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American Society for Photobiology

    Lux et Vita since 1972

The ASP promotes research in photobiology, integration of different photobiology disciplines, dissemination of photobiology knowledge, and provides information on photobiological aspects of national and international issues.


 

ASP Awards

 

ASP Research Award

Professor Rosalie Crouch
(left) of the Medical University of South Carolina, 2008 ASP Research Award winner

The ASP Research Award recognizes individuals who have made major contributions to the fields of photobiology, photochemistry, and/or photophysics.

The Grants and Awards Committee is charged with selection of the recipient based on nominations by the Committee and by ASP members. The following general criteria are intended to give flexibility in choosing the best candidate:
1. The candidate must be nominated by another member of the ASP and must have made a major research contribution to the field of photobiology. Self-nominations are not accepted.
2. The candidate must have at least 10 years of post-graduate (PhD or MD) research.
3. For equivalent candidates, preference is given to the candidate who has contributed most to the ASP.
4. The nomination package will stand for three years and can be updated yearly by the nominator. After three years, a new nomination package must be submitted.

The Award is $1000 plus travel (total $1500) and a Plaque.

Previous Winners:
1986: Barry Rosenstein        1987: Thomas Dougherty
1988: Peter Quail             1989: Richard Mathies
1990: Aziz Sancar             1991: Pill-Soon Song
1992: Steven G. Boxer         1993: Kenneth Sauer
1994: John Hearst             1995: James Cleaver
1996: Philip Hanawalt         1997: Michael Rodgers
1998: Sylvia Braslavsky       1999: Margaret Kripke
2000: Christopher Foote       2001: Thomas Moore
2002: Masaki Furuya           2003: John Spudich
2004: Jean Cadet              2006: Thomas Ebrey
2008: Rosalie Crouch

ASP New Investigator Award

Professor Rebekah Drezek
(right), of Rice University, 2008 ASP New Investigator Award winner.

The ASP New Investigator Award recognizes promising quality research performed at a relatively early stage in an investigator's career.

Competition is open to any investigator who has recently entered the discipline. It is generally thought to be a young investigator (under age 36), but all investigators should be considered, even a senior scientist who is new to the area. The Committee should select an investigator who it feels will continue to excel in the field.

The Award is $1000 plus travel (total $1500) and a Plaque.


Previous Winners:
1994: Carl Bauer              1995: Thomas P. Sakmar
1996: Robert W. Redmond       1997: Peter Glazer
1998: Kevin Schey             1999: Faith Strickland
2000: Emmanuel Liscum         2001: Paola Taroni
2002: Toshiyuki Okano         2003: John Christie
2004: Stacey Harmer           2006: Thierry Douki
2008: Rebekah Drezek

ASP Lifetime Achievement Award

Professor Margaret Kripke
(M.D. Anderson Cancer Center) 2004 ASP Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

The ASP Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes the illustrious career of a senior researcher whose work has significantly advanced any of the research areas encompassed by the ASP.

The award should only be given when a suitable candidate is agreed upon by the Council and is not necessarily awarded every year. The award should be presented as a surprise to the awardee at the annual business meeting of the Society. A "suitable" candidate is one who has devoted substantial time and effort on behalf of ASP over a long period of time (i.e. greater than 10 years). The award should consist of:
1.A framed hand-drawn certificate.
2.A suitable gift in the neighborhood of $300. Examples: sundial to Kendric Smith; kaleidoscope to John Jagger.
3.A plaque of the type to hang in a den or office with the awardee's name, name of the award, year, and the words "From the Membership", and the ASP logo.

The past-President has the responsibility of nominating individuals to the Council at the autumn Council meeting and, if Council agrees, arrange for the certificate, gift, and plaque to be ready for the Annual Meeting.

Previous Winners:
1990: Kendric Smith           1991: John Jagger
1992: John Spikes             1993: Frederick Urbach
2000: Micheline Mathews-Roth  2000: Pill-Soon Song
2001: Thomas Dougherty        2002: Michael Menaker
2003: Woody Hastings          2004: Margaret Kripke

ASP Photon Award

Professor John Simon
(right) of Duke University, 2008 ASP Photon Award winner

The ASP Photon Award was established to honor members who have made exceptional contributions and who have served the ASP above and beyond the call of duty.

These contributions include service on the ASP Council or as an Officer, contributions to the ASP's publication efforts, or any other service to the ASP deemed exemplary by members of the Council. The award, a statue of the sun god "Ra", is to be made on an ad hoc basis as suitable recipients appear. The past-President is responsibile for nominating individuals to the Council at the winter Council meeting.


Previous Winners:
1994: Homer Black
1996: Meyrick Peak
1997: Irene Kochevar and Dennis Valenzeno
2000: Francis Gasparro
2003: Tito Scaiano
2008: John Simon