2022 Ellis R. Lippincott Award Winner

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Martin Zanni Named the 2022 Ellis R. Lippincott Award Recipient

Optica (formerly OSA), the Coblentz Society and the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS) are pleased to announce that Martin Zanni, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the Ellis R. Lippincott Award. Zanni is honored for innovative contributions to the technology and application of two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy.

Martin T. Zanni received his PhD from the University of California-Berkeley, USA, and was a National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He is currently the Meloche-Bascom Professor of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Zanni is one of the early pioneers of 2D IR spectroscopy and has made many technological innovations that have broadened the capabilities and scope for a wide range of multidimensional spectroscopies and microscopies. He utilizes these new techniques to study topics in biophysics, chemical physics, photovoltaics, and surfaces. He founded PhaseTech Spectroscopy Inc., which is the first company to commercialize 2D IR and 2D Electronic spectroscopies.

He has received many national and international accolades for his research. Notably, he is the only person to have received the American Chemical Society Nobel Laureate Signature Award as both a student and a mentor and the first person to receive both the Craver and the Coblentz Awards. He is a Fellow of Optica and the American Physical Society.

Established in 1975, the Lippincott Award is presented to an individual who has made significant contributions to vibrational spectroscopy as judged by their influence on other scientists. The award honors the unique contributions Ellis R. Lippincott made to the field of vibrational spectroscopy. It is jointly presented by Optica, the Coblentz Society and the Society for Applied Spectroscopy.

About Optica
Optica (formerly OSA), Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide, is the society dedicated to promoting the generation, application, archiving and dissemination of knowledge in the field. Founded in 1916, it is the leading organization for scientists, engineers, business professionals, students and others interested in the science of light. Optica’s renowned publications, meetings, online resources and in-person activities fuel discoveries, shape real-life applications and accelerate scientific, technical and educational achievement.

About the Coblentz Society
The Coblentz Society was founded over 65 years ago with the purpose of fostering the understanding and application of vibrational spectroscopy and that continues to be our goal today. The Society is named after Dr. William W. Coblentz, who devoted most of his life to investigating the infrared spectra of “pure” compounds.

About SAS
The Society for Applied Spectroscopy is a non-profit organization dedicated to the dissemination of information related to spectroscopy. In business for over 50 years, the Society is committed to education and to providing quality benefits to members worldwide. The objective of this Society is to advance and disseminate knowledge and information concerning the art and science of spectroscopy and other allied sciences.