MRS Seeks Nominations for Fall 1993 Awards: Von Hippel Award, MRS Medal, and David Turnbull Lectureship
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MRS Seeks Nominations for Fall 1993 Awards: Von Hippel Award, MRS Medal, and David Turnbull Lectureship Nominations are being accepted for the 17th annual Von Hippel Award, the MRS Medal, and the second David Turnbull Lectureship, scheduled for presentation at the 1993 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston. These awards have been established to recognize excellence, innovation, and enterprise in materials research, and they enjoy a well-earned prestige. Awards Committee Chair John E.E. Baglin urges you to participate by nominating a colleague for one of these upcoming awards. Complete nomination packages for the awards are due by July 1, 1993 to: John B. Ballance, Executive Director, Materials Research Society, 9800 McKnight Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237; phone (412) 367-3003; fax (412) 367-4373. For nomination forms and details about eligibility and nomination criteria, please contact Anne Wagner at the above address. It is especially important that those submitting nominations prepare the nomination packages carefully and address all the criteria. Nominations must be brief and succinct, as specified in the rules. Preparing a
nomination for a strong candidate is not unduly arduous, and you are encouraged to think seriously about who might deserve to be nominated for one of these honors.
Von Hippel Award Recognizes Interdisciplinary Scientific Work with a Significant Impact on Materials Research The Von Hippel Award, first presented to its namesake Arthur R. von Hippel in 1977, is the Materials Research Society's highest honor. An international hallmark of excellence and distinction, the award recognizes those qualities most prized by materials scientists and e n g i n e e r s brilliance and originality of intellect, combined with vision that transcends the boundaries of conventional scientific disciplines. The award includes a $5,000 cash prize and a unique trophy—a mounted ruby laser crystal symbolizing the manyfaceted nature of materials research. Nominees for the Von Hippel Award
Von Hippel Award Recipients Arthur R. von Hippel (1977) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
John W.Cahn (1985) National Bureau of Standards
William O. Baker (1978) AT&T Bell Laboratories
Minko Balkanski (1986) Universite Pierre et Marie Curie
David Turnbull (1979) Harvard University
Sir Charles Frank (1987) University of Bristol
W. Conyers Herring (1980) Stanford University
Jaques Friedel (1988) Universite de Paris-Sud
James W.Mayer (1981) Cornell University
John B. Goodenough (1989) University of Texas-Austin
Clarence M. Zener (1982) Carnegie Mellon University
Robert W. Balluffi (1990) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sir Peter B. Hirsch (1983) University of Oxford
Theodore H. Geballe (1991) Stanford University
Walter L. Brown (1984) AT&T Bell Laboratories
Michael F. Ashby (1992) Cambridge University
must, have outstanding scientific credentials, and their scientific work must have had a significant impact on materials research and must have exemplified an interdisciplinary approach. The nominee's scientific discipline is
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