JAAS Emerging Investigator Lectureship Award

Nominations are now open and close on 15 October 2023

This Lectureship recognises early career researchers, within 10 years of their PhD, who have made a significant contribution in the area of atomic spectrometry, in their independent academic career.

This award is presented annually.
The nominations are shortlisted and the winner is selected by the JAAS Editorial Board.
The recipient of this award receives the opportunity to present a lecture at a leading international meeting and a contribution of up to £2,000 to cover associated travel and accommodation costs. They will also be offered free RSC membership for one year.

Our latest award winner 2022

Assistant Professor Alexander Gundlach-Graham

Alexander Gundlach-Graham is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Iowa State University (ISU). Research in the Gundlach-Graham group focuses on the development and application of single particle inductively coupled plasma time-of-flight mass spectrometry (spICP-TOFMS), as well as the investigation of novel plasma-source MS designs. In his career, Alex’s research has focused on atomic mass spectrometry, with significant contributions to the development of distance-of-flight mass spectrometry and quantitative elemental imaging by laser ablation ICP-TOFMS, in addition to spICP-TOFMS analysis.

Read some of Professor Gundlach-Graham's JAAS articles:

JAAS - Characterization of a high-sensitivity ICP-TOFMS instrument for microdroplet, nanoparticle, and microplastic analyses

JAAS - Monodisperse microdroplets: a tool that advances single-particle ICP-MS measurements

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See all previous winners

Guidelines for nominators and candidates

Find out who is eligible for this award, about the nomination process and see who is on the selection panel.

Since 2015, the JAAS Lectureship has been awarded through a process whereby nominations of candidates are invited from our community. As part of the Royal Society of Chemistry, we believe we have a responsibility to promote inclusivity and accessibility to improve diversity. Where possible, we encourage each nominator to consider nominating candidates of all genders, races, and backgrounds.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the JAAS Lectureship, the candidate must:

Have completed their PhD
Have published in JAAS
Be working in a research area within the scope of JAAS
Be at an early stage of their independent career (typically this will be within 10 years of completing their PhD, but appropriate consideration will be given to those who have taken a career break or followed a different study path). Please contact the Editorial Office if you have any queries

Make a nomination

Nominations can be made by anyone and must be sent via email. Self-nominations are not permitted. All nominators will be asked to confirm that, to the best of their knowledge, their nominee’s professional standing is such that there is no confirmed or potential impediment to them receiving the Lectureship.

To nominate a candidate, please provide:

A recommendation letter, including the name, contact details and website URL of the nominee
A one-page CV for the nominee, including their date of birth, summary of education and career, a list of up to five of their top independent publications, total numbers of publications
A one-page statement of achievement with a lay summary, written by the nominee describing their best accomplishments
A supporting letter of recommendation from an independent referee. This could be for example the nominee’s post doc or PhD supervisor.

Consideration is given to all information provided in the letters of recommendation, candidate CV and nomination form. The winner of the Lectureship is selected by a panel of Editorial Board members.