Nomination deadline: August 15, annually
Presented: ECS Georgia Section meeting, annually
Recipient qualifications
The recipient is:
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Student pursuing a PhD at a university within the ECS Georgia Section region;
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Enrolled in the section’s region university for the full year in which the nomination is made and awarded as a full-time graduate student;
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Nominated by a university faculty member;
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ECS member at the time of the nomination.
Nomination Submissions
Candidates are nominated by university faculty members.
The complete nomination package includes:
- Completed electronic Award Nomination Form;
- Curriculum vitae listing publications, work experiences, date of previous degrees, and expected graduation date;
- Letter of recommendation from the nominating professor outlining the student’s strengths and weaknesses and answering the question: “Why are you singling out this student for the award?”
- Copies of university transcripts are not required as the criterion for nomination is the excellence of the student’s research accomplishments;
- A brief (one to two double-spaced typed pages) outline of the proposed and completed research project, written by the student;
- If the student has written journal papers, a copy of two of the student’s journal reprints or preprints.
Award
The award consists of a USD $500 prize.
Recipient obligations
The recipient may be requested to speak at the ECS Georgia Section meeting where the award is presented, on a subject of major interest to them in the field of electrochemical and/or solid state science and technology.
Questions
Contact awards@electrochem.org with questions or for more information.
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Recipients
2012 – 2024
Kelsey Anne Cavallaro (2024)
Habin Park (2023)
Fengyi Zhao (2023)
Jung Fang (2020)
Yamin Zhang (2020)
Johanna Karolina Stark (2014)
Kara Evanoff (2013)
Matthew Lynch (2012)
