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History and Nomination Process The Coblentz Society's Williams-Wright Award is presented annually to an industrial spectroscopist who has made significant contributions to vibrational spectroscopy while working in industry. The work may include infrared and/or Raman spectroscopy, instrumental development as well as theory, and applications of vibrational spectroscopy. Government labs are not considered industry in this definition. No restrictions are placed on the selection of the Awardee because of age, sex, or nationality, but the Awardee must still be working at the time the award is presented. The award consists of a frame certificate and an honorarium. In order to ensure that the award is based on an independent evaluation of the candidate’s achievements, the selection is made by a committee chosen by the Coblentz Society. The Award is presented each year at the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy. The Williams-Wright Award Symposium is held in honor of the awardee and immediately follows the presentation. Recipients of the Williams-Wright Award are listed below.
The nomination should clearly state the significance of the contribution
made by the nominee, e.g., the introduction of novel methods, techniques
or theories; innovative work in the field of vibrational spectroscopy;
significant improvement on existing methods, theory or techniques; or
important impact on the field of vibrational spectroscopy arising from
the volume of contributions in a specific area. The nomination packet
should include a resume of the nominee's career including a publication
list. Seconding letters to the nomination are useful, but not necessary.
Files on nominees will be kept active for three years, after which the
candidate must either be renominated with an updated file, or the file
will be closed. Nominations should be sent to the Chairman of the Williams-Wright
Award Selection Committee. Nominations will close May 1st. Past Award Winners |
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| 2011 | Howard Mark | |
| 2010 | Patrick Treado | |
| 2009 | Jerome J. Workman | |
| 2008 | Rina Dukor | |
| 2007 |
Michael Carrabba |
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| 2006 |
Harry Owen |
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| 2005 |
Fran Adar |
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| 2004 |
Neil Lewis |
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| 2003 |
Neil Everall |
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| 2002 |
Isao Noda |
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| 2001 |
Raul Curbelo |
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| 2000 |
John A. Reffner |
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| 1999 |
Donald Kuehl |
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| 1998 |
Henry Buijs |
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| 1997 |
Michael J. Pelletier |
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| 1996 |
Robert G. Messerschmidt |
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| 1995 |
Michael R. Philpott |
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| 1994 |
John M. Chalmers |
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| 1993 |
Curtis Marcott |
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| 1992 |
Timothy Harris |
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| 1991 |
Robert J. Obremski |
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| 1990 |
John F. Rabolt |
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| 1989 |
D. Bruce Chase |
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| 1988 |
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| 1987 |
A. Lee Smith |
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| 1986 |
Abe Savitsky/Joseph J. Barrett |
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| 1985 |
Clara D. Craver/Richard A. Nyquist |
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| 1984 |
Robert Jakobsen |
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| 1983 |
Harry Willis |
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| 1982 |
Robert Hannah |
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| 1981 |
Paul Wilks/James Harrick |
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| 1980 |
Jeanette Grasselli |
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| 1979 |
Norman Colthup |
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| 1978 |
Norman Wright |
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