Stookey Lecture of Discovery Award
The Glass and Optical Materials Division invites nominations for the Stookey Lecture of Discovery, named in honor of materials pioneer Dr. S. Donald Stookey. Dr. Stookey created major life-changing inventions including photosensitive and photochromic glasses, and glass-ceramics and in 1986 was presented with the National Medal of Technology from President Ronald Reagan in recognition of his scientific achievements.
This award recognizes an individual’s lifetime of innovative exploratory work or noteworthy contributions of outstanding research on new materials, phenomena, or processes involving glass, that have commercial significance or the potential for commercial impact.
The winner presents a distinguished lecture at the GOMD annual meeting. The winner receives an engraved glass piece and a $1000 honorarium sponsored by Corning Incorporated and Coe College. The criterion for winning the award is technical innovation.
Nomination Deadline: January 21, 2014
Nomination package should include:
Sponsor’s executive summary;
Patents and publications related to the nominee’s career and discoveries;
Two letters of recommendation by those knowledgeable of the nominee’s technical achievements and pre-eminence in their fields.
Winners of the Stookey Award
2012
John B. MacChesney, Fellow (Retired), Bell Laboratories
2011
Dr. Delbert E. Day, Missouri University of Science and Technology
2010
Dr. Tetsuro Izumitani, Former Director of Hoya Research & Development Laboratory, Japan
2009
Dr. Tadashi Kokubo, Professor, Chubu University, Japan
2008
Dr. Larry Hench, Emeritus Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida and Imperial College London
2007
Dr. George H. Beall, Research Fellow (retired), Corning Incorporated
2006
Dr. Elias Snitzer (Rutgers University) – Pioneer in optical waveguide modes and gratings, and inventor of the glass laser, fiber laser, fiber amplifier, and retinal coagulator.
Nominations should be sent electronically to:
Dr. Shibin Jiang
AdValue Technology
3708 E. Columbia Street, Suite 100
Tucson, AZ 85714
Phone: (520)790-5468
