CRS Young Investigator Award

Criteria:
The individual must have made outstanding contributions in the science of controlled release, be a member of the Controlled Release Society, and be 40 years of age or younger on December 31, 2009.

Nomination Process:
Nominations may be submitted by a member of the Controlled Release Society.

Nomination Packet should include:

• Awards and honors
• Memberships in societies
• Service to societies
• Research grants received
• Publications, grouped as: refereed publications, nonrefereed publications, proceedings, abstracts, patents, other publications. Include publications in press but not submitted or in preparation.
• Other activities
• Two supporting recommendation letters are required and are the responsibility of the Sponsor.

Completed nomination packets should be sent to CRS headquarters attention Linda Schmitt or PDF files emailed to lschmitt@scisoc.org no later than January 31, 2009.

Selection Process:
The Young Investigator Award Committee will be responsible for the selection of the awardee.

Award:
The awardee will receive:

• $3,000 Award
• Complimentary Annual Meeting and Exposition Registration
• Special Award
• Complimentary ticket to the closing banquet
• Award Winner to Give a Presentation at the 36th CRS Annual Meeting & Exposition

Notification:
Awardee will be notified no later than April 15, 2009.

CRS - Young Investigators Award 2009 Winner
Samir Mitragotri is a professor of chemical engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research interests include the development of novel methods of drug delivery. His honors include the Ebert Prize from the American Pharmaceutical Association (1996), the Technology Review Young Innovator Award (1999), and the Allan P. Colburn Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineering (2005). He is the author of over 100 scientific publications and is an inventor of 31 issued or pending patents.