Georgia Section Outstanding Student Achievement Award

Recipient qualifications

The recipient is:

• Student pursuing a PhD at a university within the ECS Georgia Section region;

• Enrolled in a university within the section for the full year in which the nomination is made and awarded as a full-time graduate student;

• ECS member at the time of the nomination.

Nomination Submissions

Candidates are nominated by university faculty members.

The complete nomination package includes:

• Completed electronic Award Nomination Form;
• Curriculum vitae listing publications, work experiences, date of previous degrees, and expected graduation date; 
• Letter of recommendation from the nominating professor outlining the student’s strengths and weaknesses and answering the question: “Why are you singling out this student for the award?”
• Copies of university transcripts are not required as the criterion for nomination is the excellence of the student’s research accomplishments;
• A brief (one to two double-spaced typed pages) outline of the proposed and completed research project, written by the student;
• If the student has written journal papers, a copy of two of the student’s journal reprints or preprints.

Award

The award consists of a USD $500 prize.

Recipient obligations

The recipient may be requested to speak at the ECS Georgia Section meeting where the award is presented, on a subject of major interest to them in the field of electrochemical and/or solid state science and technology.

Questions

Contact awards@electrochem.org with questions or for more information.

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Recipients

2012 – 2024  
Kelsey Anne Cavallaro (2024)
Habin Park (2023)
Fengyi Zhao (2023)
Jung Fang (2020)
Yamin Zhang (2020)
Johanna Karolina Stark (2014)
Kara Evanoff (2013)
Matthew Lynch (2012)