The Materials Research Society will present Gold and Silver Awards for graduate students conducting research on a topic to be addressed in the 2005 Fall Meeting symposia.

All finalists will receive a Gold or Silver Award, a complimentary meeting registration, and a one-year MRS student membership commencing January 1, 2006. The awards will be presented during the week of the meeting at the Award Ceremony. The award prizes consist of $400 and a presentation plaque for the Gold Awards and $200 and a certificate for the Silver Awards.

2005 MRS FALL MEETING GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD FINALISTS

• Chad R. Barry , University of Minnesota
  M3.8: Directed Assembly of Nanomaterials on Topographically Patterned Substrates Using Inbuilt Fringing Fields
• Julie S. Biteen, California Institute of Technology
  P12.7: Enhanced Photoluminescence from Silicon Nanocrystals Coupled to Plasmonic Materials
• Ludovico Cademartiri, University of Toronto, Canada
  Rb17.2: Nanocrystals as Precursors for Flexible Functional Films
• Wai Lun Chan, Brown University
  OO2.5: Morphological Evolution and Non-Equilibrium Relaxation Kinetics during Sputter Ripple Formation
• Shin G. Chou, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  CC9.2: An Optical Study of Phonon-Assisted Excitonic Processes for a (6,5) Enriched DNA-Wrapped Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes Sample
• Blythe G. Clark, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  AA4.4: In-Situ TEM Observations of Dislocation-Particle Interactions during Elevated Temperature Deformation of Particle-Strengthened Al Alloys
• Hezy Cohen, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
  I3.14: Electrical Transport Measurements through Single DNA Molecules by Conductive AFM
• Chiara Daraio, University of California-San Diego
  Ra/Rb16.47: Analysis of New Y-Junction Carbon Nanotube Transistors with Novel Three-Way Electrical Switching and Logic Capability
• Frank W. DelRio, University of Colorado-Boulder
  Y9.5: Mechanical Properties and Tribological Behavior of Contaminate Nanoparticles on Micromachined Surfaces
• Kimberly A. Dick, Lund University, Sweden
  Rb6.3: Self-Assembled InAs Nanowire Networks
• Craig J. Fennie, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
  U6.2: From Ferroelectricity to Magnetism-Towards an Understanding of Spin-Lattice Coupling in the Hexagonal Manganites from First Principles
• Alicia M. Jackson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  CC2.3: Self-Assembled Monolayers Revisited-How the Topology of a Nanoparticle Can Change "Almost" Everything
• Kisuk Kang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  B3.8: First Principles Study of the Factors Affecting Li Mobility in Layered Lithium Transition Metal Oxides
• Youngjong Kang , University of Minnesota
  CC7.1: Spontaneous Assembly of Plasmon Waveguide Nanostructures from Block Copolymer Surfactants and Nanoparticles
• Zayd C. Leseman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  AA8.12: Mechanical Testing of Freestanding Nano-Films Using a Novel Finite Diameter Tip MEMS-Based Testing Machine
• John P. Mills, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  L10.5: Optical Tweezers High Force Mechanical Testing of Biological Molecules and Cells
• Krista L. Niece, Northwestern University
  J7.5: Self-Assembling Bioactive Nanofiber Systems for Spinal Cord Repair
• Yukio Sato, The University of Tokyo, Japan
  KK1.7: Atomic-Scale Mechanism of Dopant-Controlled Nonlinear Current-Voltage Characteristics in ZnO Grain Boundary
• Jason D. Slinker, Cornell University
  D2.7: Electroluminescent Devices from Ionic Transition Metal Complexes for Lighting Applications
• Husnu E. Unalan, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
  AA11.9: Thin Films of Super-Hard Cubic Zr 3 N 4 Stabilized by Stress
• Myung-Han Yoon, Northwestern University
  M7.4: Ultra-Thin Crosslinked Polymeric Gate Insulators for Organic Field-Effect Transistors-Optimization via Polymer and Crosslinker Design
• Xiaoyu Zhang, Northwestern University
  GG3.11: Electrochemical Tuning of Silver Nanoparticles Fabricated by Nanosphere Lithography

Criteria for selection were:

1. Graduate standing in a recognized academic program in materials science, metallurgy, ceramics, or polymers; physics or chemistry; geology or mineral science; electrical, civil, mechanical, mining, or nuclear engineering; or other materials-related field
2. Participation in the 2005 MRS Fall Meeting as an attendee and author or co-author of a symposium paper
3. Outstanding performance in the conduct of this project and promise for future substantial achievement in materials research as judged by the faculty advisor
4. Significant and timely research results

Deadline for completed application was August 19, 2005.

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