Fankuchen Memorial Award

To recognize contributions to crystallographic research by one who is known to be an effective teacher of crystallography. There are no geographic or age restrictions. The honoree delivers a lecture to the Association and at the recipient’s home institution or at another institution of the recipient’s choice. The Award consists of $2,500 and up to $2,500 in travel expenses to attend the Annual Meeting. Awarded every three years. Established in 1971 in memory of Dr. I. Fankuchen, Professor of Physics at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn from 1942 to 1964.

• [1971] Martin J.  Buerger
• [1974] A. Guinier
• [1977] Dorothy  Hodgkin
• [1980] David Harker
• [1983] Lyle H.  Jensen
• [1986] Michael G.  Rossmann
• [1989] David Sayre
• [1992] Donald  L.D.  Caspar
• [1995] J.  Glusker
• [1995] K.  Trueblood
• [1998] E.  Dodson
• [2001] James Stewart
• [2004] Alexander  McPherson
• [2007] Frank H.  Herbstein
• [2010] David Watkin
• [2013] Richard Dickerson
• [2016] Elspeth Garman
• [2019] Eaton Lattman
• [2022] David S. Goodsell