Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award

The Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award, established in 1957, is given annually to a researcher who has demonstrated outstanding achievements in the field of spectroscopy. Vicki H. Grassian is a Distinguished Professor and Distinguished Chair in Physical Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at UC San Diego. Grassian’s group focuses on the chemistry and impacts of environmental interfaces as it relates to atmospheric aerosols, engineered and geochemical nanomaterials and indoor surfaces. She has developed and utilized many different spectroscopic techniques to probe the chemistry and impacts of environmental interfaces throughout her career. She has received many awards for her research including both the American Chemical Society National Awards in Surface Chemistry and Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology. She also received the Royal Society of Chemistry John Jeyes Award and the William H. Nichols Medal Award for her contributions to the chemistry of environmental interfaces. She is an elected member of several societies including the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Fellow of the American Chemical Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the American Physical Society, the American Vacuum Society and the American Institute of Chemists.