The Lester W. Strock Award is given by the New England Section of the Society of Applied Spectroscopy in recognition of a selected publication of substantive research in/or application of analytical atomic spectrochemistry in the fields of earth science, life sciences, or stellar and cosmic sciences. More details on the award are available from the Society for Applied Spectroscopy.
Igor Gornushkin
Dr. Igor Gornushkin is a senior scientist at the BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing in Berlin, Germany. His major expertise is in fundamental and applied spectroscopy including LIBS, emission, absorption, and fluorescence with a focus on modeling and simulation of laser induced plasma and development of spectroscopic methods for environmental, industrial, and laboratory applications.
He received his PhD from the University of Florida in 1997 where he worked until 2008, when accepted a position at BAM. Over the last two decades, he and his colleagues developed a comprehensive theoretical model of laser induced plasma, numerous methods for plasma diagnostics and LIBS-analyses. Recent works include application of spatial heterodyne spectrometry for LIBS and Raman qualitative and quantitative analyses, laser induced plasma for chemical vapor deposition and texturing materials, and optical spectroscopy for controlling metal 3D printing. The instrumental works are always being accompanied by theoretical modeling and numeric simulations of relevant processes.
As of now, Igor’s research activity has resulted in ca. 150 publications and several book chapters, which collected over 3500 citations, several patents, and copyrights. He is a member of the editorial board of Spectrochimica Acta part B and recipient of the 2001 Elsevier SAB best paper award. Over the years, Igor has been a mentor to many PhD students from USA, German, and other Universities.
2021 Uwe Karst
2020 Heidi Goenaga-Infante
2019 Mike Angel
2018 Javier Laserna
2017 Frank Vanhaecke
2016 Raymond Arvidson
2015 R. Kenneth Marcus
2014 Steven Ray - Interview with Steven Ray by Spectroscopy Magazine
2013 Richard Russo - Interview with Russo
2012 Ralph E. Sturgeon - Interview with Sturgeon
2011 David W. Hahn
2010 Kay Niemax
2009 Nico Omenetto
2008 Annemie Bogaerts
2007 Detlef Günther
2006 Paul Farnsworth
2005 Richard Russo
2004 James D. Winefordner
2003 Ramon Barnes
2002 Julian Tyson
2001 John Olesik
2000 Max Diem
1999 D. Bruce Chase
1998 Sandford Asher
1997 Therese M. Cotton
1996 Richard A. Keller
1995 Michael D. Morris
1994 Richard F. Browner, Guangxuan Zhu
1993 Willard W. Harrison
1992 G. Hieftje
1991 M. Bonner Denton
1990 Edward S. Yeung
1989 Gary Horlick, Martha A. Vaughn, S.H. Tan
1988 Thomas C. O'Haver
1987 Richard Sacks, J.M. Goldberg, R.J. Collins, S.Y. Suh
1986 Robert S. Houck, Velmer A. Fassell, Gerald D. Flesch, Harry J. Svec, Alan L. Gray, Charles E. Taylor
1985 C.R. Blakley, M.L. Vestal
1984 Gary M. Hieftje, Stanley B. Smith, Jr.
1983 M. Barber, R.S. Bardoli, R. D. Sedgwick, A.N. Tyler
1982 Charles Wilkins
1981 David M. Hercules
1980 John P. Walters