Agilent Early Career Professor Award
Finalists for the 2024 Agilent Early Career Professor Award
(in alphabetical order)
- Adeymi Adeleye, Columbia University
- Bradley Clarke, University of Melbourne
- Liang Feng, Duke University
- Julie Rorrer, University of Washington
- Xiao Su, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Congratulations to each of the finalists for the 2024 Agilent Early Career Professor Award for rising to the top of a very competitive group of nominees!
Next Steps and Details for 2024 AECPA Finalists
- Finalists are to submit two letters of recommendation addressing why the candidate is an excellent match to the award selection criteria along with a photo. Deadline – July 5, 2024.
- The award winner will be announced by Aug 22, 2024.
- The award is bestowed upon the winner in a suitable ceremony and their photo will be posted on the Agilent website.
- The winner is invited to make a presentation at an Agilent site (at Agilent’s expense).
- Past and present winners’ names and headshots are posted on the Agilent website along with articles highlighting the principal academic contributions for which the awardees were selected.
Previous information and instructions
Purpose
- To promote and encourage research excellence on topics of importance to Agilent and the world
- To establish strong collaborative relationships with emerging academic leaders early in their career
- To build the prominence of Agilent as a sponsor of university research
Award Eligibility:
- Professor must hold a tenure-tracked faculty position
- Must have completed Ph.D. or M.D. residency within 12 years of award year
(additional extensions may apply, please see FAQ)Selection Criteria:
- Alignment with the Focus Topic: Contributions to environmental sustainability through development of green analytical technologies, methods, or laboratory working environments.
- Significant original research contributions enabling solutions of importance to Agilent and the world
(ref: sustainable lab solutions; my green lab)- Innovation and outstanding potential for future research contributions
Award:
- An unrestricted research award of $120K to be distributed in 2 years to university in the professor’s name.
- Option to use all or part of award to obtain Agilent products at 50% discount.
- Option to accelerate payments for equipment with list price over $120K.
- Winner will receive an engraved plaque commemorating award, presented in a suitable ceremony.
- Winner is invited to make a presentation at an Agilent site (at Agilent’s expense).
- Winner’s name, photo and research highlights will be featured on the AECPA website.