Coblentz Student Awards

Call for the 2017 Coblentz Student Awards and Fateley Award

The Coblentz Society has for many years encouraged young scientists to pursue studies in spectroscopy by seeking nominations of outstanding students for the Coblentz Student Awards. The awardees receive a copy of the Society's Desk Book, a certificate, and a year's membership in the Society. Their names and the names of their faculty advisors will appear in the Society's Newsletter (published in Applied Spectroscopy and available from the Coblentz Society and SAS websites). All awardees who attend the SciX conference will receive their award in person at a presentation during the poster session on Sunday evening by then Coblentz Society's president. Those students who do not attend the SciX conference will receive their award and the Society's Desk Book by mail.

The three leading graduate students selected by the Coblentz Award committee will also qualify for consideration for the William G. Fateley student award that includes a presentation by the winner at the SciX conference (20 minute oral presentation), a plaque, and a prize of $1000. No separate nomination for the Fateley award is required.

The nominations window for Coblentz Student Awards will be open Jan. 1 - 31, 2017.

Nominations by e-mail are preferred and may be sent to the Chair of the Coblentz Student Affairs Committee, Prof. Christian Pellerin, at c.pellerin@umontreal.ca.

Graduate or undergraduate students who have shown excellence in vibrational spectroscopy research and/or coursework including vibrational spectroscopy may be nominated. The nominator must be a member of the Coblentz Society (to become a member contact Mark Druy at mark.druy@coblentz.org or complete the online membership application).

Requirements for a complete nomination:

Curriculum Vitae of the nominee.
Biographical statement suitable for the announcement of the award, using a format/length similar to that used for the FACSS Student Award
One (1) letter of nomination from the research director
One (1) additional letter of recommendation
Abstract for a presentation that might be presented at SciX 2017.

In previous years, all awardees were featured by having a photograph and a short bio in the SciX Final program. All awardees who attend SciX 2017 should be acknowledged in person at a presentation during the poster session on Sunday evening by the Coblentz Society president.

Past Awardees

2016 Coblentz Student Awardees

Mustafa Unal, Case Western Reserve University, Professor Ozan Akkus
Emily Keller, University of Minnesota, Professor Renee Frontiera
Aashish Tuladhar, Temple University, Professor Eric Borguet
Alyssa Cassabaum, University of Minnesota, Professor Renee Frontiera

2015 Coblentz Student Awardees

Marie Richard-Lacroix, Université de Montréal, Professor Christian Pellerin
Shalaka Dewan, Temple University, Professor Éric Borguet
Stephanie Dejong, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Professor James Durig
Martha Vardaki, University of Exeter, Professor Nick Stone

2014 Coblentz Student Awardees

Chris Huber, University of Minnesota, Professor Aaron Massari
Antonio Campos, University of Minnesota, Professor Christy Haynes
Ikhlas Darkhalil, University of South Carolina, Professor Micky Myrick
Jay Kitt, University of Utah, Professor Joel Harris

2013 Coblentz Student Awardees

Tomasz P. Wrobel, Jagiellonian University, Professor Malgorzata Baranska

Sarah E. Holton, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Professor Rohit Bhargava
Tao Liang, University of Georgia, Professor Gary Douberly
Rachel Masyuko, University of Notre Dame, Professor Paul W. Bohn

2012 Coblentz Student Awardees

Xiaohua (Sarah) Zhou, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Professor James R. Durig

Eduardo Berrios, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Professor Martin Gruebele
Marleen Kerssens, Gloucestershire Hospitals, Professor Nick Stone
Rajesh Morampudi, Cleveland State University, Professor John F Turner
Jonathan Schaefer, University of Utah, Professor Joel M. Harris
Andreas Wilk, Georgia Institute of Technology, Professor Boris Mizaikoff

2011 Coblentz Student Awardees

Rohith Reddy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Professor Rohit Bhargava

Nathaniel R. Gomer, University of South Carolina, Professor S. Michael Angel
Esther J. Ocola, Texas A&M University, Professor Jaan Laane
Savitha S. Panikar, University of Missouri – Kansas City, Professor James Durig
Megan R. Pearl, University of South Carolina, Professor Michael Myrick

2010 Coblentz Student Awardees

Ali Eftekhari-Bafrooei, Temple University, Professor Eric Borguet

Ram Bhatta, University of Akron, Professor David Perry
Praveenkumar Boopalachandran, Texas A&M University, Professor Jaan Laane
Bryon Herbert, University of Delaware, Professor Karl S. Booksh
Yuliya Luzinova, Georgia Tech University, Professor Boris Mizaikoff
Hajime Okajima, University of Tokyo, Professor Hiro-o Hamaguchi

2009 Coblentz Student Awardees

Christopher J. Addison, University of British Columbia, Professor Michael Blades
Kyle C. Bantz, University of Minnesota, Professor Christy L. Haynes
Sudhir Dahal, Towson University, Professor Boon Loo
Arindam Ganguly, University of Missouri - Kansas City, Professor James R. Durig
Rosina A. Lombardi, Syracuse University, Professor Laurence A. Nafie
Allen M. Ricks, University of Georgia, Professor Michael A. Duncan
Sean T. Roberts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor Andrei Tokmakoff
Bhavya Sharma, University of Pittsburgh, Professor Sanford A. Asher
Christina R. Young, Georgia Institute of Technology, Professor Boris Mizaikoff