2017 Award Recipient Slobodan Sasic will receive the 2017 Williams-Wright Award. Slobodan Sasic obtained his Ph.D. degree from the University of Belgrade in Serbia. He then worked at Kwansei-Gakuin University (Japan) on various applications of vibrational spectroscopy, chemometrics, 2D correlation spectroscopy, and SERS. Next, at MIT, he worked on a method for non-invasive analysis of glucose based on Raman spectroscopy and multivariate calibration. He then joined Pfizer (and later Vertex) where he specialized in vibrational spectroscopy-based chemical imaging of pharmaceuticals, and on using NIR spectroscopy for monitoring of blending of pharmaceutical materials. Currently at SSCI/AMRI he is using vibrational spectroscopy, chemical imaging, XRPD, and chemometrics for analysis of pharmaceutical solid forms. The formal presentation of the Williams-Wright award will take place at a special symposium at Pittcon.History and Nomination ProcessThe Coblentz Society's Williams-Wright Award is presented annually to an industrial spectroscopist who has made significant contributions to vibrational spectroscopy while working in industry. The work may include infrared and/or Raman spectroscopy, instrumental development as well as theory, and applications of vibrational spectroscopy. Government labs are not considered industry in this definition. No restrictions are placed on the selection of the Awardee because of age, sex, or nationality, but the Awardee must still be working at the time the award is presented. The award consists of a frame certificate and an honorarium. In order to ensure that the award is based on an independent evaluation of the candidate’s achievements, the selection is made by a committee chosen by the Coblentz Society.
 The Award is presented each year at the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy. The Williams-Wright Award Symposium is held in honor of the awardee and immediately follows the presentation. In the picture to the right, John Coates was presented the 2013 Award with Shawn Mehrens (committee chair 2012-2013) and Jim Rydzak (Coblentz Society President 2013-2014).
The nomination should clearly state the significance of the contribution made by the nominee, e.g., the introduction of novel methods, techniques or theories; innovative work in the field of vibrational spectroscopy; significant improvement on existing methods, theory or techniques; or important impact on the field of vibrational spectroscopy arising from the volume of contributions in a specific area. The nomination packet should include a resume of the nominee's career including a publication list. Seconding letters to the nomination are useful, but not necessary. Files on nominees will be kept active for three years, after which the candidate must either be renominated with an updated file, or the file will be closed. Nominations should be sent to the Chair of the Williams-Wright Award Selection Committee. Nominations close May 1st for the 2018 award.
Please send nomination packages (email is preferred) to: 2015-2016 Chair: Nancy Jestel
email: nancy.jestel@sabic-ip.com
Recipients of the Williams-Wright Award
2017 Slobodan Sasic 2016 Drouet Warren Vidrine 2015 Jagdeesh Bandekar 2014 Mike Doyle 2013 John Coates 2012 Richard Crocombe 2011 Howard Mark 2010 Patrick Treado 2009 Jerome J. Workman 2008 Rina Dukor 2007 Michael Carrabba 2006 Harry Owen 2005 Fran Adar 2004 Neil Lewis 2003 Neil Everall 2002 Isao Noda 2001 Raul Curbelo 2000 John A. Reffner 1999 Donald Kuehl 1998 Henry Buijs 1997 Michael J. Pelletier 1996 Robert G. Messerschmidt 1995 Michael R. Philpott 1994 John M. Chalmers 1993 Curtis Marcott 1992 Timothy Harris 1991 Robert J. Obremski 1990 John F. Rabolt 1989 D. Bruce Chase 1988 Darwin L. Wood 1987 A. Lee Smith 1986 Abe Savitsky/Joseph J. Barrett 1985 Clara D. Craver/Richard A. Nyquist 1984 Robert Jakobsen 1983 Harry Willis 1982 Robert Hannah 1981 Paul Wilks/James Harrick 1980 Jeanette Grasselli 1979 Norman Colthup 1978 Norman Wright |
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