STLE Early Career Awards

 
The deadline to apply for the STLE Early Career Award is in February for the following year's STLE Annual Meeting & Exhibition.

Please check your profile to ensure we have all your correct contact information prior to completing your application.

Award Criteria:

Student: At the time of the application deadline, the applicant is currently enrolled and in good standing in a BS, MS, or PhD program at a university. Students graduating in April or May of the same year as STLE will be evaluated in the student category.

Postdoctoral Researcher: At the time of the application deadline, the applicant is currently employed as a postdoctoral researcher at an academic, national lab, or industry setting. The applicant must be within five years of receiving a doctoral degree.

Academic Professional: At the time of the application deadline, the applicant is currently employed as an Assistant Professor (or equivalent) at a degree-granting institution. If the applicant holds a tenure-track position, the applicant must be pre- tenure. If the applicant holds a non-tenure- track position, then the applicant must be within five years of starting employment as an Assistant Professor (or equivalent).

Industry Professional: At the time of the application deadline, the applicant is currently employed at a non-degree- granting institution, such as a corporation or a national lab. The applicant must be within five years of starting his/her post-PhD employment.

Submit An Application

The purpose of the STLE Early Career Awards is to assist STLE student members, young researchers and junior-level academic faculty with financial assistance in attending the STLE Annual Meeting and Exhibition. Eligible candidates may apply by completing the application form to be considered. The deadline for applications is in February. Selections will be announced around March 1.

The application for 2027 will open in late 2026.

Early Career Award Recipients

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Dr. Wei SongUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign2026 
Mr. Gugyeong SungTexas A&M University2026 
Dr. Eliane Delphine GendreauShell Research Ltd2025AM2025
Dr. Deepak KumarUniversity of Buffalo2025AM2025
Mr. Daniel MiliateUniversity of California Merced2025AM2025
Dr. Sougata RoyIowa State University2025AM2025
Mr. Takeru OmiyaUniversity of Coimbra2024AM2024
Dr. Behnoosh Sattari BaboukaniLam Research2024AM2024
Dr. Mary MakowiecPratt & Whitney2024AM2024
Dr. Angela A. PitenisUniversity of California, Santa Barbara2024AM2024