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 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:
- Matthew Latimer (2017)
- Makoto Hashimoto (2016)
- Paul Fuoss (2015)
- Bart Johnson (2014)
- Sean Brennan (2013)
- Clyde Smith (2012)
- 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 10. 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 to SSRL c/o Cathy Knotts via e-mail or regular mail:
Cathy Knotts
Manager, User Research Administration
SSRL SLAC
2575 Sand Hill Road, MS 99
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Tel. 650-926-3191
knotts@slac.stanford.edu
All nominations will be reviewed and the recipient selected by members of the SSRL Users' Organization Executive Committee.
The Award will presented at the next Annual Users' Meeting, to be held in September 2018.
Thank you for your continuing support of the SSRL and the SSRL Users' Organization.
