The Allen Pratt Award for Synchrotron Community Service commemorates the contributions that Dr. Pratt (1959 - 2013) made to the Canadian Synchrotron radiation community. Dr. Pratt, in addition to being the first general user of the CLS, made important contributions to the development of the Canadian synchrotron community. He approached his work with alacrity and was always helpful to new users and colleagues. 
 
This award recognizes outstanding service and dedication to the CLS and Canadian Synchrotron community by a current user (or team of users) who has (have) made a significant contributions to the CLS community. Previous award winners represent some of the most important people in the Canadian Synchrotron community, who have dedicated significant time and energy to the development of synchrotron science in Canada and to the development of the CLS. The Allen Pratt Award is awarded every year.

Examples of community service that this award recognizes include:

• Contributions to the development/ teaching/ mentorship of new and/or current synchrotron users;
• Development of the synchrotron/CLS community and communication among academic, industrial and/or government users;
• Voluntary participation in synchrotron and CLS community organizations; and
• The development of new CLS-based infrastructure or techniques and the cultivation of the research community that utilizes these facilities.

Note: Nominations must be for current contributions to the CLS community, in areas such as those listed.

Award

• The award recipient will be invited to present at our next CLS Annual Users' Meeting (AUM) with travel (if required) expenses paid and will receive a certificate of award.

Eligibility Criteria

The following criteria must be met for a candidate to be eligible for this award:

• The candidate must be an active CLS user at the time of the nomination;
• The candidate must have published results on data obtained from the CLS;
• The candidate cannot be an employee of the CLS or a member of the CLS Board of Directors, Users’ Executive Committee, Science Advisory Committee, or Machine Advisory (or other affiliated committee), and is not eligible for consideration until a period of two (2) years has elapsed since their employment or membership.

Please forward the following material to awards@lightsource.ca clearly stating in the subject line "Allen Pratt Award".

• Nomination letters: Each nomination will consist of a letter up-to three pages in length describing the contributions made by the nominee to the CLS and Canadian Synchrotron Radiation User community. Any member of the CLS user community can submit a signed letter of nomination; however, self-nominations will not be accepted.
• A short biography of the nominee (100 words).

Selection of the awardee will be based upon demonstrated contributions to the synchrotron community as outlined in the letter of nomination. An individual cannot receive this award more than once, though there is no limit to the number of times an applicant can be nominated (if unsuccessful in prior cycles). An award may not be awarded in certain years if a user having contributed significantly to the community has not been nominated.

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G. Michael ‘Mike’ Bancroft was the Scientific Director of the Canadian Synchrotron Radiation Facility (CSRF) in Madison, WI from 1978-1999, and Executive Director and Director of Research of the CLS from 1999-2001 and 2000-2004, respectively, during the crucial development years of the facility. He is widely acknowledged as the driving force behind the creation of Canada’s national synchrotron facility. He received the CIC Montreal Medal in 2002, was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2003 and is currently Professor Emeritus at The University of Western Ontario.

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The UEC gives an award every year to a CLS staff member who best exemplifies user support and has made outstanding contributions to the success of research of CLS users. The award recognizes efforts to conduct and assist in important technical or scientific accomplishments in synchrotron-radiation based science but also efforts to foster collaboration, promote innovative solutions, improve efficiencies in beamline and beamtime management and generally to help the facility be a leading centre of excellence in synchrotron science.

Award

• The recipient will receive a cash prize of $500 CAD.

Sponsored by Johnson Ultravac Inc., 2011–2016
Sponsored by AECOM, 2007–2010

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the award, the recipient must be a CLSI employee.

We encourage Users to nominate any CLS staff member (e.g. beamline scientist, support staff, floor coordinator, etc.) who, in your opinion, has gone above and beyond their job description to make your visit more productive and pleasant. In order to nominate a CLS employee for the User Support Award - please provide the context for your nomination in the End of Run survey or in a separate letter or message submitted to awards@lightsource.ca. (please note "User Support Award" in the subject line.

The recipient is decided based on the recommendation of a 3 member sub-committee of the UEC. The selection of the recipient is based on the number and/or quality of nominations and an evaluation by the sub-committee of the recipients’ user support activities. If the sub-committee unanimously agrees on the candidate, only a confirmation of the selection is requested from other members of the UEC.  Otherwise, a vote of the UEC determines the recipient.

2022 - Adam Webb (BMIT)
2021 – Stuart Read (Mid IR)
2020 – Ronny Sutarto (REIXS)
2019 – Ning Chen (HXMA)
2018 – Shaun Labiuk (CMCF)
2017 – Peter Blanchard (VESPERS)
2016 – Yongfeng Hu (SXRMB)
2015 – Ning Chen (HXMA)
2014 – George Belev (BMIT)
2013 – Jillayne Neufeld (User Services Office)
2012 – Jian Wang (SM)
2011 – George Belev (BMIT)
2010 – Brant Billinghurst (Far-IR)
2009 – Lucia Zuin (PGM)
2008 – Tom Regier (SGM)
2007 – Lavina Carter (User's Office)

The recipient will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $500 CAD, plus will be invited to provide a talk at either the CLS Annual User Meeting (AUM), or the CLS (the CLS will pay for travel expenses, if travel is required).

Eligibility Criteria

The following criteria must be met for a candidate to be eligible for this award:

• A candidate for the award must have received their first faculty appointment within the last 5 years;
• The candidate must be an active, CLS user at the time of nomination;
• The candidate must have published results based on data obtained from the CLS;
• The candidate cannot be a member of the CLS Board of Directors, Users’ Executive Committee, Science Advisory Committee, or Machine Advisory (or other affiliated committee), and is not eligible for consideration until a period of two (2) years has elapsed since their membership.

• Nomination letters: Any member of the CLS user community can submit a signed letter of nomination; however, self-nominations will not be accepted. A nomination package should be comprised of two (2) letters of nomination no more than three pages in length describing the scientific contributions made by the nominee. The nomination letters must clearly address the role the CLS has played in the researcher’s body of work. In addition, the letters must clearly describe the role the nominee played in any group work.
• A list of all the nominee’s publications emanating from work at the CLS.
• A current curriculum vitae that includes a list of all publications.
• A short biography of the nominee (100 words).

Nominations can be submitted to awards@lightsource.ca with "Young Investigator Award" in the subject line during the official call for nominations.

Selection of the awardee will be based solely upon the information described above. An individual cannot receive this award more than once, though there is no limit to the number of times an applicant can be nominated (if unsuccessful in prior cycles). An award may not be awarded in certain years if a user having contributed significantly to the community has not been nominated. The Users' Executive Committee reserves the right to not designate an awardee if the quality or number of nominations is deemed insufficient. Young Investigator award website.

The recipient of the award is obliged to present a lecture to the synchrotron community at either the CLS AUM or at the CLS in their area of research. The travel (if applicable) must be completed within 12 months of receipt of the award and eligible to receive travel reimbursement up to $2000 CAD (in accordance with CLS travel guidelines). The lecture may relate to the citation of the award, or to current activity.

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