The Farrel W. Lytle Award was established by the SSRL Organization Executive Committee to promote important technical or scientific accomplishments in synchrotron radiation-based science and to foster collaboration and efficient use of beam time among users and staff at SSRL.
The Lytle Award consists of a certificate and $1000 (awardee names are added to a plaque displayed in the SSRL User Research Administration Office).
The following people have received the Farrel W. Lytle Award:
- Piero Pianetta (2011)
- Sam Webb (2010)
- Michael Toney (2009)
- Robert Scott (2008)
- Cathy Knotts (2007)
- Mike Soltis (2006)
- Donghui Lu (2005)
- Hal Tompkins (2004)
- James Penner-Hahn (2003)
- Paul Phizackerley (2002)
- Britt Hedman (2001)
- Roger Prince (2000)
- Tom Hostetler (1999)
- Farrel W. Lytle (1998)
Submit nominations by August 15th. All SSRL users and staff are eligible to be nominated for the Lytle Award, but only nominations for individuals will be considered (no group awards please). Letters of nominations should include 2-3 paragraphs summarizing the individual's contributions and why they should be recognized through this award. Include the candidate's name and contact information, as well as the nominator's contact information, and forward to SSRL c/o Cathy Knotts via e-mail, regular mail or fax:
Cathy Knotts
Manager, User Research Administration
SSRL SLAC
2575 Sand Hill Road, MS 99
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Tel. 650-926-3191
Fax. 650-926-8554
knotts@slac.stanford.edu
All nominations will be reviewed and the recipient selected by members of the SSRL Users' Organization Executive Committee. The Award is presented at the Annual Users' Meeting Dinner. Thank you for your continuing support of the SSRL Users' Organization.
