Outstanding Young Investigator
Purpose | Award Package | Recipients | Nomination Information
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About the Award
To recognize outstanding, interdisciplinary scientific work in materials research by a young scientist or engineer. The award recipient must also show exceptional promise as a developing leader in the materials area.

Award Package
The annual award consists of a $5,000 cash prize, a presentation trophy, and a certificate. Meeting registration fee and reasonable travel expenses to attend the Materials Research Society meeting at which the award is presented will be reimbursed.
OYI Recipients
2005 Recipient

Harold Y. Hwang
University of Tokyo
(view bio and presentation abstract)

“For innovative work on the materials physics of transition metal oxides and the atomic-scale synthesis of complex oxide heterostructures.”

2004 Recipient

Peidong Yang
University of California--Berkely

"For innovative synthesis of a broad range of nanowire and nanowire heterostructure materials, and the discovery of optically-induced lasing in individual nanowire devices."
2003 Recipient
Timothy J. Deming
University of California--Santa Barbara
"For his discovery of synthetic methods to produce polypeptide homopolymers and block copolymers with exquisite control of block length, sequence and secondary structure and the interdisciplinary exploitation of these materials to yield unique hydrogels and inorganic materials."
2001 Recipient
Kristi S. Anseth
University of Colorado

"For innovative work in polymeric biomaterials for drug delivery, bone and cartilage repair, and tissue engineering, and for outstanding leadership potential in this interdisciplinary field of materials research."
2000 Recipient
Frances M. Ross
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

"For innovative and powerful experimental studies, based upon development of novel in-situ electron microscopy techniques, that have provided fundamental new understanding of nucleation, growth, oxidation and etching processes in a wide range of materials systems."
1999 Recipient
Chad A. Mirkin
Northwestern University
"Pioneering and leadership role in developing a new interdisciplinary field in which complex biological macromolecules are used to assemble inorganic nanoparticle building blocks into functional meso- and macroscopic structures."
1998 Recipient

Anne M. Mayes
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

"For incisive theoretical and experimental investigations of macromolecules at and near surfaces and interfaces leading to tailorable surface properties, especially novel biocompatible substrates."
1997 Recipient
Christopher N. Bowman
University of Colorado
"For seminal contributions to the field of highly crosslinked polymers, information storage materials and computational methods in polymerization engineering."
1996 Recipient
Antonios G. Mikos
Rice University
"For the synthesis and processing of new biomaterials for tissue engineering, supports for cells, tissue-growth conduits, targeted cell-adhesion substrates, and cellular-response stimulants."
1995 Recipient
A. Paul Alivisatos
University of California-Berkeley
"Leadership in materials research, notably in the field of nanocrystals."
1994 Recipient
David J. Eaglesham
AT&T Bell Laboratories
"Creativity, leadership and experimental ingenuity in discovering an understanding of fundamental interface, surface and defect phenomena in semiconductor crystal growth."
1993 Recipients
Charles M. Lieber
Harvard University
"Pioneering contributions to the understanding of novel materials, through synthesis and elegant determination of complex local structure and electronic properties."
1992 Recipient
David D. Awschalom
University of California-Santa Barbara
"Recognizing enterprise in the field of nanostructured materials."
1991 Recipient
Stuart S. P. Parkin
IBM Almaden Research Center
"Recognizing enterprise in new materials, high Tc superconductors, and magnetic multilayers displaying oscillatory exchange coupling."


Nomination Information
Rules and Eligibility | Administration | Nomination Package Requirements
Procedure for Submission

Rules and Eligibility
A nominee must be a young scientist or engineer who has contributed in an outstanding and innovative way to the progress of materials research; the work should have a significant interdisciplinary aspect. The nominee shall not have reached his/her 36th birthday prior to January 1 of the year in which the award recipient is announced and the award is presented. The award is normally presented at the MRS Spring Meeting. A nominee need not be a member of the Materials Research Society, and nominees of any nationality are eligible. Current members of the MRS Outstanding Young Investigator Subcommittee, MRS Board members and previous recipients of the Outstanding Young Investigator Award are not eligible.

The selection of the award winner must be approved by the MRS Board based upon recommendation of the Awards Committee; the decision of the Board is final. The award must be received by the winner in person at an MRS meeting; no award will be made in absentia, except under extraordinary circumstances and at the discretion of the MRS Board.

Administration
The award is managed by the Outstanding Young Investigator Award Subcommittee of the MRS Awards Committee. That subcommittee is responsible for soliciting and evaluating nominations annually and recommending a nominee to the MRS Board for final approval.

Nomination Package Requirements
The following is required for nomination for the award:

  1. Completed Nomination Summary Form
    (PDF Format | MS Word Format)
  2. A statement by the nominator supporting the candidate’s suitability for the award with respect to:
    • innovative and creative nature of the candidate’s work
    • interdisciplinary character of the candidate’s work, and,
    • potential shown by the candidates as a future leader in materials research.
  3. Supporting information and documents, e.g., curriculum vitae including birth date and a current publication list. Up to three important papers relevant to the award contribution may also be included.
  4. Two separate letters of support from two established scientists familiar with the nominee’s qualifications and area of research. Only two such letters will be accepted with each nomination. Each letter should make specific reference to the three criteria in item 2.
  5. A list of supporting documents submitted. The entire nomination package, excluding reprints, should not exceed 10 pages.
Deadline and Procedure for Submission of Nominations

All materials comprising a nomination package, with the exception of support letters, which may be sent separately, should be sent COLLECTIVELY in a single packet by the nominator. Nominators should be careful to ensure legibility of documents. Nomination packages and updates for the Outstanding Young Investigator Award must arrive by midnight Eastern time on October 3, by mail, fax or email. Incomplete nominations will not be eligible. Nomination forms/materials received by email should be replications (PDFs). Letters of support must also be in PDF format on letterhead showing signature of supporter.

Mail completed nomination package to:

John B. Ballance, Executive Director
Materials Research Society
506 Keystone Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086 U.S.A.

Fax: 724-779-8313
Email: awardsprogram@mrs.org
 

 

 




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