
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• Von Hippel Award Subcommittee

  Chair: Matt Copel, IBM TJ Watson Research Center
  HQ Liaison: Lorri Smiley, MRS Student Engagement and Awards Administrator 

  The Von Hippel Award Subcommittee receives, reviews and evaluates nominations for the Von Hippel Award, selects a recipient and submits its recommendation to the Board of Directors for ratification.
  
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