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Ellis R. Lippincott Award
The Ellis R. Lippincott Award is awarded annually to recognize an individual that has made significant contributions to the field of vibrational spectroscopy. The award was jointly established in 1975 by The Optical Society (OSA), The Coblentz Society, and The Society for Applied Spectroscopy to honor the unique contributions of Professor Ellis R. Lippincott. Among other contributions, Professor Lippincott was one of the developers of the diamond anvil cell which is widely employed used in high pressure research, and because innovation was a hallmark of Lippincott's work, this quality must also be demonstrated by candidates for the award.
2021 Recipient
Rohit Bhargava
Rohit Bhargava received his B.Tech. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, India, and Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University, USA. Today, he is Founder Professor of Engineering and serves as the Director of the Cancer Center at the University of Illinois. His primary appointment is in the Department of Bioengineering with joint appointments in chemistry and several engineering departments as well as in the Carle Illinois College of Medicine.
Bhargava is the worldwide leader in infrared (IR) micro-spectroscopy and imaging. Bhargava and collaborators have enabled the development of a complete theory for IR microscopy and nanoscopy over the last decade, forming the theoretical foundation of IR imaging. He has also been able to translate fundamental scientific understanding to practical spectrometers by working with industry. This work has resulted in “high definition” (HD) imaging, now adopted by all IR microscopy manufacturers. Bhargava, additionally, has opened the field of using high performance IR imaging for pathology, with studies that show how conventional pathology can be made all-digital and highly accurate.
He has received wide recognition for his work, including the Gordon F. Kirkbright Bursary Award, FACSS Innovation Award, the Craver Award, the Agilent Thought Leader Award, and the Beckman Vision and Spirit Award. He is a Fellow of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. In 2021, he received OSA's Ellis R. Lippincott award "for contributions to the fundamental physics and instrument engineering of mid-IR microscopy and its applications to medical imaging."
As the 2021 Lippincott award is awarded by OSA, this award will not be presented during the SciX 2021 conference.
Nominations
For more information on the Lippincott Award, go to https://sites.google.com/a/coblentz.org/coblentz/awards/the-lippincott-award
Past recipients
2020 Volker Deckert Coblentz
2019 Ji-Xin Cheng SAS
2018 Peter Hamm OSA
2017 Roberto D. Merlin Coblentz
2016 Thomas Elsaesser SAS
2015 Dana D. Dlott OSA
2014 Andrei Tokmakoff Coblentz
2013 Xiaoliang Sunney Xie SAS
2012 Keith A. Nelson OSA
2011 Isao Noda Coblentz
2010 Martin Moskovits SAS
2009 Michael D. Fayer OSA
2008 Richard P. Van Duyne Coblentz
2007 Jonathon Tennyson SAS
2006 Hai-Lung Dai OSA
2005 Jaan Laane Coblentz
2004 Richard Mathies SAS
2003 Shaul Mukamel OSA
2002 Sanford A. Asher Coblentz
2001 W. Lester S. Andrews SAS
2000 Donald Levy OSA
1999 Mitsuo Tasumi Coblentz
1998 Takeshi Oka SAS
1997 Robin Hochstrasser OSA
1996 Giuseppe Zerbi Coblentz
1995 Giocinto Scoles SAS
1994 Herbert L. Strauss OSA
1993 John Rabolt Coblentz
1992 Richard Saykally SAS
1991 No Award Given
1990 Robert W. Field OSA
1989 Marilyn Jacox Coblentz
1988 Andreas Albrecht SAS
1987 C. Bradley Moore OSA
1986 Wolfgang Kaiser Coblentz
1985 Ira W. Levin SAS
1984 Jon Hougen OSA
1983 John Overend Coblentz
1982 Michael Delhays SAS
1981 Ian M. Mills OSA
1980 George C. Pimentel Coblentz
1979 E. Bright Wilson SAS
1978 Bryce L. Crawford OSA
1977 Lionel J. Bellamy Coblentz
1976 Richard Lord SAS