The Farrel W. Lytle Award was established by the SSRL Users' 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, which will be presented at the next Annual Users' Meeting, consists of a certificate and $1,000 (awardee names are added to a plaque displayed in the User Research Administration Office).
The following people have received the Farrel W. Lytle Award:
| 2025 Award to be announced | Makoto Hashimoto (2016) | Cathy Knotts (2007) |
| Keith Hodgson (2024) | Paul Fuoss (2015) | Mike Soltis (2006) |
| Jim Sebek (2023) | Bart Johnson (2014) | Donghui Lu (2005) |
| Blaine Mooers (2022) | Sean Brennan (2013) | Hal Tompkins (2004) |
| Ritimukta Sarangi (2021) | Clyde Smith (2012) | James Penner-Hahn (2003) |
| Case van Genuchten (2020) | Piero Pianetta (2011) | Paul Phizackerley (2002) |
| Aina Cohen (2019) | Sam Webb (2010) | Britt Hedman (2001) |
| Graham George (2018) | Michael Toney (2009) | Roger Prince (2000) |
| Matthew Latimer (2017) | Robert Scott (2008) | Tom Hostetler (1999) |
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The 2024 Award was announced and presented to Keith Hodgson during the Wednnesday, September 25 morning plenary session of the SSRL/LCLS Annual Users' Meeting. Keith is recognized for his outstanding contributions to SSRL and globally to the fields of X-ray absorption spectroscopy of metalloproteins and pioneering applications of synchrotron light to X-ray crystallography
The 2023 Award was presented to Jim Sebek at the Annual Users' Meeting in September 2023 for his decades of synchrotron problem solving and dedication. Sebek’s extraordinary career at SSRL includes helping build the facility’s original electron injector back in the 1980s and working on almost all of its electrical systems since.
The 2022 Award was presented to Blaine Mooers at the Annual Users' Meeting in September 2022. Over his many years doing experiments at SSRL, Mooers has galvanized the facility’s research community and spoken in support of SSRL at many national and international meetings, said Graham George, professor and Canada Research Chair in X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy at the University of Saskatchewan, and previous chair of the SSRL User Executive Committee (UEC). “Blaine has been instrumental in organizing SSRL workshops, and has been an enthusiastic contributor to every recent users’ meeting,” George said. “Not only that, he is an accomplished scientist with a growing track record of elegant research.” Mooers began experiments at SSRL in 1999 while working as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oregon. Since his first trip to SSRL, the facility has had him hooked, thanks to its supportive staff and data collection tools, he said. "When we go to SSRL, we can count on coming home with a lot of publication-quality data," Mooers said. "We also like the cooperation of the facility’s staff — they go the extra mile to help you get the best possible data.”
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). Self-nominations, nominations from staff or from the user community are all welcome. Letters of nominations should include the candidate's name, contact information, a summary of their contributions or accomplishments, and why they should be recognized through this award. Supporting letters are often helpful.
Forward nominations before AUGUST 1 by email to the SSRL User Office.
All nominations will be reviewed and the recipient selected by members of the SSRL Users' Organization Executive Committee.
