Lab on a Chip - Pioneers of Miniaturization Lectureship
Lab on a Chip and
Aline are proud to sponsor the Pioneers of Miniaturization Lectureship, to honor and support the up and coming, next generation of scientists who have significantly contributed to the understanding or development of miniaturised systems.
The Lectureship consists of the following elements:
- A prize of US$2,000. No other financial contribution will be offered
- A certificate recognising the winner of the lectureship
- The awardee is required to give a short lecture at this year's µTAS Conference
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the lectureship, candidates must:
- Have completed their PhD
- Have published in Lab on a Chip in the past 3 years
- Be actively pursuing an independent research career on miniaturised systems
- Be at an early-mid career stage of their independent career (typically this will be within 15 years of completing their PhD, but appropriate consideration will be given to those who have taken a career break or followed a different study path).
Nomination Process
Nominations can be made by anyone and must be sent via
email to loc-rsc@rsc.org.
Self-nominations are not permitted. All nominators will be asked to confirm that, to the best of their knowledge, their nominee's professional standing is such that there is no confirmed or potential impediment to them receiving the Lectureship.
To nominate a candidate, please provide:
- The name, affiliation, website URL and contact details of the nominee
- An up-to-date CV (3 page maximum)
- A letter of recommendation, detailing the significance of the candidates' contribution(s) within the last 5 years (500-word limit)
- A supporting letter of recommendation from an independent referee. For example, this could be the nominee's post doc or PhD supervisor.
Selection Criteria and Judging Process
Consideration is given to all information provided in the letters of recommendation and candidate CV. The winner of the Lectureship is selected by a panel of Editorial Board members, including the Editor-in-Chief and Executive Editor, and a representative from ALine.
Please visit the
official website for additional information.
Past Winners
MicroTAS 2025 Conference, Adelaide, AUSTRALIA
Anderson Shum, City University Hong Kong, HONG KONG
MicroTAS 2024 Conference, Montréal, CANADA
Jiashu Sun, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, CHINA
MicroTAS 2023 Conference, Katowice, POLAND
David Issadore, University of Pennsylvania, USA
MicroTAS 2022 Conference, Online
Yi-Chin Toh, Queensland University of Technology, AUSTRALIA
MicroTAS 2021 Conference, Palm Springs, USA
Keisuke Goda, University of Tokyo, JAPAN
MicroTAS 2020 Conference, Online
Wilbur A. Lam, Emory University, USA and Georgia Technical University, USA
MicroTAS 2019 Conference, Basel, SWITZERLAND
Professor Hang Lu, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
MicroTAS 2018 Conference, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Sunghoon Kwon, Seoul National University, Korea
MicroTAS 2017 Conference, Savannah, Georgia, USA
Aaron Wheeler, University of Toronto, CANADA
MicroTAS 2016 Conference, Dublin, Ireland
Professor Daniel Irimia, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
MicroTAS 2015 Conference, Gyeongju, Korea
Dino Di Carlo, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
MicroTAS 2014 Conference, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Professor Sangeeta N. Bhatia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
MicroTAS 2013 Conference, Freiburg, Germany
Shuichi Takayama, University of Michigan, USA
MicroTAS 2012 Conference, Okinawa Japan
Andrew deMello, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
MicroTAS 2011 Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA
Ali Khademhosseini, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
MicroTAS 2010 Conference, Groningen, The Netherlands
Stephen Quake, Stanford University, USA
MicroTAS 2009 Conference, ICC Jeju, Jeju, Korea
Professor Abe Lee, University of California, Irvine, USA
MicroTAS 2008 Conference, San Diego, California, USA
Dr. Patrick Doyle, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
MicroTAS 2007 Conference, Paris. France
Dr. Manabu Tokeshi, Nagoya University, Japan
MicroTAS 2006 Conference, Tokyo, Japan
Dr. David Beebe, University of Wisconsin, USA