AWARD GUIDELINES
We are pleased to provide three student awards. The Award ceremony will take place after the SIMS workshop poster session on Wednesday September 13, 2023.
In order to submit the application, please send an email to: simsworkshop@rice.edu with the subject: “Application for the Student Travel Awards”, “Application for Surface Analysis Awards”, or “Application for SIMS Workshop Awards” and a following attachment: a short CV and your abstract(s) submitted to the SIMS conference. If you are applying for a travel award you must also include a detailed budget for your travel costs. All application materials must be combined into a single pdf document.
Please submit all application materials by August 15th, 2023.
Students who wish to enter the competition need to submit a letter of support/recommendation (1 page max) and the letter should be emailed as an attachment to simsworkshop@rice.edu with the name of Student and the abstract title.
To be eligible to claim the prize you must attend the conference in person. The awards will be presented at conference banquet following the Wednesday poster session.
Student Travel Awards (students from US and Canada)
Three awards in the amount of $500, $300 and $200 will be presented to students who made relevant developments in Surface analysis or in SIMS applications. Awards will be conferred to students who enter the awards competition and make the best oral or poster presentations at the conference. Awards will be conferred to students who are deemed by the judges to have provided the best presentations. The student must justify a travel expense over $500 to apply.
International Student Travel Award (students from outside of the US and Canada)
Two awards in the amount of $1000 and $500 will be presented to students who made relevant developments in Surface analysis or in SIMS applications. Awards will be conferred to students who enter the awards competition and make the best oral or poster presentations at the conference. Awards will be conferred to students who are deemed by the judges to have provided the best presentations. The student must justify a travel expense over $500 to apply.
Surface Analysis Student Awards
Three awards in the amount of $500, $300, and $200 will be presented to students who made relevant developments in Surface Analysis. Awards will be conferred to students who enter the awards competition and make the best oral or poster presentations at the conference. Awards will be conferred to students who are deemed by the judges to have provided the best presentations.
SIMS Workshop Student Awards
Three awards in the amount of $500, $300, and $200 will be presented to students who made relevant developments in SIMS applications. Awards will be conferred to students who enter the awards competition and make the best oral or poster presentations at the conference. Awards will be conferred to students who are deemed by the judges to have provided the best presentations.
Remarks for Student Awards
Selection will be made based on the supplied documents and a presentation at 2023 Rice University SIMS Workshop.
Application process will open on March 15, 2023 and close on August 15, 2023.
Students must register for 2023 Rice University SIMS Workshop and give their presentation to receive the Award. Students can apply to all student awards, but one person is not able to win more than one award.
Student Awards
2021 Student Award for the best presentations on Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Biosciences entitled “Mitigating insoluble engine deposits by revealing their spatially resolved molecular compositions and origins with 3D Orbi SIMS”, Max Edney, University of Nottingham.
2021 Student award for the best presentations on Materials Science entitled “Enhanced selectivity for SF-SIMS during the analysis of confined nanostructures through local negative ion yield enhancement”, Balakumar Baskaran, IMEC – Leuven University.
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