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FACSS Student Award and Hirschfeld Scholars
FACSS is proud to support the development of the next generation of leaders in analytical science. Pre-doctoral students presenting at the conference are encouraged to submit applications for the FACSS Student Award and the Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Award. Both awards recognize research excellence but highlight the different ways that this may be achieved.
The FACSS Student Award is given to the student who has furthered the state-of-the-art in their chosen field(s) and in so doing, advanced the understanding of important scientific or societal questions. The recipient will have a strong research record and be identifiable as an emerging leader in analytical chemistry.
The winner(s) of the Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Award will best exemplify the extraordinary creativity of the award’s namesake, whose deep understanding of the chemistry and physics of measurement science allowed him to find new connections and applications that eluded most practitioners. The recipient(s) and their work will be seen as potentially defining the future practice of analytical chemistry. To learn more about the remarkable contributions of Tomas B. Hirschfeld, click here.
Nominations
To be considered for either award, students must submit an abstract for oral presentation at SciX, then submit the following as a single PDF file:
- The application form
- Two letters of nomination, including one by the student’s mentor
- A copy of the candidate’s résumé
- A copy of the candidate's graduate transcript
- Copies of reprints and/or preprints of research accomplished
Please submit all of the above in one combined PDF during abstract submission by the oral abstract deadline.
If you have any questions, please contact us at scix@scixconference.org.
FACSS Student Award Recipient 2023
Aleksandr Razumtcev
Aleksandr is a Ph.D. candidate in Professor Garth Simpson’s group at Purdue University, where he conducts research at the intersection of vibrational spectroscopy and nonlinear optics. Prior to his graduate studies, he obtained a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia. During his undergraduate studies, he focused on characterizing multilayered thermoelectric semiconductor nanofilms fabricated by pulsed laser deposition. After joining Purdue University, Aleksandr has been working on developing a novel method for mid-infrared photothermal microscopy. This method relies on detecting temperature-induced changes in fluorescence intensity. By leveraging the high sensitivity of fluorescence quantum yield to local temperature variations, this new approach enhances the signal-to-noise ratio in sub-diffraction fingerprint region imaging by two orders of magnitude compared to conventional optical photothermal microscopy.
Aleksandr's work in F-PTIR microscopy was recognized with the ALS Doctoral Fellowship awarded by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). This fellowship currently supports his research at LBNL, focusing on further advancements in F-PTIR. His ongoing research interests involve utilizing F-PTIR for sub-micron chemical-specific imaging of fluorescently-labeled brain tissue sections to study neurodegenerative diseases and exploring broadband imaging using synchrotron radiation as an infrared light source. In total, Aleksandr has authored nine research publications and received several awards, including an outstanding poster award at the "Vibrational Spectroscopy" Gordon Research Conference.
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar RecipientS 2023
Dongkwan Lee
Dongkwan earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and a minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. During his undergraduate years, he worked with Prof. Rohit Bhargava to build a mid-infrared absorption microscope. Deeply intrigued by spectroscopic imaging, he pursued his Ph.D. at California Institute of Technology under Prof. Lu Wei's guidance, building a stimulated Raman scattering microscope and a fluorescence-infrared (IR) hybrid microscope.
His current research interest is mainly focused on expanding the vibrational imaging toolbox that enables investigation of complex biological systems. Understanding many biological systems requires high sensitivity, specificity, and spatial resolution imaging capabilities that are often out of reach in existing vibrational imaging technologies. In his recent work, he developed a new bond-selective imaging technique that enhances the sensitivity of direct mid-IR absorption microscopy. Mid-IR absorption provides rich chemical information, but its cross-sections are limited to μM-mM range. By coupling fluorescence and IR absorption and using fluorescence as a readout, bioimaging with single-molecule sensitivity and vibrational contrast was achieved. He seeks to continue his work in developing powerful vibrational imaging technologies that can be widely used in biological studies.
Adam Rish
Adam Rish is a current Ph.D. candidate in Pharmaceutics at Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA) under the direction of Dr. Carl A. Anderson. In his Ph.D. work, Adam is focused on addressing limitations in calibration-free modeling approaches for spectroscopic process analytical technology (PAT) toward improving industrial and regulatory acceptance of these approaches. He received his bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry at Grove City College (Grove City, PA) prior to beginning his doctorial studies in 2018.
The goal of his Ph.D. research has been enhancing the applicability of calibration-free modeling approaches to PAT deployment in pharmaceutical manufacturing. The majority of the work has focused on iterative optimization technology (IOT) algorithms and their current restrictions: limited model diagnostics and lack of prediction robustness. The strategies developed by Adam have been shared in multiple accepted and upcoming peer-reviewed publications. These research results have been presented and well received at several national conferences.
During his Ph.D. research, Adam has had the opportunity to collaborate and work for major pharmaceutical companies including Pfizer and Bristol-Meyer Squibb. These collaborations have resulted in several scientific publications in high impact, peer-reviewed journals. During his free time, Adam enjoys cooking, hiking, and gardening.
Past recipients
2022
FACSS Student Award
Alexis Weber, University at Albany, SUNY
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Sayantan Mahapatra, University of Illinois
Anna Wójtowicz, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland
2021
FACSS Student Award
Vanessa Cupil-Garcia, Duke University
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Nicolas Morato, Purdue University
Grant Myres, University of Utah
2020
Not awarded
2019
FACSS Student Award
Ewelina Mistek, SUNY Albany
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Shachi Mittal, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Erika Portero, University of Maryland College Park
2018
FACSS Student Award
Edward D. Hoegg, Clemson University
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Katie Spalding, University of Strathclyde
2017
FACSS Student Award
Nicholas Riley, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Aboualizadeh Ebrahim, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Paidi Santosh, Johns Hopkins University
2016
FACSS Student Award
Mustafa Unal, Case Western Reserve University
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Kyle Doty, SUNY Albany
Mario Saucedo-Espinosa,Rochester Institute of Technology
2015
FACSS Student Awards
Marie Richard-Lacroix, University of Montreal
Lynn X. Zhang, Clemson University
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Stephanie DeJong, University of South Carolina
Patrik K. Johansson, University of Washington
2014
FACSS Student Award
James R. Hands, University of Central Lancashire
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Menglian Zhang, Ohio University
Andrew Schwartz, Indiana University
2013
FACSS Student Award
Larry Gibson, University of Notre Dame
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Gloria Sheynkman, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bai Nie, Michigan State University
2012
FACSS Student Award
Ali Khumaeni, University of Fukui, Japan
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Nathaniel Gomer, University of South Carolina
Rohith Reddy, University of Illinois
2011
FACSS Student Award
Yun Zhang, Ohio University
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Award
Olivier R. Bolduc, University of Montreal
2010
FACSS Student Award
Jacob Shelley, Indiana University
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Ishan Barman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Anil Kumaar Kodali, University of Illinois
2009
FACSS Student Award
Yuze Sun, University of Missouri
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Award
Matthew Lockett, University of Wisconsin
2008
FACSS Student Award
David Strasfeld, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Christopher R. Field, University of Illinois
Matthew Keller, Vanderbilt University
2007
FACSS Student Award
Sen Li, Purdue University
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Matthew Schulmerich, University of Michigan
Junrong Zheng, Stanford University
2006
FACSS Student Award
Daniel B. Bassil, University of Missouri, Columbia
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Andrea Tao, University of California, Berkeley
Tim M. Brewer, Clemson University
2005
FACSS Student Award
Allen E. Haddrell, Simon Fraser University
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Award
Jean-Francois Masson, Arizona State University
2004
FACSS Student Award
Lawrence W. Dick, Jr., Duke University
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Award
Ryan J. Priore, University of South Carolina
2003
FACSS Student Award
Yongfen Chen, University of New Orleans
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Award
Brandon T. Ruotolo, Texas A&M University
2002
FACSS Student Award
James H. Barnes IV, Indiana University
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Award
Christian Pellerin, University Laval
2001
FACSS Student Award
Heather Peters, Wake Forest University
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Award
Michael Doescher, University of South Carolina
2000
FACSS Student Award
Christopher D. Zangmeister, University of Arizona
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Award
Dimitri Pappas, University of Florida
1999
FACSS Student Award
Renee JiJi, Arizona State University
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Award
Sara L. McIntosh, Duke University
1998
FACSS Student Award
John A. McLean, George Washington University
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Award
Susan L. R. Barker, University of Michigan
1997
FACSS Student Award
Bryan C. Castle, University of Florida
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Darren Dunphy, University of Arizona
Radislav Potyrailo, Indiana University
1996
FACSS Student Award
Christine M. Ingersoll, State University of New York at Buffalo
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Paul Edmiston, University of Arizona
Steven R. Emory, Indiana University
Dana M. Spence, Michigan State University
1995
FACSS Student Award
David E. Cliffel, University of Texas at Austin
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Curtis D. Cleven, Purdue University
Robert J. Willicut, Louisiana State University
Jeremy M. Shaver, Duke University
1994
FACSS Student Award
Diana S. West, Wright State University
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Jeanette K. Rice, State University of New York at Buffalo
W. Russell Everett, University of Arkansas
1993
FACSS Student Award
Michael Ruberto, Seton Hall University
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Ray Bakhtiar, North Dakota State University
Sheryl Ann Tucker, University of North Texas
1992
FACSS Student Award
Evelyn Guizhen Su, University of Connecticut
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Vasilis Gregoriou, Duke University
Patrick A. Limbach, Ohio State University
Jeff Mazzeo, Northeastern University
1991
FACSS Student Award
Rebecca M. Dittmar, Duke University
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Scott E. Van Bramer, University of Colorado
Marilyn O’Grady, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Chris G. Gill, University of British Columbia
1990
FACSS Student Award
Richard L. Irwin, University of Connecticut
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Paul Shiundu, University of British Columbia
1989
FACSS Student Award
Patrick J. Treado, University of Michigan
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Renato Zenobi, Stanford University
Mingda Wang, Ohio State University
1988
FACSS Student Award
George Yefchak, Michigan State University
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
James T. Cronin, University of Delaware
Sue E. Zhu, Villanova University
1987
Tomas Hirschfeld Scholar Awards
Jonathan V. Sweedler, University of Arizona
Brad Tenge, University of Washington
Peter Wentzell, Michigan State University