2025 Ellis R. Lippincott Award Winner
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Yukihiro Ozaki Named the 2025 Ellis R. Lippincott Award Recipient
Optica, the Coblentz Society and the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS) are pleased to announce that Yukihiro Ozaki, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Ellis R. Lippincott Award. Ozaki is honored for a lifetime of research accomplishments and breakthroughs across broad areas of Raman, resonance Raman, near-infrared, surface-enhanced, vacuum ultraviolet, 2-dimensional correlation (2D-COS) spectroscopies and chemometrics.
Ozaki obtained his PhD from Osaka University, Japan. After spending two years at the National Research Council, Canada, he joined the Jikei University School of Medicine in Tokyo. He retired from Kwansei Gakuin University where he was a professor in the Department of Chemistry. He is currently a professor emeritus and university fellow, a guest professor at Kobe University, and a guest principal researcher at RIKEN.
Ozaki has long been involved in the studies of vibrational spectroscopy, including Raman, infrared, and near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. He has been very active in Raman spectroscopy, particularly for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). He has explored the mechanism of SERS and semiconductor-enhanced Raman scattering and developed their applications to nanomaterials and biological samples. Long interested in the various applications of vibrational spectroscopy, he was one of the pioneers of applications of Raman spectroscopy to medical diagnoses. Ozaki has also been very active in NIR spectroscopy studies, from basic studies of overtones and combinations to the development of instruments, spectra analysis, and applications. He applied quantum chemical calculations and two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy to various spectroscopy from FUV to far-infrared/terahertz and Raman spectroscopy.
He has over 1,120 research publications and is a co-author or co-editor of 19 books. Ozaki has received many awards, including the Bomem-Michelson Award, the Medal with Purple Ribbon from the Japanese Emperor, the Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award, the Charles Mann Award for Applied Raman Spectroscopy, the Karl Norris Award, and the Medal of Ioannes Marcus Marci.
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, 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 70 years ago with the purpose of fostering the understanding and application of vibrational spectroscopy and that continues to be their goal today. The non-profit 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.
