Established in 1991.
Deadline for nominations: May 1 of each year.
The Distinguished Service Award, established by the Biophysical Society, honors service in the field of biophysics and contributions beyond achievements in research. The recipient receives an honorarium of $1,000.
Download Society Award Nomination Form
Eligibility:
- Nominee must have made an exceptional contribution to the field of biophysics and in its advancement outside of research.
- Nominee must be a member of the Society in good standing.
- Nominator must submit completed Nomination Form and required documents.
Nominations packets must include the following:
- Completed Award Nomination Form.
- A letter describing qualifications of the nominee.
- Two supporting letters.
- Nominee’s curriculum vitae.
Email Nomination packet to: society@biophysics.org
Current Awardee
| 2010 |
Mordecai P. Blaustein, University of Maryland, Baltimore |
Past Awardees
| 2009 |
Jeremy M. Berg, NIGMS, NIH |
| 2008 |
Robert Callender, Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| 2007 |
Ken Dill, University of California, San Francisco |
| 2006 |
Robert Gunn, Emory University |
| 2005 |
Sarah Hitchcock-DeGregori, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School |
| 2004 |
Mary Dicky Barkley, Case Western Reserve University |
| 2003 |
Marvin Cassman, NIH, NIGMS |
| 2002 |
Peter Moore, Yale University |
| 2001 |
Frederic M. Richards, Yale University |
| 2000 |
Helen Berman, Rutgers University |
| 1999 |
Stephen H. White, University of California, Irvine |
| 1998 |
Victor A. Bloomfield, University of Minnesota |
| 1997 |
Thomas D. Pollard, Salk Institute |
| 1996 |
Thomas E. Thompson, University of Virginia |
| 1995 |
Charles A. Miller, National Institutes of Health |
| 1994 |
V. Adrian Parsegian, National Institutes of Health |
| 1993 |
Arthur Kowalsky, National Science Foundation |
| 1992 |
Leo Lipetz, Ohio State University |
| 1991 |
John B. Wolff, National Institutes of Health |