199- .{WARD FOR A DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTION IN MASS SPECTRO}IETRY Franz Hillenkamp and Michael Karasfor their discovery of MALDI
The ASMS Award \LA.LDI has revolu- for a Distinguished Con- tionized the anal1'sis of tribution in Mass protehs. peptides and Spectrometry recognizes oligonucleotides. It a focused singular has spa*'ned the devel- achievement in or con- opment of practical and tribution to fundamental efficient new or applied mass spectro- instruments which metry. The 1997 award have been embraced is presented to Professor for use in biological Franz Hillenkamp, and biochemical re- University of Miinster, search. The develop- Franz Hillenkamp and Professor Michael Michael Karas ment of MALDI has Karas, University of tulfilled the long Frankfurt, for their discovery of matrix-assisted laser standing promise of mass spectrometry as a useful tool in the desorption ionization (MALDD. solution of biological problems. It has changed the face of MALDI has fundamentally changed much of the modern biological and macro-molecular mass spectrometry. methodology used in biochemistry, biology, polymer The award will be formally presented at 5:15 pm on chemistry and other areas dealing with large molecules. Thursdav. June 5. 1997 at the 45'h ASMS Conference.
Previous Award Recipients
1990 Ronald D. Macfarlane, Plasma Desorption lonization 1994 Donald F. Hunt, I{egative lon Chemical lonization l99l Michael Barber, Fast Atom Bombqrdment lonization 1995 Keith R. Jenniags, Collision Induced Dissociation 1992 John B. Fenn, Electrosproy lonization 1996 Burnaby Munson and Frank Field, Chemical
I onizat i on Mas s Snec tr ometrv 1993 Christie G. Enke and Richard A.Yost, Triple Quadrup o le Mas s Sp ec tr omet er
THE 1997 BIEMANN MEDAL (INAUGURAL AWARD)
The Biemann Medal multiply-charged anions. In stud.ies of ion/ion chemistry, he recognizes a significant and his group were the first to study the reactions of achievement il basic or multiply-charged biologically derived ions with oppositely- applied InASS charged ions ln vacuo. spectrometry made in the His contributions in the development and use of the early stages of an quadrupole ion trap and the external ion source (e.g., glow individual's career. The discharge and electrospray) quadrupole ion traps have had award was established to significant impact in mass spectrometry. honor Professor Klaus The Biemann Medal will be formally presented 8 am on Biemann as an educator Wednesdav. June 4. at the 45'h ASMS Conference. and scientist and is endowed by contributions from sfudents. post- Scott A. Mcluckey doctoral associates, and friends. The inaugural award is presented to Dr. Scott A. Mcluckey of the Chemical and Analytical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Dr. Mcluckey has made significant contributions to the development of ion trap mass spectrometry with application to fundamental studies of the ion chemistry of multiply-charged polyatomic ions and studies of the unimolecular decomposition chemistrv of