SSRL- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory

W.E. Spicer Young Investigator Award

William E. Spicer (1929-2004) was an esteemed member of the international scientific community as a teacher and researcher in electrical engineering, applied physics and materials science. Bill spent the past 40 years as a professor at Stanford where he pioneered the technique of ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy and its subsequent expansion into the use of synchrotron radiation. In 1972, Bill together with Sebastian Doniach founded the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Project which evolved into today's SSRL. He was a prolific author with over 700 works and the recipient of many honors and awards including the Lifetime Mentor Award by the AAAS in 2000, reflecting his tireless effort on the behalf of under-represented minorities and women. Though retired for some years, Bill continued to actively advise students at SSRL up until his death.

In honor of his many contributions, professional and personal, to our community, SSRL and the SSRL Users' Organization established the W.E. Spicer Young Investigator Award in 2004. The Spicer Award will be presented at the annual SSRL users' meeting to a new investigator who has made important technical or scientific contributions that benefit from or are beneficial to SSRL or to the lightsource community overall. The award, which is open to senior graduate students and those within seven years of entry into their professional scientific field at the time of nomination, will consist of a certificate and $1,000 (awardee names are added to a plaque displayed in the SSRL User Research Administration Office).

The following people have received the William E. Spicer Award:

Adrian Cavalieri, Max Planck Institute (2006, joint award)
David Fritz, University of Michigan (2006, joint award)
Stephane Richard, Salk Institute (2005)
N. Peter Armitage, Johns Hopkins University (2004)

All SSRL users and staff are eligible for this award (joint or group awards are not encouraged). Nomination packages should include a letter of nomination as well as the candidate's curriculm vitae and publications; supporting letters are encouraged. Nomination packages should summarize the technical or scientific contributions of the candidate and need to be received by August 1 to be considered. Nominations can be forwarded to 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. 650-926-3600
knotts@slac.stanford.edu

Nominations received by the August 1^st deadline will be reviewed by the selection committee. The Award will be presented at the Users' Meeting. The awardee will be asked to give a presentation on his/her research during the Users' Conference.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to forward your nomination and for your continuing support of the SSRL Users' Organization.

NOMINATIONS DUE BEFORE AUGUST 1st.