The Glass and Optical Division invites nominations for the Stookey Lecture of Discovery, named in honor of materials pioneer Dr. S. Donald Stookey. Dr. Stookey created major life-changing inventions including photosensitive and photochromic glasses, and glass-ceramics and was presented with the National Medal of Technology from President Ronald Reagan in recognition of his scientific achievements in 1986.

The purpose of this award is to recognize an individual's lifetime of innovative exploratory work or noteworthy contributions of outstanding research on new materials, phenomena, or processes involving glass, that have commercial significance or the potential for commercial impact. The winner will present a distinguished lecture at the Spring GOMD meeting and receive an engraved piece of Steuben and a $1000 honorarium sponsored by Corning Incorporated and Coe College. The criterion for winning the award is technical innovation.

Nomination package should include:

1. Sponsor's executive summary;
2. Patents and publications related to the nominee's career and discoveries;
3. Two letters of recommendation by those knowledgeable of the nominee's technical achievements and pre-eminence in their fields.

Winners of the Stookey Award

2006: Dr. Elias Snitzer (Rutgers University) - Pioneer in optical waveguide modes and gratings, and inventor of the glass laser, fiber laser, fiber amplifier, and retinal coagulator.

Nomination deadline is February 15, 2008

Nominations should be sent to :
Dr. Mario Affatigato
Coe College
Physics Dept.
1220 1st Ave. N.E.
Cedar Rapid, IA 52402 USA
(319) 399-8483
maffatig@coe.edu