Nominate a Colleague for an Upcoming Spectroscopy Award

Each year, Spectroscopy honors two outstanding professionals for their work in molecular and atomic spectroscopy.

Joseph Smith was the 2024 Emerging Leader in Molecular Spectroscopy Award winner.

The Emerging Leader in Atomic Spectroscopy Award recognizes the achievements and aspirations of a talented early-career atomic spectroscopist, selected by an independent scientific committee, the award is presented each year at the Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry.

The Emerging Leader in Molecular Spectroscopy Award recognizes the achievements of a talented early career molecular spectroscopist, selected by an independent scientific committee, the award is presented each year at the SciX Conference.

To nominate a colleague for one of these awards, please complete this form.

Here’s an overview of the updates to the selection and application process for Spectroscopy awards.

• To broaden our applicant pool, we’ve removed the previous 10-year post-Ph.D. restriction to our Emerging Leader awards, allowing us to recognize outstanding candidates who may fall outside that range.
• Unless otherwise specified, candidates who do not receive an award will remain in the applicant pool for future years. Nominators and nominees may also choose to submit updates to their applications.
• Applications are accepted year-round and will be considered for the next available application cycle after submission.

We are looking forward to reviewing your nominations. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out directly to me at chroncich@mjhlifesciences.com.

The Emerging Leader in Molecular Spectroscopy Award: Winners to Date

2025 – Lingyan Shi, University of California, San Diego
2024 – Joseph Smith, Merck
2023 – Dmitry Kurouski, Texas A&M University
2022 – Lu Wei, California Institute of Technology
2021 – Bhavya Sharma, the University of Tennessee
2020 – Markita Landry, University of California, Berkeley
2019 – Ishan Barman, Johns Hopkins University
2018 – Megan Thielges, Indiana University
2017 – Russ Algar, University of British Columbia
2016 – Matthew Baker, University of Strathclyde

The Emerging Leader in Atomic Spectroscopy Award: Winners to Date

2025 – Benjamin Manard, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
2023 – Eduardo Bolea-Fernández, University of Zaragoza
2023 – Andreas Riedo, Physics Institute at the University of Bern
2022 – Denise M. Mitrano, ETH Zurich
2021 – L. Robert Baker, The Ohio State University
2020 – Jacob T. Shelley, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2019 – Dominic Hare, the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
2018 – John M. Cottle, University of California, Santa Barbara
2017 – George Chan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory